Safety
Mine fire causing power risks and health concerns in Victoria
Victorian firefighters are battling to extinguish a fire that’s taken hold in the highly flammable coal deposits in the Latrobe......
World writers call for international bill of digital rights
On International Human Rights Day over 550 authors from 83 countries, including five Nobel Prize winners and some 30 Australian......
The ‘smoking gun’ of Australian intelligence? Our metadata exposed
The Guardian Australia published a bombshell in Australian spying this morning. It detailed offers by Australian intelligence to pool unfiltered......
Indonesian Hackers attack Australian targets
In another twist of the spying saga involving Indonesian and Australian government officials, hackers have today attacked the websites of......
Rise in the number of drowning
Summer is just around the corner, and going for a swim is the perfect way to cool down. But a......
Train your brain, says safety campaign
‘Train yourself’ or die is the new message of an awareness campaign that hopes to reduce death on our railways.......
Despite the politicians, the public feels safer
Are Australian’s living in fear? The Australia Institute says the answer is “no”. Their “Tough on Crime” report finds that......
Live-tracking rape in the fog of war
A rape crisis is unfolding in Syria, and some observers say that it is destroying the social fabric of the......
Rape Culture Exists say bloggers
After three uncomfortable experiences of harassment by men Gemma Beale decided to go public and tell her stories on a......
Sexual harassment on the streets of Cairo
During Egypt’s 2011 revolution, women played a central role in bringing down the Mubarak regime, coming out in their millions......