'The smallest person in the world': How Nina overcame harassment
Nina Dillon Britton was a confident young student until she was undermined by her male peers. A survey of 22,000 young Australians shows her experience is not isolated.
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Rachel Browne
Rachel Browne is a Social Affairs Reporter for Fairfax Media
The Sydney university that produced the most young rich-listers
Forget singing or acting your way to riches. Tech entrepreneurs dominate the list of Australia's young and wealthy.
Proposed conditions for NDIS workers will risk abuse, neglect
People with disability may be put at risk by a move to radically cut the conditions of their support workers.
Mosman childcare centre shuts doors amid wages dispute
One of Sydney's most expensive childcare centres is embroiled in a "sticky" situation.
'Australia not the lucky country for many children'
UN report highlights the number of children living in poverty despite decades of economic growth.
Slavery 'persists in Australia'
Some 4300 people are trapped as slaves in Australia - and they are almost all in two industries.
'See me for who I am'
Zoe Brissett​ is young, smart and well-qualified. Yet she is viewed by some potential employers as a burden.
Mid-air scare for Etihad passengers
An Etihad Airways flight has experienced "severe and unexpected" turbulence just before landing in Jakarta, leaving 31 passengers injured.
'An attack on Australia's most vulnerable'
More than 1000 jobs will be axed from programs that are crucial to Australians in need, union claims.
'I feel women lack the talent'
When University of New England researchers spoke to accountancy firms about their female employees, they found attitudes straight out of the 1950s.
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