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Preventing overdose deaths: Safe injecting sites in Toronto
In a bid to reduce the number of deaths by drug overdose, the city of Toronto in Canada has voted......
Queensland government fails to pass land clearing reforms
The Queensland government had planned to amend current land clearing laws, to address environmental concerns. But Cook MP Billy Gordon......
Freedom at last for Robert langdon
Seven years ago ex-soldier and security contractor Robert Langdon was escorting a military convoy in Afghanistan when he shot and......
Call for a royal commission into Indigenous suicide
Research from The ABS indicates that the level of Indigenous suicides is at its highest rate in more than 50......
Racial discrimination laws weak against offensive cartoons
Cartoonist Bill Leak shocked many when The Australian published his cartoon depicting an Aboriginal father, beer can in hand, not......
Oakey residents to take legal action over water contamination
People living in Oakey are set to take legal action over a water contamination scare that put their small Queensland town on......
Townsville launches 24 hour sexual assault response unit
Townsville community groups have come together this week to launch a new 24 hour sexual assault service. It aims to......
Indigenous children’s voices essential to Royal Commission
Children’s advocates say Indigenous voices, and particularly those of Indigenous children, should be given great weight in a Royal Commission into juvenile detention in......
Prime Minister wants new terrorism post-sentence detention laws
In the wake of recent terrorist attacks abroad, including Orlando and Nice, the Federal Government today announced plans to introduce......
New campaign to deter young drivers from texting and driving
In 2015, a total of 1,209 people were killed on Australian roads, which is a 4.9% increase in the number......