Tag: Community and Society
Police search Brisbane for missing Ipswich teen
Police have expressed concern for the welfare of a 14-year-old girl who went missing from her Ipswich home last August.[MORE]
Palmerston Aboriginal employment program 'breaking pre-conceptions'
Northern Territory businesses are being urged to take advantage of a charity-based initiative, which is finding employment for Aboriginal people.[MORE]
Disputed Holocaust memoir could reappear as fiction
A Holocaust survivor's memoir of love in a Nazi concentration camp could be published as a work of fiction.[MORE]
Tumut council won't guarantee childcare jobs
Tumut Mayor Trina Thompson says the council will not give any false hopes about helping out in the area of childcare.[MORE]
Govt pledges $250k for youth Aussie Rules program
The Commonwealth has announced a $250,000 in funding for the development of Australian Rules football in the Kimberley.[MORE]
Missing Leeman man found dead
A Leeman man who had been missing since last week has been found dead in bushland near the town.[MORE]
Feds spend $21m on volunteers
The Federal Government has announced a $21 million funding package for volunteer organisations across Australia.[MORE]
Missing men found safe in Blue Mtns
Two canyoners missing for two days in the Blue Mountains in New South Wales have been found safe and well.[MORE]
Coffs seniors to travel inter-state cheaper
Seniors on the mid-north coast will be able to travel interstate for less after the introduction of a new concession scheme.[MORE]
New aged care home for Dandenong
The Federal Government has provided $3 million to help build an aged care home at Dandenong.[MORE]
Bushwalkers still missing in Blue Mtns
Police have resumed the search for two bushwalkers who failed to return from a canyoning trip in the Blue Mountains, west of Sydney. [MORE]
Qld Govt splashes out on health advertising
New figures reveal the extent of the Qld Govt's spending on health advertising.[MORE]
China's New Year travel rush starts early
China's annual travel rush over the Lunar New Year has begun early, partly because of the country's economic woes.[MORE]
Shiite festival draws millions to Iraqi holy city
More than 2 million Shiite Muslims from across the Middle East have swarmed the shrine city of Karbala in central Iraq for the climax of the annual Ashura ceremonies amid tight security.[MORE]
Mermaid hunters confirm ship's discovery
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Archaeologists and scientists have confirmed a shipwreck found on the Great Barrier Reef is that of the Mermaid.[MORE]
Cannabis culture 'killing communities'
A Darwin magistrate says cannabis trafficking is destroying Aboriginal culture in some remote Northern Territory communities.[MORE]
Tiwis to go it alone on fishing permits
The Tiwi Land Council will start regulating access to waterways around the islands by August, becoming the first council to take advantage of last year's Blue Mud Bay ruling. [MORE]
Foundation hopes to expand Indigenous training program
An organisation that provides jobs and training for Indigenous youth in the South Burnett has expansion plans.[MORE]
PCYC extends opening hours to keep kids off streets
Bourke's new Police Community Youth Club (PCYC) is launching a new program to pick up children from the streets.[MORE]
Mine shifts go to make way for redundant workers
The mining company planning to close a central Queensland coal mine says it is being forced to stand down shifts at another site because it needs to transfer workers.[MORE]
Qlders rack up $5m fine bill
New figures show Queenslanders owe more than $5 million in outstanding fines.[MORE]
RailCorp to clear bushfire fuel from rail lines
RailCorp will carry out vegetation clearing along the Wollongong and South Coast rail corridors this month amid concerns expected heat wave conditions could bring bushfires close to rail lines.[MORE]
Family appeal for information on missing woman
The family of a missing Sunbury woman area appealing for public help to find her.[MORE]
Woman burnt at stake in PNG: reports
An execution-style murder of a young woman in the Papua New Guinea highlands region has shocked communities and police alike.[MORE]
Bodalla RFS opens driver-reviver stop
A far south NSW coast volunteer organisation has stepped up efforts to fight driver fatigue.[MORE]
