Recent articles from publications based in Australia.
The ‘Cornell 7’ reported rape shows why we need to rethink sexual violence prevention
The Conversation Australiaby Jessica Ison, Senior Lecturer and Deputy Director, Reducing Gender-Based Violence Research Group, La Trobe University, La Trobe University·8d ago
The case unfolding at Cornell University in the United States has prompted widespread public outrage.
Transformation of COVID quarantine centre into prison a step closer
ABC News Australiaby Keane Bourke·8d ago
In short: WA's Justice Department has signed an $87,000 contract with architects as it explores the "potential repurposing" of a Perth quarantine centre as a prison.
Women allegedly attacked in two separate home invasions
PerthNowby Max Aldred·8d ago
Women allegedly attacked in two separate home invasions A woman has allegedly been threatened with a knife and sexually assaulted inside her own home in one of two separate break-in attacks on...
Greenhouses growing both food and student engagement
ABC News Australiaby Emma Hannigan·8d ago
In short: High-tech greenhouses are giving students hands-on lessons in food production. Research suggests this kind of learning can improve engagement, wellbeing and learning. What's next?
'Trust is key': crackdown on migration lawyers launched
PerthNowby Lucinda Garbutt-Young·8d ago
'Trust is key': crackdown on migration lawyers launched Lawyers who lodge visa applications they know are unlikely to succeed will be penalised as part of a federal crackdown on Australia's...
Australia’s Medicare breach reveals a new kind of cyber threat. How must NZ respond?
The Conversation Australiaby Dulani Jayasuriya, Lecturer in Accounting and Finance, University of Auckland, Waipapa Taumata Rau·8d ago
Last week, New Zealand’s Privacy Commissioner ordered Manage My Health and Health NZ to make further security improvements following last December’s major data breach.
New Arapiles plan means 98 per cent of climbs will stay open
ABC News Australiaby Tamara Clark·8d ago
In short: The Victorian government has released a new access plan for the Mount Arapiles-Tooan State Park.
‘Unhinged’: One Nation migrant policy slammed
PerthNowby Jack Nivison·8d ago
Assistant Minister Julian Hill says right wing immigration policies held up by ‘vibes and memes’ A Labor MP has accused Australia’s right wing parties of “weaponising issues of race in culture” and...
Sad detail about couple killed in horror crash
PerthNowby Alexandra Feiam·8d ago
‘Such a tragedy’: Heartbreak as beloved healthcare couple die in horror country Victoria crash A couple who were killed in a fatal crash in country Victoria have been remembered as a loving...
'Gang work to do': Deportee convicted over Comancheros bid in Tonga
ABC News Australiaby Stephanie March·8d ago
A Tongan man deported from Australia has been convicted over his role in establishing a branch of the feared Comancheros outlaw motorcycle gang in the Pacific Island nation, the ABC can reveal.
Literary pioneer Hilary McPhee launched Helen Garner, published Cloudstreet – and inspired me
The Conversation Australiaby Alice Grundy, Visiting Fellow, School of Literature, Language and Linguistics, Australian National University·8d ago
Hilary McPhee, who has died, aged 85, was already a legend when I started working in publishing, nearly two decades ago.
Alec Baldwin suffers blow in civil lawsuit ruling
PerthNowby Staff Writers·8d ago
Alec Baldwin suffers blow in civil lawsuit ruling Alec Baldwin's lawsuit for malicious prosecution in connection with the charges he faced over a cinematographer's death has been largely thrown...
'We've heard the feedback': TasWater rethinks big sewerage bill increases
ABC News Australia·8d ago
Tasmania's water utility is "assessing" changes to fixed sewerage charges that saw some non-residential customers facing a 500 per cent price increase.
From rock bottom to a grand final: what’s behind the Newcastle Knights’ incredible rise?
The Conversation Australiaby Ashlee Morgan, Associate Professor, Sports Management, Flinders University·8d ago
The Newcastle Knights are on the precipice of one of Australian sport’s most memorable turnarounds.
Student protests grip France as PM calls crisis meeting
PerthNowby Staff Writers·8d ago
Student protests grip France as PM calls crisis meeting Student protesters have started fires in at least two French schools, while teachers were inadvertently splashed with petrol at a third, amid...
Calls growing to fix country town's 800-truck-a-day problem
ABC News Australiaby Gabrielle Becerra Mellet·8d ago
In short: Pinjarra residents are increasingly frustrated by the hundreds of heavy haulage trucks traversing their small town's main streets each day.
‘Outraged’: Dozen civil servants on $1m-plus
PerthNowby Blair Jackson·8d ago
Dozen staff at Australia’s sovereign wealth fund take home $1m-plus Twelve public servants working for Australia’s sovereign wealth fund are paid salaries of more than $1m.
Rugged milk crate is actually an undercover self-rescue multitool
New Atlasby C.C. Weiss·8d ago
A handy multifunctional contraption for camping, 4x4ing and overlanding, the RT700 Traction Crate from Colorado's Rock Tamers looks simply at first to be a new milk crate design complete with...
Google wants to spread mosquitos to fight deadly diseases. Here's why.
New Atlasby Emma Schneck·8d ago
Earlier this summer, Google’s Debug program made headlines by applying to the EPA for permits to release droves of Aedes aegypti mosquitoes across California and Florida.
'Information-rich' generation talks politics on parliament benches and online
ABC News Australiaby Lachlan Ford·8d ago
In short: A group of remote students are immersing themselves in local government as representatives on their youth council.
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