Tag: Community and Society
Gay marriages begin after Mexico law change
Five same-sex couples were married today in Mexico City after a recent change to the city's laws.[MORE]
Pope quashes push for celibacy debate
In the wake of the latest sex abuse claims in the Catholic Church in Germany, a number of senior clergy have called for a debate on the issue of celibacy in the priesthood.[MORE]
Sister finds missing Sydney teen
An intellectually disabled teenager who went missing from her home in Sydney's west last night has been found safe.[MORE]
Jail accused of neglecting Indigenous inmates
Indigenous community members call for a full inquiry into a teenager's death, citing medical neglect and racial hatred within Queensland's prisons.[MORE]
CLEM7 tunnel to open next week
The operators of Brisbane's first under-river traffic tunnel say it will open some time next week. [MORE]
Indigenous victims over-represented in NT crime
New data shows Indigenous people in the Northern Territory are far more likely to be the victims of assault and murder than any other section of the population.[MORE]
Tamils say lives at risk if sent home
Tamil groups say the Australian Government is putting lives at risk by starting to send some asylum seekers back to Sri Lanka.[MORE]
Euthanasia advocate Nitschke allowed into UK
Voluntary euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke has been allowed to enter the UK after being held up at a Parisian transit stop by customs officials.[MORE]
Euthanasia advocate Nitschke detained in Paris
Euthanasia advocate Dr Philip Nitschke says he is being held at a transit station in Paris, while British Customs officials decide whether to let him into the UK.[MORE]
Parents sue for $18m after babies taken
Figures released by the NSW Government show the number of babies taken from mothers by DoCS is on the rise. [MORE]
Hurley offers 'sympathy' to Doomadgee family
The policeman acquitted of a 2004 death-in-custody on Palm Island in north Queensland has, for the first time, offered his sympathy to the victim's family.[MORE]
Developer pushes ahead with aged care plan
The developer of a retirement village in Broken Hill says he is determined to see the project completed.[MORE]
Boundary changes worry CFA volunteers
The Country Fire Authority (CFA) will consult its volunteers before it realigns its brigade boundaries with those of the shires.[MORE]
Green light for revamped Smiths Beach plans
Canal Rocks has welcomed the Western Australia Environment Minister's approval of a revamped Smiths Beach development near Yallingup, 10 years after plans were first proposed.[MORE]
40yr leases a human rights issue: Yanner
A Queensland Gulf of Carpentaria leader says the State Government's 40 year leases to build Indigenous houses are a human rights issue.[MORE]
Commissioner considers Wild Rivers human rights impact
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Social Justice Commissioner says he will look at whether the Queensland Government's Wild Rivers legislation has violated Indigenous people's human rights.[MORE]
Woodside weather tower switched on
Woodside says its meteorological tower at James Price Point, in northern Western Australia, has been erected and is sending weather information to Perth in real time.[MORE]
Local film joins Flickerfest festival
A Western Australian film shot in Fitzroy Crossing will take to the big screen with the opening of the Flickerfest Short Film Festival in Broome tonight.[MORE]
Council brothel inspector jailed over bribes
A western Sydney council brothel inspector has been jailed for at least 15 months for corruption.[MORE]
Fraser touts regional plan benefits
Queensland Treasurer Andrew Fraser says the Wide Bay statutory regional plan will create a diverse local economy and protect the region's lifestyle.[MORE]
Nod for more gas hub talks
Aboriginal people from across the Kimberley have formally endorsed traditional owners continuing negotiations over the proposed Kimberley gas hub in Western Australia.[MORE]
Talks focus on population policy need
A public meeting into whether Queensland needs a population policy to guide growth will be held in Bundaberg today.[MORE]
Police officer grilled for second day
The police officer at the centre of a death in custody at Palm Island in north Queensland has denied applying force to the prisoner during a scuffle.[MORE]
Dragun inquest hears drug side effects under reported
An inquest into the death of a newsreader on anti-depressants has heard there is an 'under-reporting' of the side effects of prescription drugs in Australia.[MORE]
Scientology insider's nightmare childhood
Former Scientologist breaks silence on "nightmare childhood" after Senate blocks a full inquiry into the religious organisation.[MORE]
