The recent heavy rains in Australia have been hailed as a Godsend, but with these blessings comes a plague – the locust explosions. Neda Vanovac reports.

A recent study found that simply ‘being a woman’ was the most serious impediment to women in the Australian workplace, who are still being paid 17 per cent less than men. Neda Vanovac examines the day-to-day workings of the glass ceiling.

Rape, murder and woman haters – Niels Arden Oplev’s The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo is a thrilling and confronting film adaptation of Stieg Larsson’s famous “Millenium” trilogy. Larsson’s personal history was just as controversial as Amy Yang goes back in time and explores the a feverish night of racial hatred and genocide that surrounded the author’s death.

Australia’s top researchers are leading the charge to find an alternative to the oil crisis. Lauren Said-Moorhouse reports.

Bisphenol A, a controversial chemical widely used in baby bottles and food and drink cans, could be seriously damaging our health, according to scientists. Katherine McGrow investigates why Australian regulators are so reluctant to act.

With advertising revenue falling, journalists are looking to new models of funding journalism, Nick Evershed reports.

AAP boss Bruce Davidson tells Nick Evershed how his agency will thrive as newspapers rely on his journalists for straight news reporting.

Age hasn’t withered Collette Dinnigan, nor time stalled her infinite variety. Those gossip columnists, on the other hand… By Michael Romei.

Balibo, a movie about the murder in East Timor of six Australian-based journalists, is a stark reminder of the risks faced by many correspondents around the world on a daily basis.

The ancient art of sword making is a dying profession. Kuo Chang Shi is the last remaining professional sword maker in Taiwan. He made the famous Green Destiny sword for the Oscar wining Movie Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon.