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Convicted murderer of Cabramatta MP John Newman celebrated his 55th birthday in custody this week. The Vietnamese-born former Fairfield councillor Phuong Canh Ngo is serving a life sentence for the shooting murder of Austrian-born Cabramatta MP John Newman. Ngo has spent 15 …

They are familiar murmurings and they gather righteous crescendo as they seep into print, broadcast and online media platforms. But to many of us, we have heard them all before and recognise the strategy for what it is – helmet promotion via …

As a manager of a homelessness shelter in Queensland, Cara* first suspected a problem with management about two months after she left on sick leave to start her treatment for Stage IV esophageal cancer. After a short period at work, she was …

John Pelletier is a victim of a privacy breach so shocking, it could have landed him in jail. Literally. “I had a criminal record and I didn’t even know it,” he says. “It was the most confusing moment of my life.” He …

With the recent change in leadership, there is speculation that Australia’s asylum seeker policy could become even tougher. This raises serious questions about Australia’s commitment to the international protection of refugees writes Daniela Carlucci. For those who’ve come across the seas, we’ve …

At 1am, Katherine Biggs awakes, her breath forming steam in the unheated animal shed that is her home. With no hot water, she skips a shower and gets ready to make the three-hour drive to Brisbane to sell vegetables at a farmer’s …

  The beautiful rural Hunter Valley region has become a playground where Australia’s deadly Carbon Games are played all year round, local Sue Abbot reports The fog edges to the very seams of dawn and dutifully the morning light retreats to the sidelines to …

Wall sized flat-screen televisions hang dormant while rows of abandoned pokies chatter and flash in a dawn chorus. Blacktown RSL at 7 am is shrouded in darkness and seems an unlikely birthplace for a political campaign. About 40 Rise Up Australia Party …

Baobab trees stand in abundance with lush yellow grass swaying at their trunks. Grey Loerie birds float between trees in the clear blue air while insects faintly hum from the earth. The bushveld: home to the Big Five, a place of enchantment and …

On May 17, Food Revolution Day took over schools, workplaces and households across the world to spread a message: eat good food. It seems simple but it has been one of the hardest messages to convey. An initiative of famous foodie Jamie …