Community and Society

Laws allowing authorities to use ankle bracelets and curfews to monitor 93 people released from immigration detention are now subject to a High Court challenge.

The emails released to state parliament reveal members of Mrs Nowland's family knew the details of how she was injured "very quickly", with the NSW opposition saying it raises doubts over why the word "taser" was omitted from a press release.

While a treasured ocean pool on the Eyre Peninsula's far west coast is back up and running, to the delight of locals and tourists, some regional South Australian communities await access to their jetties.

The memory of champion racehorse will not be forgotten but his statue won't quite make full scale as a dedicated country turf club member pushes on with a hometown tribute.

The Queensland Government has announced a $64 million cost-of-living subsidy for the Torres Strait, Cape and Gulf, but many residents are still in the dark about how it will work.

West Australians are gearing up for a "very unusual" run of hot November weather, with the temperature tipped to reach the high 30s for the next five days. 

When an ambulance took Jake to the PA Hospital, he was told there were no beds available and was parked in a hallway on a trolley. It would be more than eight hours before he'd see a doctor.

A group of Top End homeowners embroiled in a legal saga over their defect-riddled houses say they're fearful someone will lose their life before any action is taken to either compensate them or demolish and rebuild their homes.

Musician Jack Johnson chats to ABC News Breakfast ahead of his Australian visit next year for the 35th anniversary Bluesfest.

Turkey pardoning is a big tradition ahead of thanksgiving in the United States. And the big birds, before they go to the White House to be pardoned, are put up in a hotel room the night before.

The South Australian government will rollout its $25 top-up lifting fee for wheelchair accessible cabs to the state's regions following heavy criticism. 

Police are investigating a fake flyer dropped in neighbourhood letterboxes showing lewd imagery and incorrect information about a pride march on Brisbane's bayside this weekend.

Nehad Jerada says people love her baked pastries, they are flaky, savoury, and play an important part in educating people about what it means to be Palestinian.

The new mode of transport is posing a particular challenge to the blind and visually-impaired, who find navigating busy CBDs difficult at the best of times.

A Victorian man with a "strange" doomsday mindset is sentenced to more than two years in prison after police found weapons, ammunition, explosives and body armour hidden in his property on the outskirts of Melbourne.

Thousands of autistic drivers could find their Australian licences are in legal limbo due to changes quietly made last year to the national standards that govern who is considered fit to drive.

38-year-old Joshua Clarke's love of Elvis inspired him to pursue his passion for music in an unexpected place.

Along a dirt road in Far North Queensland is a farm where prisoners are learning to care for animals. The agricultural skills they are acquiring will set them up for work when they're released.

In Exquisite Corpse, award-winning Australian author Marija Peričić gives voice to the women caught up in a man's macabre obsession with a dead patient.

Australian universities have signed on to a new charter on sexual harm, committing to more public reporting and community education on sexual violence, but student advocates say it is little more than a "recycled" version of commitments first agreed to six years ago.

An Aboriginal woman's fight to get off financial guardianship in the remote Northern Territory has exposed a deeper problem of cultural bias in cognitive tests.

It's taken two years and the Tasmanian government has already ruled out forced amalgamations, but an extensive local government review identifies 12 councils suitable to merge.

A supermarket chain in the UK has gone against the trend of self-service check-outs, saying they cannot provide great customer service "through a robot". So, could it happen in Australia? 

An Australian family who managed to flee war-torn Gaza and return home, shares their story of survival, but found it easy adjusting to normal life.

Financial counsellors say a government service designed to help people on Centrelink is being misused to exploit vulnerable Australians.