Family members of a 10-year-old Indigenous boy who died while in state care last week have cast doubt on claims that he took his own life. The boy, who was living in foster care with relatives and cannot be identified for legal reasons, died in Perth last Friday. He wasContinue Reading
One group of young Australians is spending up to 94 per cent of their income on rent alone, with two conditions in two capital cities getting worse. Young income support recipients in Perth and Brisbane are worse off than a year ago despite support payments increasing in last year’s federalContinue Reading
A parliamentary inquiry probing NSW’s vaping regulation and compliance has been urged by an academic to consider the “benefits” of the practice, as he proposed installing “vaping areas” in schools. Appearing on Friday morning, Colin Mendelsohn – the founding chairman of the Australian Tobacco Harm Reduction Association – said effortsContinue Reading
A 22-year-old driver who mowed down a parking ranger after receiving a fine is “disgusted with himself” for not calling an ambulance, a court has heard. Matthew Valerio faced the NSW District Court on Thursday after pleading guilty in November last year to recklessly causing grievous bodily harm and failingContinue Reading
On the night a teenager became the first child to die a self-inflicted death in custody in Western Australia he threatened to take his own life eight times and custodial officers managed several other detainees who self-harmed or threatened to self-harm, an inquest has heard. Cleveland Dodd, 16, died inContinue Reading
A doctor has warned that the younger generations are rapidly turning into “old, hunch backed people”, with a series of X-rays taken over a two-month period revealing the shocking extent of the issue. American chiropractor, Jake Boyle, recently made a video showing how young people’s spines were becoming increasingly malformedContinue Reading
NSW will become the second state to introduce additional two-year “posting and boasting” penalties on motor vehicle theft and break and enter offences, in an effort to curb youth crime. The offence, which will be introduced into parliament this week, would apply to the person who posted the video onContinue Reading
Ian Thorpe was 16 when he was first asked outright if he was gay. For two years before that, the teenager endured speculation about his sexuality as he propelled towards Aussie Olympic greatness, The Daily Telegraph reports. “It had been alluded to when I was 14 or 15. I wasContinue Reading
A man has revealed the “irreparable” historic impact of a woman’s act to procure him into prostitution, with a court being told the vile decision “in effect, created his identity” and led to his drug use and trauma. Karla Rose Heath avoided a jail term following her sentencing at BrisbaneContinue Reading
A young Aussie manager has offered tips on how to “conceal” your real age in the workplace in order to avoid frustrating encounters with Baby Boomer colleagues or employees. Sarah, who goes by sarahsmoneydiary on TikTok, revealed the big reason she avoids revealing her age in the workplace, particularly toContinue Reading