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[19 Jan 2012 | One Comment | ]
Increased Indigenous incarceration since Royal Commission

Government report recommends re-establishing Indigenous bodies to improve shocking incarceration rates. Ashleigh Berdebes reports.

Health & Science, Volunteering »

[29 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]
Could you give their heart away?

A international leader in successful organ transplants, Australia still has one of the lowest donation rates in the world. Lucy Cormack asks why.

Arts & Culture, Economics, Health & Science »

[28 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]
Return of the Ice Age

It is one of the world’s most dangerous drugs and has been for a number of years. So why, after a brief hiatus, is crystal meth on the rise in Australia again? Sean Slatter investigates.

Health & Science »

[22 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]
TV before bed causes nightmares in children

A new study done in the US has shown that children exposed to media before bedtime, or violent content in the media, are more likely to experience sleeping issues. Shauna O’Carroll reports.

Editorial, Health & Science, Opinion, Science »

[13 Nov 2011 | No Comment | ]

My liver broke up with me. It was a traumatic experience. All those nights spent together, the holidays, the promises to care for each other forever and ever…and it broke up with me. Elizabeth Pratt Reports.

Economics, Health & Science, Mental health and housing »

[11 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]
Refugees hit hard by housing crisis

Over the last 3 days, the Australian Centre for Independent Journalism has documented the appalling conditions suffered by people living with mental illness in public housing in western Sydney.

Audio, Economics, Health & Science, Politics & Law »

[2 Aug 2011 | No Comment | ]
Ambulance ramping an alarming trend

Ramping is an alarming new trend plaguing Australian hospitals. It’s not the new planking, but something far more serious. Christian Winch reports.

Arts & Culture, Health & Science »

[27 Jul 2011 | No Comment | ]
Keeping dry in July

Despite having the highest rainfall since 1950, July has been a veritable drought for thousands of Australians who opted to go without alcohol for the month. Victoria Craw writes.

Arts & Culture, Audio, Economics, Health & Science »

[15 Jul 2011 | No Comment | ]
Hundreds of kids in detention after Government deadline passes

Protesters on the weekend have demanded the closure of the Broadmeadows immigration detention centre which houses teenage asylum seekers. Sharnie Kim reports.

Economics, Editorial, Health & Science, Multimedia, Opinion, Reviews »

[14 Jul 2011 | No Comment | ]
Living in limbo

On May 18th 2009, upon the sands of a tropical paradise, one of the world’s longest running civil wars drew to a bloody end. Myuran Elango and Silvina Molkenthin explore the experience and fears of a Sri Lankan refugee.