Tag: Community and Society
Search fails to find missing kayaker
A day-long search has failed to find a kayaker, missing on Queensland's Gold Coast.[MORE]
Release study on Muckaty: Greens
The Greens have called on the Federal Government to release an anthropological study on a site for a proposed nuclear waste dump in the NT.[MORE]
Police discriminating against Africans: report
A survey of African residents in Melbourne has prompted allegations of racism against police.[MORE]
$1.5m boost for youth education
A central Victorian welfare group has made a million-dollar purchase to improve youth education.[MORE]
Geraldton to continue Aboriginal acknowledgment
The City of Geraldton Greenough says it will continue to acknowledge traditional owners of land at all official functions.[MORE]
The drop in centre on wheels
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It's a Thursday night in Geraldton and downtown in the central business district a large mob of juveniles have gathered.[MORE]
Sydney Sheikh optimistic about deportation appeal
The Sydney Shia Muslim cleric facing deportation says he is optimistic he will be allowed to stay in Australia.[MORE]
Spotlight put on uranium mining plans
The Chamber of Minerals and Energy says it is important people living in the northern Goldfields are made aware of plans for uranium mining in the region.[MORE]
SE Qld population growing 'too fast'
A population inquiry in Brisbane has been told limits should be put on growth in south-east Queensland.[MORE]
Footbridge work to restrict access
Building work on the Mitchell Street footbridge means access to Main Beach at South West Rocks will be limited today.[MORE]
Hundreds of Qld drivers test positive for drugs
About 200 Queensland drivers have returned a positive drug driving test over a nine month period.[MORE]
Police want footy grog cuts
The Northern Territory Police Commissioner said he was concerned about the level of drunkenness at the NTFL grand final.[MORE]
Teachers on social networking site 'investigated'
Education Queensland (EQ) says it is investigating how photos of two Darling Downs teachers from south-east Queensland were posted on a social networking website. [MORE]
Job seeker service to help mentally ill
A new service is being rolled out on the New South Wales south coast to help people with diagnosed mental illnesses find employment.[MORE]
Joyce breaks ranks on parental leave
Opposition finance spokesman Barnaby Joyce says his leader's paid parental leave scheme will push up the prices of basic foodstuffs.[MORE]
Habib wins damages from newspaper
An appeal court has ruled that the former Guantanamo Bay detainee should get damages from the Daily Telegraph.[MORE]
More resources sought to back up hostel plan
The West Australian Opposition's spokeswoman for child protection has called for more than just a hostel to be built for troubled youth in Carnarvon.[MORE]
SIHIP gagging workers: Scullion
Nigel Scullion says the Federal Government is attempting to hide failures in an indigenous housing program by gagging workers.[MORE]
Residents to rally against Palmview plans
Sunshine Coast residents are vowing to continue to protest against a controversial housing development at Palmview.[MORE]
Broome launches a return to country programme
Aboriginal people living on the streets of Broome are being offered free bus tickets to get them back to their communities.[MORE]
Tensions rise over Gulf housing plan
An Indigenous lobbyist says tensions are at breaking point in the Gulf of Carpentaria community of Doomadgee over 40-year leases. [MORE]
Three-quarters of motorway merge lanes 'unsafe'
There are claims that almost three-quarters of merging lanes on Sydney motorways are unsafe.[MORE]
Hospital hands newborn to wrong mother
A woman at Broken Hill hospital was given the wrong newborn to breastfeed at the weekend.[MORE]
Tuckey told to apologise for Aboriginal remarks
The Greens say Wilson Tuckey should be kicked out of the Liberal Party if he does not apologise for comments he made about Aboriginal people.[MORE]
Nitschke arrives in UK for euthanasia seminar
Australian right-to-die activist Dr Philip Nitschke has arrived in London to hold a workshop on voluntary euthanasia.[MORE]
