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How an anti-immigrant reality TV star ended up back in Australian politics

How an anti-immigrant reality TV star ended up back in Australian politics  - Political elites have had a tough time of it lately, and Australia's are no .... Linda Burney, the first Indigenous Australian woman to be elected into the ...

School leads language revival after student prompts search for Indigenous teacher

School leads language revival after student prompts search for Indigenous teacher  - Like almost all Indigenous languages in south-eastern Australia , the language is no longer spoken fluently in Victoria. Mr Gardiner only began ...

Studies Show Indigenous West Australians Most Affected by Mesothelioma

Studies Show Indigenous West Australians Most Affected by Mesothelioma  - Asbestos It has long been known that mesothelioma, a rare and always fatal form of cancer, is caused by asbestos. Though the mineral has been used ...

The suicide prevention space is immature and inauthentic

The suicide prevention space is immature and inauthentic  -  Australia -wide, suicide takes more lives than all violence, including domestic homicides and military deaths and the road toll combined. The suicide  ...

Age discrimination commissioner calls out prejudice against older Australians

Age discrimination commissioner calls out prejudice against older Australians  - Two years ago Susan Ryan AO, the age discrimination commissioner in Australia , highlighted workplaces needed an overhaul if age prejudice was to ...

The Australian Sex Party Attacks The Catholic Church

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The Australian Sex Party Attacks The Catholic Church  - The ad blames the Catholic Church for the lack of equal marriage rights for Australia's LGBT community, and criticizes its tax-exempt status: "Who's got ...

How elders are reviving Aboriginal language through children's songs

How elders are reviving Aboriginal language through children's songs  - The Aboriginal language of the Eora people is rarely spoken these days, but as a group of young children proved during a NAIDOC Week event in ...

Call for changes to trans children's access to hormone therapy

Call for changes to trans children's access to hormone therapy  -  Australia is the only country in the world that requires Family Court approval for a child to begin hormone treatment, a process which can cost families ...