Local
What shall we do with the drunken sailor?
With alcohol the cause of half the fatalities that occur in recreational aquatic activity in Sydney, Christine Bauman reports that it is time we sober up the drunken sailor.
1 July 2008
Redfern's Male Bonding for a Better Future
The bonds of brotherhood are helping to tackle problems that Aboriginal males face today by creating a sense of community in a men’s group. The group's holistic approach includes healing the past to move forward in the future. Inga Ting Reports.
30 June 2008
Make Some Noise for Darfur
The Sudanese are Sydney's newest migrant group and many in their growing community have settled in western Sydney, a long way away from the violence and brutality of life in Darfur. June 19 marked World Refugee Day and a day of advocacy and celebration was held to raise awareness about the Darfuri plight. Kate Lamb reports.
21 June 2008
Police Dogs Educate Students About Drugs
Campbelltown Performing Arts High School experienced first hand how sniffer dogs detected drugs and explosives but with the day being such a success, members of the Australian Federal Police have said this inititiative may stem to a state and possible a national level. Nastasia Campanella with the report.
12 June 2008
Beating the Blues
Depression is becoming a common disease around the globe. A quarter of Australian women and one in six Australian men will experience it at some stage in their lives. But as this problem grows so do the anti-depressant prescriptions and some are arguing that in many cases, popping pills is a band-aid solution with dangerous side effects. Danielle Bowling reports.
30 May 2008
Engineering the rise of...Engineering
Over the past 2 years, there’s been a spike in engineering studies across universities in Sydney. It has been said the rising number of students wanting to study this course is due to Australian resources boom. Christina Zhou reports.
27 May 2008
