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Artists turn old prosthetic limbs into artworks : But when an old limb no longer fits or just gets worn out, it can be hard to part ways with an item that offered the liberating chance to jump, dance or simply walk. Priscilla Sutton has a solution: turn these "pre-loved" limbs into artwork. The ...

Gay marriage a step closer in Tasmania : Tasmania's lower house has begun debating a same-sex marriage bill and on Thursday the state is expected to become the first in Australia to pass such legislation. For the first time in Tasmania's history, a bill in the lower house has been co ...

AIDS organisations slam LNP's spectre of the Grim Reaper The Australian Federation of AIDS Organisations (AFAO) has blasted Queensland's LNP Government for replacing a comprehensive campaign on HIV prevention and awareness with a single television commercial featuring the return of the Grim Reaper ...

ACT in knots on gay marriage as Tassie puts a ring on it The election battle over gay marriage intensified at an Australian Christian Lobby forum in Canberra last night, with Chief Minister Katy Gallagher and Opposition Leader Zed Seselja clashing over the issue. Just hours after the Tasmanian Parliament ...

'Overwhelming' support for NZ gay marriage bill : The Marriage Amendment Bill has passed its first reading in parliament, 80 votes to 40. Both the Prime Minister John Key and the Opposition Labour leader, David Shearer, backed the legislation, and MPs were free to vote according to their conscience ...

Mentoring puts indigenous teens on positive life path Some of the game's big names have signed on as ambassadors for the Learn Earn Legend Program, which, according to a federal Department of Education website, aims to motivate young indigenous Australians to "stay at school, get that job and be a ...

High-profile indigenous woman pulling ahead in vote count HIGH-PROFILE Aboriginal woman Bess Price pulled further ahead of her Labor rival for the Northern Territory seat of Stuart yesterday in counting following Saturday's election. The Country Liberal Party candidate, who on Tuesday was only 78 votes ahead ...

Was the NT election outcome a shockwave or a regional ripple? : The recent Northern Territory election attracted an unusual amount of media attention amongst the “politically informed public”, especially in the south-eastern states of Australia . Media reporting saw it as a historic shift in Aboriginal support away ...