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Uniting Church admits to forced adoption : Mr Schrapel said that as the issue of forced adoptions emerged, there would be strong similarities with the crises which had affected the welfare sector in recent decades, such as the Aboriginal Stolen Generations and Forgotten Australians . ...

Around the world in 80 gays : During his time here Chris hopes to stay with a few gay guys and get shown around Australia to experience the things that you don't normally read about in the tourist guide. If you would like to put Chris up in your place for a couple of days and show ...

More drugs in jails from smugglers The department says the trafficking of drugs is an issue for every correctional jurisdiction, and it has deployed a range of measures to reduce trafficking by targeting and minimising supply and demand. These include regular searches of prisoners' ...

Gene test hope for mental illness : Co-director of the Centre for Cancer Biology Angel Lopez said identifying patients earlier could reduce the burden on Australia's health system. "Overall, schizophrenia is amongst the most expensive of all problems," he said. The work will be published ...

Australia ranks among worst in OECD on needs of disabled THE disabled are more likely to be living in poverty in Australia than any other developed country, and the nation ranks in the bottom third of OECD nations in employing those with a disability. The findings are contained in a PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

Report card damns disabled quality of life : Almost half of Australians with a disability live in or near a state of poverty . Globally, Australia is at the bottom of the heap, ranked last out of 27 Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries. Those with a disability are 2.7 ... Sydney Morning Herald

Health risks rise with changing climate : CLIMATE change is one of the most serious threats facing Australians ' health due to the increased risk of death or injury during extreme weather events and an expected rise in infectious disease and mental illness , the federal government's Climate ...

Indigenous conference reflects on the Palm Island riots : Executive director of the Stronger Smarter Institute Dr Chris Sarra spoke yesterday about raising expectations of Indigenous Australians . "We want to want to change the tide of low expectations of Indigenous kids all across Australia. ...