National Archive

A couple of yachties anchored in Escape River, near the tip of Cape York in far north Queensland, had a close encounter of the crocodile kind when they were woken by a large crashing sound in the middle of the night. Canadians Marian and David Paul woke …

It was Saturday night. Having just arrived in Australia for the first time, walking down George Street at 2am was a fast and hard lesson in the female social standards of native nightlife writes Jessica Beder. Navigating a forest of staggering stilettos …

On the pre-dawn tarmac of Melbourne Airport, Black Caviar stretched her legs before her black travel suit was removed and she was led into quarantine. The champion returned to Australia having clocked up 22 unbeaten wins at Royal Ascot in a nose-bitingly …

Once thought to be the stuff of nightmares, organ trafficking is a threat that just became more real by (officially) landing on our doorstep. Miranda Farrell finds out if we’re prepared. On 28 July 2011, news broke that an elderly Sydney woman …

THERE was a feeling of change in the air at the Mabo Day celebrations on Thursday Island,writes Mark Roy. While the Federal Government is talking about changes to the Native Title Act, 20 years after the historic High Court decision on land …

A 10-year-old Vietnamese girl who has spent 12 months detained at the Darwin Immigration detention centre has written a heartfelt plea asking the public for help, writes Zijun Li. The girl is one of 50 detainees waiting for their refugee claims to be …

Proposed amendments to the Marriage Act have split Australian church leaders. With three private members bills seeking to reform the Act still being considered in parliament, the Catholic Church last month circulated 80, 000 letters urging Catholics to express their opposition to …

The Federal Government released its new dental health plan earlier this month but despite the $515 million allocated over four years, more is needed to make up for past deficiencies in the Australian dental care system, writes Ramona Pradella. Shane Fryer, president …