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Visions of future cemeteries: 5 models and how Australians feel about them

Picture: Richard Wainwright/AAP The coming decades represent an era of uncertainty for Australia’s cemeteries. They also present an opportunity to reflect on what our...

The Altar Boys: new questions about suicides of clergy abuse survivors should spark another inquiry

Picture: DANIEL POCKETT/AAP Investigative journalist Suzie Smith’s new book The Altar Boys is a searing read that raises new questions about the suicides of three former...

‘No one is truly there to help’: why so little is known about the reasons people go missing

Image: Shuttlestock As part of new research into missing persons in Australia, I have been asking people who return after disappearing what they needed or...

‘Living people’: who are the sovereign citizens, or SovCits, and why do they believe they have immunity from the law

 You might have seen articles or comments on social media lately alluding to “sovereign citizens”, or “SovCits” for short, with some reports suggesting COVID-19 government restrictions...

Permission To Shine opens with Big Prizes and announces First Judges!

Play It Forward, together with Dr Jonathon Welch AM, is thrilled to announce that round one of Permission to Shine is open. This online...

Celeste Barber’s story shows us the power of celebrity fundraising … and the importance of reading the fine print

Picture: Joel Carrett/AAP Comedian Celeste Barber’s whopping $51 million bushfire fundraiser showed us just how generous people can be in times of trouble. But the need to seek...

Road crashes, assaults and being spat on: the dangers facing Australian police in the line of duty

The Victorian Police Academy is lit up in blue in honour of the four officers killed in last week’s road tragedy.  AAP/Michael Dodge The horrific deaths...

Refugees need protection from coronavirus too, and must be released

Picture: AAP/Dan Peled Pressure is growing to release people from immigration detention, with lawyers from Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre mounting a court case on behalf of...

The summer heat calls for a cold beer, but be careful where you drink it. Being drunk in public is a crime

Public intoxication is illegal in every jurisdiction in Australia. Shutterstock 'Tis the season to be jolly. We all enjoy the sentiments of this well-known carol...

Islamophobic attacks mostly happen in public. Here’s what you can do if you see it or experience it

Picture by Muhammad Ruqiyaddin/Unsplash The second Islamophobia in Australia Report launched last month, in the same week a graphic video showing a pregnant Muslim woman being...
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