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What to do if you suspect child abuse
When your instincts tell you something is wrong this is how to respond.
Nearly everything at Daiso is $2.80. But is it really a bargain?
Almost everything at this "Japanese variety wonderland" is $2.80. But how does it compare to Australia's other discount chains?
'Bewildering' spike in risk-taking behaviour amongst young Australians
Sick of being ignored by governments, young people are increasingly finding their political voice.
The hidden condition holding back students
Screening for a serious congenital condition may fail to identify babies at risk of developing poor skills in primary school, a world-first study suggests.
The lawyer, the smash repairer, and the car-napping rort
A Melbourne lawyer has been found guilty of several charges of misconduct after he used small print on a form to force a woman to sue her son-in-law without her knowledge.
We need an inquiry into the whole Northern Territory
Anyone who doubts that the Northern Territory is different should look at the number of police per 100,000 residents.
Pearson slams selective outrage of the nation
The time for talking has finished. Now it's time for action to cast light on the "dark soul of old Australia".
The growing pain of opioid addiction
Thousands of Australians have wound up addicted to opioids after being prescribed them to treat chronic pain.
Thousands of unsafe drivers? VicRoads under fire for medical reviews of drivers
Hundreds of thousands of Victorians with a medical condition that may make them unsafe drivers are flying under the radar of VicRoads and potentially putting other drivers at risk, a Fairfax Media investigation has revealed.
Historic win for low-paid farm workers at supermarket supplier
Unions have won an important breakthrough in the farm sector with Australia's biggest horticulture producer forced to the bargaining table
Aboriginal groups push back against royal commission
Aboriginal groups in the Northern Territory are pushing back against the royal commission into youth detention claiming Malcolm Turnbull ignored them and also attacked Royal Commissioner Brian Martin for his lack of independence from Adam Giles' Country Liberal Party government.
'There are friends that do still take the census as a joke'
Misel Burford will fill out her first census form on August 9, but statistically she is among those least likely to do so.
Stan Grant gives fiery speech on Indigenous rights
Indigenous broadcaster Stan Grant has delivered an impassioned speech on Aboriginal rights and recognition following the treatment of indigenous boys in detention in the Northern Territory.
New school opens in Canberra
Children in the Molonglo Valley now have access to contemporary learning facilities with a touch of history.
How the Northern Territory became Australia's shame
Locking up Aboriginal people has become a form of tyranny in the territory. But the raw statistics hide an obscene racist and racial bias.
Parents unimpressed with schools' handling of bullying
There is "very real discontent" among parents about the way schools are handling bullying, taxpayer-funded study finds.
Lack of respect for Indigenous citizens a curse
The haunting images of youth prisoners is the 'tip of the iceberg' when it comes to a national lack of respect for Indigenous citizens.
The country where more Australians are studying than ever before
The tide of the one-way student exchange has turned back towards the booming Asian business market.
Into the dark heart of the Don Dale Detention Centre
Corrections officers deal with damaged individuals in a high-stress environment – and many have the best interests of inmates at heart. But what makes some harm, frighten and brutalise the vulnerable children in their charge?
Arbitration could relieve busy family courts: Chief Justice
Australia's family courts are bulging at the seams. Arbitration could provide a quick, cheap way to ease the pressure.
There is one point where the Pell cheerleaders are right
Is there a more polarising figure in Australia than Cardinal George Pell?
Australians are going up in the world, new data shows
Australia's population has grown taller and taller over the past past century, thanks to improved healthcare, nutrition and hygiene.
$250,000 Lamborghini spotted towing trailer of goats in Western Sydney
If you have forked out for a $250,000 Lamborghini you would expect it to deliver on all fronts, including trailer transportation.
NT government was suing Don Dale tear-gassing victims
NT chief minister Adam Giles promised to stop government law suit against tear-gassed Don Dale detainees.
How iTunes gift cards are being used in tax scams
Scammers are increasingly using iTunes gift cards as a way for their victims to settle fake debts.
News Corp journalist received payments from controversial gambler
A well-known sports reporter has received payments from Eddie Hayson, the controversial gambler alleged to be at the centre of some of the most sensational betting scandals in rugby league and racing.
Young Liberal sets up companies that harvest job-seeker data
Companies sell diploma courses and harvest job seekers' data for the scandal-plagued taxpayer-funded vocational education sector.
The WHO says being transgender is a mental illness. But that could soon change
A new study finds that the distress experienced by many transgender people comes from the social stigma, not from being transgender.
So, who is Brian Ross Martin?
On Thursday afternoon, Brian Ross Martin was announced as the man who would lead the Royal Commission into juvenile justice in the Northern Territory.