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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 …

A series of seismic shocks have devastated the north of Italy and left the country stunned, writes Ilaria Bettinelli in Milan. Sunday May 20, at 4.03am (0204 GMT) a strong earthquake of magnitude 6 hit the area of the Emilia Po-Plain between the …

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 …

Two Norwegian artists who have won fame in Lebanon through their web project 2famous.tv tested public support for their work after receiving threats, writes Pablo Majluf. Following one particularly serious threat, they went public and asked the community if they should quit. More …

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 …

Rockdale is fast becoming the fitness hub of the south after Rockdale Council reviewed another 24/7 gym development application last week, writes Brian Vane-Tempest. The newcomer, Anytime Fitness, would ramp up the already fierce competition for the local fitness dollar among operators …

  Sensationalist headlines claiming that dolphins are bisexual have exploded online thanks to a misinterpreted phrase used in a scientific paper published in March. Media reports across the globe have claimed that male bottlenose dolphins engage in “extensive bisexuality” and “resort to …

China is host to the world’s largest number of English learners, but the opportunities for speaking and learning remain inadequate, leaving many Chinese English users relying on a diet of Western pop culture to get by in business. Jessica Carter writes from …