Tag: Community and Society
Dancing queens dig lords of the dance
Scientists reveal the secret to how a man can attract women on the dance floor: it's all in the way he moves his neck, torso and right knee.[MORE]
Leaders attend funeral of young soldier
Leaders put politics aside to farewell another Australian soldier who was killed in Afghanistan.[MORE]
Missing Broken Hill teenagers found in Sydney
Two teenage girls reported missing from their parents' house in Broken Hill on Friday night have been found in Sydney.[MORE]
Country Women's Association still relevant: president
The Country Women's Association (CWA) believes the organisation is just as relevant now as it when it formed 88 years ago.[MORE]
WAFF says election result good for farmers
The Western Australian Farmers Federation (WAFF) says yesterday's federal election result was always going to be good for farmers, no matter which major party gained power.[MORE]
Indigenous Australians recognised in NSW constitution
The NSW Constitution now recognises Aboriginal people as the traditional custodians of the state.[MORE]
Stranded fisherman survived on rainwater, coconuts
Authorities in Papua New Guinea are trying to track down the family of a fisherman who was rescued by an Australian container ship last week.[MORE]
Stress taking toll on child safety workers
The Queensland Public Sector Union (QPSU) says more child safety workers are quitting their jobs due to growing workloads and too much stress.[MORE]
Barnett regrets adviser's 'talk-fest' comments
Western Australia Premier Colin Barnett says he regrets that one of his advisers labelled the Kimberley Land Council's (KLC) annual general meeting a "non-specific talk-fest".[MORE]
Katter braces for 'big challenges' ahead
Independent MP Bob Katter says he thinks he will still be able to influence government policy in the new Federal Parliament.[MORE]
SA nurses end industrial action
Public sector nurses in South Australia have ended industrial action and mediation will begin.[MORE]
International students 'key to skills shortage'
A new recruitment service in Canberra is turning to international students in a bid to address the city's skills shortage. [MORE]
Parkes MP disappointed with Gillard victory
The Nationals Member for Parkes says he is concerned about the independent MPs' reasons for backing Labor.[MORE]
Morcombe foundation to revise child safety DVD
The mother of missing Sunshine Coast teenager Daniel Morcombe says new technology has forced them to revise a child safety DVD.[MORE]
Health risk sees Show cattle judging moved
People have been treated for eye problems at the Royal Adelaide Show after they visited the cattle judging.[MORE]
Man to face court over alleged child abduction
A 21-year-old man will face a New South Wales court today after allegedly abducting his nine-week-old baby and assaulting the child's mother and grandmother.[MORE]
Council rejects southern housing plan
Onkaparinga Council has rejected a plan for new housing development near McLaren Vale on Adelaide's southern outskirts.[MORE]
NSW Parliament to recognise Indigenous Australians
Indigenous leaders will gather at the New South Wale Parliament today for the introduction of a new bill recognising Aboriginal people as the first people in the state.[MORE]
700 bodies found in WWII-era mass grave
The bodies of about 700 people killed in the wake of World War II have been discovered in a mass grave in Slovenia.[MORE]
Blitz remembered at St Paul's service
Former pilots, nurses and emergency workers have gathered at St Paul's Cathedral in London to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the start of the German Blitz on the city.[MORE]
Lawnmower man walks 2,000kms for charity
A 67-year-old man has pushed his lawnmower up the Queensland coast from the Gold Coast to Cairns to raise money for charity.[MORE]
Search continues for man missing in Dawson River
A search for a man who went missing in a swollen river in central Queensland resumes today. [MORE]
Nashos to be honoured with memorial
Australia's national servicemen will be recognised for the first time today with the dedication of a memorial in Canberra.[MORE]
Pension strikers stage mass protest in France
More than 1 million French workers have taken to the streets to challenge president Nicolas Sarkozy's plan to raise the retirement age to 62, the centrepiece of his reform agenda.[MORE]
Church vows to go ahead with Koran-burning
A Florida evangelical church has vowed to go ahead with plans to burn the Koran on the 9/11 anniversary despite fears it may fuel an angry backlash and endanger US and allied troops in Afghanistan.[MORE]
