Australia - Society

Nov 13, 2009, 10:00 pm

On Monday Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will make a national apology to the survivors, many of whom suffered years of neglect and abuse in state care.

Nov 13, 2009, 10:00 am

The tsunami-devastated Pacific island nation of Samoa has received a $400,000 firetruck from Victoria.

Nov 12, 2009, 8:00 pm

Now one of the world's slowest moving creatures—a tree snail—has been named in Irwin's honour.

Nov 11, 2009, 6:00 pm

Australia is missing out on a new breed of 'metro-spiritual' travelers because of a lack of eco-accommodation.

Nov 11, 2009, 6:00 pm

Thousands of people have observed a minute of silence in the usually bustling centre of Sydney to mark Remembrance Day.

Nov 10, 2009, 10:00 pm

Homebirthing is a common phenomenon in most parts of the world, but in Australia, fears surrounding the process are threatening its acceptability.

Nov 9, 2009, 2:00 am

Australia's first naval battle was a fiery two-hour showdown with a German light cruiser just 3,000km from our shores.

Nov 8, 2009, 3:00 am

The greatest ever Australian crawl to prove that the impossible is possible, has begun over the Kokoda trail.

Nov 6, 2009, 1:00 pm

The NSW government has declared the shires of Nambucca, Bellingen and Kempsey, and Coffs Harbour on the mid north coast natural disaster areas.

Nov 4, 2009, 9:00 pm

Police have praised an Australia Post worker who handed in a parcel containing $100,000 she found behind a post office in Melbourne's southeast.

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