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[20 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
Gyms targeted for unfair contracts

Gym memberships in particular will be under the microscope with the launch of the Unfair Contract Terms legislation.1. Jessica Black reports.

[10 Jul 2010 | No Comment | ]
Australian PM faces political resistance from East Timor

Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s suggestion for a refugee processing post to be set up in East Timor has met with doubts from the Timorese public and political camps.

[1 Jul 2010 | One Comment | ]
Protection against the fine print

A new law will protect consumers from unfair contract terms that are routinely buried in lengthy “Terms and Conditions” fine print. Jessica Black reports.

[8 Jun 2010 | No Comment | ]
Thailand: a land of smiles no more

Thailand has become a land of shadows and people are genuinely afraid of what lurks inside them. Phil Thornton reports.

[27 May 2010 | 7 Comments | ]
Pro-nuclear pollies join the party

When it comes to generating power, environmentalists have historically been staunchly anti-nuclear. However a new movement has embraced new nuclear power technology as the answer to climate change.Anna Watanabe investigates the Environmentalists for Nuclear party, a new minor party waiting to join Australia’s political system.

[20 May 2010 | 4 Comments | ]
Young Greeks plan mass exodus

Young Greeks are seeking work and study opportunities overseas as prospects fade with the country’s economy. Elise Dalley and Ben O’Halloran report from Thessaloniki, Greece.

[17 May 2010 | 7 Comments | ]
Will the State Governments rise to the challenge of homelessness?

Newly released figures show that supported accommodations throughout Australia can shelter on average only one in five people needing assistance all while home owners and Governments are cashing in on the housing market boom writes Patrick Tombola.

[14 May 2010 | 14 Comments | ]
Australian youth not enrolling to vote

In a nation where voting is compulsory, it seems that not all of the entire eligible population has turned out for the event. Miran Hosny investigates why the younger generations are not turning up to rock the vote.

[13 May 2010 | 8 Comments | ]
What’s wrong with the Department of Veterans Affairs?

A new book written by a group of eminent Australian historians fiercely criticises a generation of ANZAC propaganda and publicly condemns its inclusion in schools’ national history curriculum writes Amy Yang.

[27 Apr 2010 | 3 Comments | ]
Australian anxiety corners asylum seekers

Patrick Tombola investigates the reaction to the suspension of refugee applications by the Rudd Government.