The latest research and clinical developments for people with Downs Syndrome will be discussed at the World Down Syndrome Congress in Brisbane from July 9-11. Emily Caska also discusses the situation in Australia for people with disability who
Dr Billy Garvey has spent his 20-year career working with children - from newborn babies to 17-year-olds - addressing mental health issues and behavioural problems. He says he's never met a child in his clinic who has been too difficult to hel
Imagine attending a funeral, and right in the middle of the eulogy, a well dressed 6ft tall, stranger interrupts and says he has a message from the person in the coffin.
Of all the death and destruction in Ukraine caused by Russia’s bombing, the story of the eastern city of Mariupol stands out. Human Rights Watch conducted a 2 year investigation into the siege of the city, to gather evidence of war crimes and
NATO’s 75th anniversary summit this week comes as political upheaval in Europe and the United States could affect the NATO alliance support for Ukraine. Some want to move on bringing Ukraine into the NATO.
The US Supreme Court decision on presidential immunity has thrown all the prosecutions against Donald Trump and others involved in the January 6 insurrection into doubt, and it has exposed the depth of the divide on the Supreme Court bench.
Sometimes they’re armed with a chainsaw, sometimes a bottle of poison, and often they’re operating in broad daylight. So why is it so hard to catch Sydney’s tree killers?
Over the past 20 years Jessica Brown has changed the course of hundreds of young women’s lives for the better. The charities she founded, SISTER2sister and Warrior Woman Foundation, support young women at risk through pairing with older, succe
Analysis of 7 million speeches shows politicians’ language is less complex on hot days. Scientists at the Max Planck institute for demographic research have been researching the impact that warmer weather can have on our cognitive abilities, u
The Maryborough Mary Poppins Festival began as an annual high tea held by the Proud Mary's — a group formed in 1999 of women from around the world, all called Mary.
As co-host of the T20 World Cup, USA made cricket history, and then what the BBC called “one of the biggest shocks in cricket history” by beating the traditional cricket powerhouse Pakistan. And it was an Australian, Stuart Law, who coached Te
Danielle Wood is the overall winner of The Australian Financial Review Women in Leadership Awards for her contributions to economic policy and a preparedness to take an unpopular position in key national debates.
Daniel Duggan’s career was spent pushing warplanes to their limits. Now the United States wants him extradited from Australia and prosecuted for conspiracy. The Australian pilot says he innocent, and believes he’s a pawn in the geopolitical co
Born into a war and forced to spend her childhood in refugee camps, our guest this week reflects on what it felt like to finally return to her country, South Sudan. Yolanda earned a scholarship and was able to move to Canada where she obtained
A RIBA award is one of the highest accolades a building can receive, and at 23 years in the making this mosque in the Sydney suburb of punchbowl has waited a long time for recognition. We hear from the Greek orthodox architect who wasn’t even
As cases of bird flu in mammals surge, and central Africa experiences an outbreak of Mpox, a new report for the WHO says the lack of preparation has left the world vulnerable to a devastating new pandemic.