Tag: Community and Society
Rain cancels Birdsville Races
The Birdsville Races have been cancelled for the first time in its 128-year history after overnight rain has flooded the track.[MORE]
Coalition pledges to prioritise detention security
The Northern Territory Country Liberals Senator Nigel Scullion says if the Coalition wins Federal Government it would immediately increase security at Darwin's detention centre.[MORE]
Sydney-born cleric calls for MP's beheading
A controversial Dutch MP says the reported call by an Australian-born Muslim cleric for him to be beheaded is "a very serious threat". [MORE]
Cheryl and Ashley Cole in quickie divorce
The marriage of X Factor judge and pop singer Cheryl Cole and her England football player husband Ashley has ended in divorce after four years.[MORE]
Screen technology 'rewiring' human brains
A neuroscientist says people's brains are being 'rewired' because of their exposure to screen technology.[MORE]
Union confident of abattoir breakthrough
Up to 450 jobs at the Tatiara Meat Company in Bordertown could become more secure with hopes of an enterprise bargaining agreement between the abattoir and the meat-worker's union.[MORE]
Indigenous men united against violence
A group of more than 100 people are marching through the streets of Alice Springs to call for an end to domestic violence.[MORE]
O'Farrell will not name internet audit MP
New South Wales Opposition Leader Barry O'Farrell has refused to name the Nationals MP among those implicated by a parliamentary internet audit.[MORE]
Riverboat paddles back into action
The Shire of Campaspe is holding celebrations today to welcome the paddlesteamer Pevensey back into commercial operation.[MORE]
Mildura MP reaffirms opposition to casino
Nationals' Mildura MP Peter Crisp says he is backing his party's decision not to support the proposed casino in the city.[MORE]
Murder-suicide paramedic 'should have been helped'
A Sydney coroner investigating the death of a paramedic, who killed his mother and then himself, has found the New South Wales Ambulance Service should have offered him psychiatric help.[MORE]
'No fix for homelessness without drug, alcohol prevention'
A national conference on homelessness has been told the problem will not improve until more money is provided to drug and alcohol prevention.[MORE]
Arrests made over church blaze
There has been a deliberate fire in a church at Port Augusta in South Australia.[MORE]
Mackay homelessness 12 times national average
Homelessness Australia says the rate of homelessness in Mackay is more than 12 times the national average.[MORE]
Navy intercepts asylum boat
An asylum seeker boat has been intercepted in waters north of Christmas Island this morning.[MORE]
Higher appeal over transgender decision
Two transgender people who lost the right to be considered male will appeal against the decision in the High Court.[MORE]
MP pushes for decision on Port Macquarie foreshore
The New South Wales Government is being urged to make a decision on future plans for the Port Macquarie foreshore.[MORE]
Coffs police warn drivers after highway deaths
A Coffs Harbour police officer has described how small communities are affected when local people are killed on local roads[MORE]
Balloon vigil to show support against blood cancer
People in Broken Hill are being urged to light a balloon to remember and give hope to people with blood cancer tomorrow night.[MORE]
Pigs, sheep, showbags and rain: It's show time
Wet weather for the start of the Royal Adelaide Show, but rains have boosted the number of agricultural entries.[MORE]
Chelsea sale plan formally deferred
Burnside Council has officially abandoned plans to sell or lease out the Chelsea Cinema in Adelaide's eastern suburbs.[MORE]
New asylum seekers moved to Port Augusta
The Immigration Department says 15 asylum seekers have been moved from Christmas Island to a housing facility at Port Augusta in South Australia.[MORE]
Immigration 'trying to deceive Australia' over Curtin move
An asylum seeker advocate has ridiculed Immigration's explanation over why it moved Afghans who broke out of the Darwin detention centre.[MORE]
Palestinians fund Church of Nativity renovation
The Palestinian Authority and Christian leaders have signed an accord to repair the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem, on the traditional site of Jesus's birth.[MORE]
Wilkie deal will restrict 'right to punt'
The clubs industry says Prime Minister Julia Gillard has not properly consulted with the sector over plans to put betting limits on poker machines.[MORE]
