Australia
The media’s role in the anti-vaxxer movement
In recent years we’ve been hearing a lot more about vaccinations and claims about the harmful effects they could have......
Proposed changes to the Privacy Act increase penalties for data misuse
The Federal Government has announced a string of changes to the Privacy Act that it will take to the upcoming......
Future of women in sport positive despite online sexism
After sexist comments prompted the removal of a photo of AFLW player Tayla Harris, players say positive media portrayals are......
Measles case prompts discussion of healthcare and vaccination
In NSW reports of an un-vaccinated child and a backpacker contracting measles, caused a stir with many fearing of a......
Great Book Swap Launch 2019
The Great Book Swap has come again. Launching in Adelaide for the first time, the project helps groups organize events......
Does Australia’s economy lack complexity?
Economic complexity is a measure based on the number of products a country exports and the number of other countries that......
Tanya Day’s coronial inquest to consider impact of systemic racism
The case of Aunty Tanya Day’s death in custody after being arrested with a public drunkenness charge has reverberated around......
Drug-related deaths increase far more in country than city areas
Research by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows drug-induced deaths in regional and remote areas have increased by......
Students Strike for Climate Change
For the second time in a year, school students across the country have turned out to protest government inaction on......
Queensland hospitals threatened under increased ambulance ramping
Ambulance ramping refers to the time a patient spends in an ambulance car waiting to be admitted into emergency department.......