A NEW STUDY has exploded four common myths around human trafficking in Australia, debunking the perception that offenders are exclusively male, foreigners, unknown to their victims and use physical force to control them. Kyla Raby Kyla Raby is an anti-trafficking practitioner with the Australian Red Cross where she manages a support service
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Seven hours’ sleep is ideal amount in middle to old age, study finds
Co-existence with our wildlife, in any backyard
PEOPLE ARE SHARING off YouTube a series of delightful home videos featuring young magpies who have adopted families and individuals. Dogs also feature and there is a lot of fun with the playful magpies. The videos are said to have brought enjoyment worldwide to audiences anxious with human society and
How are power prices going up?
Labor says power prices are going up. The Coalition says they aren’t. Who’s right? “POWER PRICES ARE going up”, shadow treasurer Jim Chalmers declared last week. But according to energy minister Angus Taylor, “No one’s household power prices have gone up.” So who is right? With the cost of living at forefront of
For fans of The Crown
Tina Brown’s The Palace Papers is a delectable account of a soap opera family THOSE OF US interested in biographies of the House of Windsor have awaited Tina Brown’s The Palace Papers with much anticipation. Her 2007 book, The Diana Chronicles, was a New York Times bestseller, cementing Brown’s reputation as a
‘We need to let country do what it’s going to do’
The 4th National Indigenous Art Triennial: Ceremony is at the National Gallery of Australia until 31 July. THE CURRENT INDIGENOUS art triennial celebrates Aboriginal knowledge in ‘the heartland of whitefella sacred ground’ — Canberra. 'Ceremony' features the work of 38 artists from across Australia. The exhibition reveals how ceremony is at the intersection of Country,
George taught himself how to build an electric bike, car and yacht. He says anyone can do it.
In WA's Great Southern region, a dusty Suzuki Jimny is in pieces inside an Albany garage. George Knowlden, 28, works as a software developer by day and is in the process of converting the four-wheel-drive into an electric vehicle (EV). This isn't Mr Knowlden's first electrical installation. "I made an electric bike for my partner
If animals could speak, would we understand them?
TURIN, ONCE BRIEFLY the capital of Italy, is famous today for its coffee, delectable hazelnut chocolate, Fiat cars, Juventus FC and the architectural wonder, the Mole Antonelliana. It also happens to be the city of a reportedly epiphanic moment in the life of multi-faceted German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. On January 3
Brainfog and driving risk: study uncovering what happens in the brains of people with sleep apnoea
Australia’s first national recycling scheme for household batteries launches
HAVE YOU EVER chucked a dead AA battery straight into the bin? Many of us are guilty of doing this, despite the known risks of them contaminating landfill or even starting a rubbish tip fire. A national recycling scheme is now in action to make it easier for Australians to dispose of their old batteries