Tag: Community and Society
Death in custody 'not linked to racism'
Queensland's Corrective Services commissioner has rejected allegations that racism is to blame for the death in custody of an Aboriginal teenager.[MORE]
Asylum boat intercepted
A boat carrying asylum seekers has been intercepted off the Northern Territory coast. [MORE]
Soldier who committed suicide 'had mood swings'
An inquest into the suicide of a soldier at Townsville's Lavarack Army Barracks in north Queensland has heard the 20-year-old private had mood swings and sometimes liked to be on his own.[MORE]
Electric cars could revolutionise car industry
The technical director of Australia's first electric car trial launched in Perth this morning says they will be the biggest revolution in the automotive industry. [MORE]
Unemployment - what's in a number?
Unemployment. It is one of the most watched, and perhaps least understood, economic figures.[MORE]
Google to digitise literary masterpieces
The contents of Italy's two national libraries are set to be digitised at Google's expense and made available free on the internet.[MORE]
The human cost of the scrapped CBD Metro
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The New South Wales Government is counting the financial cost of cancelling the Sydney Metro but what about the human cost?[MORE]
Nursing home resident found dead in river
Police say the body of a man who was reported missing on Wednesday night has been found in a river on the New South Wales Central Coast. [MORE]
Drop in centre for Broome
The State Government has committed almost $400,000 to providing basic facilities to hundreds of homeless Aboriginal people in Broome.[MORE]
Rally calls for inquest into Aboriginal death in custody
There are calls for a full coronial inquiry into the death of a young Aboriginal remand prisoner in Brisbane.[MORE]
Homeowner's attempt to remove insulation foiled
A Darwin resident says he is hitting a brick wall trying to get dangerous foil insulation removed from his home.[MORE]
Policeman testifies about Doomadgee death
A policeman who found Cameron Doomadgee's body in a jail cell on Palm Island in 2004 has given evidence at a North Queensland inquest.[MORE]
East Point developer withdraws legal proceedings
Legal proceedings have been withdrawn in the Planning and Environment Court to change development conditions for the controversial East Point development in Mackay.[MORE]
Council snubs affordable housing plan
Gympie Mayor Ron Dyne says the decision to knock back an affordable housing development application in Gympie was based on town planning laws.[MORE]
Mayor defends apartment block development
Fraser Coast Regional Council says its approval of a multi-level apartment block in Hervey Bay does not conflict with planning restrictions.[MORE]
NSW bucks the trend with falling unemployment
New South Wales is the only state to have recorded a fall in its unemployment rate last month.[MORE]
Rudd, Abbott 'running scared on Scientology'
Independent Senator Nick Xenophon has slammed the major parties for blocking his moves for an inquiry into the Church of Scientology.[MORE]
Crighton expands retirement centre plans
The proponents of a $75 million retirement village in Bathurst are planning to build an aged care centre at the same complex.[MORE]
Aboriginal people asked about language
The State Government has launched a review of the language it uses when referring to Aboriginal people.[MORE]
Abbott signals support for parental leave laws
Federal Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has given his clearest indication yet that the Coalition will not try to block the Government's paid parental leave scheme.[MORE]
'Undervalued' women take equal pay test case
Women who work in social and community sectors are arguing for pay equal to that of men with similar qualifications.[MORE]
Minister promises investigation into death in custody
Qld's Corrective Services Minister Neil Roberts has promised an investigation into an Aboriginal death in custody.[MORE]
New Zealander auctions bottled 'ghosts'
A New Zealand woman has successfully sold two vials that she said contained the ghosts of an old man and a young girl.[MORE]
DIY risk assessments for insulation crazy: Greens
NSW Greens say householders should not have been asked to check their own homes before ceiling insulation was installed.[MORE]
Union up-beat about juice plant sale
A union is welcoming the sale of a vegetable juicing plant at Merbein, despite remaining workers at the factory being given their notice this week.[MORE]
