A new survey has found that young Australian women are using illicit drugs at the same rate as men for the first time, with an uptick in binge drinking leading experts to call for an “urgent” investment into harm prevention. More than one in three young women have consumed anContinue Reading
A Sydney mayor has called on the state government to help with the clean-up and policing bill from a raging Christmas Day beach party which left one of Australia’s most recognisable beaches trashed. Nearly 10,000 people, mainly comprised of backpackers and tourists, descended onto Bronte Beach in Sydney’s eastern suburbsContinue Reading
WARNING: Disturbing content A South Australian man allegedly paid international pedophiles more than $50,000 to abuse little girls while he watched and directed the vicious acts over the internet. Andrew Donald Steele, 65, appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court via videolink on the same morning the Australian Federal Police announced twoContinue Reading
Bondi Beach could soon no longer have shark nets as marine life activists call for the immediate removal of all shark nets across NSW coastlines after the latest research found not a single target shark was caught across Sydney last season. The NSW Department of Primary Industries found that ofContinue Reading
A shortage of a viral diet drug – best known as Ozempic – is about to end and doctors are concerned Australians will rush to get their hands on it, leaving those who need it in the lurch. The “wonder drug” semaglutide has gone viral as the latest controversial crazeContinue Reading
The wheels have been set in motion on the Indigenous Voice referendum after the laws that will allow the national poll to be conducted passed parliament. The government’s Constitution Alteration Bill passed the Senate, 52 votes to 19 on Monday. So, what happens now? Australians will vote in a referendumContinue Reading
A civics campaign designed to ready Australians for a conversation about the Voice to parliament referendum has officially been launched. With Australians gearing up to head to the polls between October and December, Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney said the campaign, which will rollout television and radio commercials in aContinue Reading
Australians have found out what they will be asked at the referendum for an Indigenous Voice to Parliament and how the constitution would be changed to enshrine the advisory body. Anthony Albanese had tears in his eyes as he revealed the wording of the referendum question and proposed constitutional amendmentContinue Reading
A Queensland-based women-led Indigenous project to protect the Great Barrier Reef has taken out a prestigious $1.8m environmental prize handed out by Prince William. The Queensland Indigenous Women’s Ranger Network was on Saturday morning (Australian time) awarded the Revive Our Oceans category of the 2022 Earthshot Prize. The prize wasContinue Reading