Until March this year, “homosexual advance” was considered a defence against murder in Queensland. After a successful campaign to end that, there is still one Australian state to go.
“It was a very serious interrogation.” Detained at a Chinese airport on his way home to Australia, activist Dr Chongyi Feng faced possible imprisonment.
Take 24 single people from diverse backgrounds. Add poverty, disabilities and old age, then house them among drug dealers and creeping mould. A recipe for chaos? Not at all. Here's proof that life, in any...
In July 2013 three young, fit soldiers died on a Welsh mountain during an SAS selection march. Among them was Tasmanian-raised James Dunsby, who had served with Prince Harry in Afghanistan. No-one has yet been held...
But what exactly happened on that central square in Beijing a quarter of a century ago? What are the possible interpretations of the events of June 4, 1989, when...
When they were diagnosed, HIV/AIDS was seen as a death sentence: the Grim Reaper. But medical science eventually found ways to hold AIDS back. Long-term survivors...
'Ban the burqa, cut immigration, stop same-sex marriage and reject climate change.' How did a poverty-stricken, shoeless kid grow up to champion the ultra-right?
A tiny Australian mining town is suddenly at the centre of one of the universe's biggest mysteries. Locals are excited. What do scientists hope to find in a cave...
He's the ALP figure who disappeared... to help Kurds fight IS. They offered $US20,000 for a kidnapped Westerner; for him they were willing to fork out $US200,000.
The Chiongs, one of 59 families caught up in Australia’s greatest immigration scandal, faced being kicked out of Australia unless a government minister intervened...
A dux of her school, with marks that could send her to Australia’s most elite universities, Afghan-born refugee Kbora Ali instead made a ground-breaking decision:...
Kidnapped to become a child soldier, Julius Achon survived to run at the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. Now a government minister in Uganda, he is mentor to an...
At Bonegilla migrant camp in northern Victoria two thousand young and frustrated Italian migrants were going crazy. Leaving behind girlfriends, wives and families...
For the next 28 days, award-winning Australian photo-journalist Andrew Quilty shares a first-hand glimpse into his life. See the country through his eyes in this...
Twa refugee community members who fled the Burundi civil war and moved to Australia have settled in Katanning in WA, bringing with them the gospel choir forged...
The homeless population of Katherine – the "long grassers" – make up 15 per cent of the town, the highest homelessness rate in the country. But they're an...
Even though Colin Wright was born with cerebral palsy, it hasn't stopped the 60-year-old from having sexual encounters. Rachel, a sex worker who regularly sees...
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS), the nation’s official population reached 24 million at 12:50am on February 16, 2016. Can you estimate our...
Domestic and family violence is a silent killer in Australia and its impacts are felt across all sections of our society. More than one Australian is killed every...
Number of non-domestic violence related assault incidents recorded by the NSW Police Force as having occurred in Sydney City Local Area Command (LAC), Kings Cross...
This interactive explores the diversity of Australian suburbia via ancestry, age, food, religion and birthplace data. Find out how your suburb ranks against the...
Australia will need to lift productivity, keep people working longer or boost immigration to sustain our ageing population and economy, a prominent Australian...
