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Australian’s love a swim at the beach and the lifeguards in Sydney are considered among the best in the world. In fact many of us would be hesitant to go swimming at the beach and would have serious second thoughts about letting our children swim if there wasn't any lifeguards on-hand to protect us. But what many of you might not know is that some …

The New South Wales/A.C.T. Alcohol Policy Alliance have released a report which claims that based on patterns from previous years, there will be around 300 deaths and 12 000 hospitalisations from heavy drinking this Summer. One of the recommendations of the report is that Sydney venues follow the model employed in Newcastle that was set-up to count…

The Peace and Conflict Studies Centre at Sydney University has vowed to continue its support for the international boycott of the Israeli government, despite more than a week of negative coverage in the Murdoch press. The Australian newspaper has run ten straight days of critical coverage of the centre and its Director, Associate Professor JAKE LYN…

The Randwick City Council has announced a campaign to stop back-packers setting up in popular beach-side car-parks this Summer. The campaign focuses on dawn patrols by Police to enforce the no-camping policy in areas such as the Clovely beach car-park and at Coogee. Randwick Mayor, Tony Bowen, said that back-packers were disturbing the areas with e…

As the Doha round of negotiations on Climate Change continue, the CIA have released a report on the likely impacts a warming climate will have on the world. The report, based on a variety of sources including the most comprehensive study of ice core samples ever conducted, found that during the last century the planet heated up faster than at any o…

The internet has become as much a part of our daily lives as driving and eating. But who actually controls the internet? The International Telecommunications Union or the ITU is the United Nations agency responsible for information and communication technologies. Recently the ITU hosted the World Conference on International Communication where 178 …

Relations between Australia and Israel remain tense after the Foreign Minister Bob Carr called in Israel’s ambassador on Tuesday, to convey strong concern over plans to expand settlements on Palestinian land. Carr told the ambassador that building new settlements threatens the viability of a two-state solution. Israel announced the plan just a day …

Washington has become the first US state to legalise the recreational use of Marijuana. Those over the age of 21 are now able to possess and use up to 28 grams of the drug in private areas. Although some US states do allow cannabis use for medicinal purposes, Washington is the first to legalise it for entertainment. 2SER’s Sam Buckingham-Jones spok…

A Senate inquiry into the adequacy of unemployment benefits has decided not to recommend an increase, despite general agreement that the payment is too low to live on. At just $245 a week the Newstart allowance is well below the official poverty line and has been criticised by unions, charities and leading business groups. The two Labor MP’s on the…

This week the federal government lifted its ban on the pesticide Diuron after the federal pesticides authority cleared it for use at what they called reduced levels. However conservationists say the decision by Australia's chemical regulator to allow the continued use of the toxic weed killer could kill the Great Barrier Reef. Diuron is classified …

The Federal Government finally passed poker machine reforms through the Lower House after two years of political debate and public campaigning. Pubs and clubs will need voluntary pre-commitment technology on their machines, though the first venues will not switch it on until 2018. Clubs Australia and the Australian Hotels Association have welcomed …

The state government this week announced changes to BAIL LAWS, in an effort to reduce the large numbers of people who are refused bail, while waiting for a trial. More than a quarter of adult prisoners in NSW have not been convicted. The Attorney General Greg Smith has put forward a new “case by case” system, designed to ease the burden on prisons …

Since being elected into office in 2011, Premier Barry O’Farrell has made many changes to environment laws resulting in the reduction of wildlife protections. Many environment groups and politicians have raised concerns over the approval of amatuer hunting in national parks, and a rally was held on Wednesday to tell Barry O’Farrell that they’re not…

The Leveson inquiry has recommended that an independent self-regulatory body and governed by an independent board be created to keep the powerful British press in check. Lord Justice Brian Leveson’s 2,000 page report was handed down yesterday morning following a 17-month investigation into breaches of press culture and ethics, including the phone h…

In August this year NASA’s $2.5 billion dollar Curiosity rover landed inside Mars' huge Gale Crater where its mission is to determine if Mars has ever been capable of supporting microbial life. This week NASA announced that Curiosity had discovered something in one of its soil samples however the space agency would need to double check its data bef…

Having access to comprehensive public education is something most people take for granted. However, concern is growing in the community about the lack of public secondary school options within the NSW seat of Sydney. Susan Cheong spoke to Skye Molyneux, a Redfern resident and a mother of two.

The Australian Rugby League Commission has accepted a recommendation to outlaw the shoulder-charge from all competitions from 2013. The report stated that the increased size of athletes was creating a situation where the shoulder-charge could lead to an unacceptable injury risk. The response from most of the players and coaches was one of dismay an…

Israel and Hamas agreed to a ceasefire this week. As part of the deal brokered by Egypt Israel has agreed to end all military operations in the Gaza strip area while Hamas will stop its rocket attacks against Israel. But Pro Palestinian groups aren’t satisfied and feel the agreement is a temporary solution to Israeli aggression. Political analyst a…

The Federal Government has come under fire for its policy of processing asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island. The Refugee Action Coalition has denounced what it calls a “pointless” and “short-sighted” practice. In a protest outside Health Minister Tanya Plibersek’s Sydney office yesterday, demonstrators called on the government to change its ap…

Last month Julia Gillard made waves globally with her highly emotional speech against misogyny in Canberra. The Australian population responded favourably to the Prime Minister’s comments, but would her stand against misogyny have fared as well in other countries, such as Britain? A recent article in The Guardian has argued that Australian culture …

In Cuba last week, 37 nonviolent protesters, among them journalists and intellectuals, were arrested by authorities in Cuba for lobbying the government to ratify United Nations Human Rights protocols. John Suarez, a human rights activist based in Miami, Florida, has for the past four years run a blog called “Notes from the Cuban Exile Quarter”. Hav…

The staff of the ABC are about to get their own representative on the broadcasters board of Directors. After a six year campaign to have the position of “staff elected director” reinstated, the Gillard government has now passed the legislation and an election will be held early next year. The elected staff position was introduced in 1975, but it wa…

The practice of “confession” is under scrutiny following the announcement of a Royal Commission into institutional responses to child sexual abuse. A number of State and Federal MPs have come out against absolute secrecy when dealing with confessions – an idea Priests are calling “inviolable”. The centuries old practice requires the congregation to…

There are fears the violence in Gaza will escalate with Israel mobilising up to 30 000 military reserves. The latest aggression escalated after Palestinian Islamist group, Hamas, fired rockets at Tel Aviv killing three Israelis. The rockets were launched in response to Israel killing top Hamas military commander, Ahmed Jabaari, in Gaza. The Israel …

Every day six Australians take their own lives, making deaths by suicide higher than the national road toll. To raise awareness about suicide, The Salavation Army started a Memory Quilts project in 2009. The quilts weave together the photos of those who have died by suicide, and tell personal stories of the family and friends they leave behind. Thi…

Despite all their success, Australia’s female sports stars receive little recognition. But why is this? After all while our men have been struggling recently Aussie women have dominating and achieving global success in a variety of sports. There's our Olympians, Sally Pearson and Anna Meares who won gold at the London Olympics, 4-time world surf ch…

The Federal Government this week launched a new initiative to get more women on public and private boards. Despite some gains in recent years there are very few women serving as directors in senior roles in Australia. But the new plan, entitled “Board Links”, has already come under fire. Feminist and UTS academic Eva Cox, says BoardLinks doesn’t ad…

For over five years the Federal government has been promoting its plan for a mandatory internet filter, but yesterday it backed out the scheme saying it was too broad. Instead, Communications Minster Stephen Conroy said he’s come to an agreement with internet service providers to block a small number of child abuse sites. Most observers say the mov…

This week the Communist Party of China assembled it’s congress for a week-long meeting at which the party officials will decide on a new leader for the country. The Party Congress will nominate and select people to fill some of the country's top political and military positions for the next 10 years. The six-day meeting began on Thursday but it is …

A recent paper has predicted the final collapse of Arctic sea ice may be a mere four years away. Author of the paper, Professor Peter Wadhams of Cambridge University is one of the world's leading experts on climate change and Artic sea ice. His paper explains that a global disaster is now unfolding in northern latitudes of the planet as the sea are…

There’s a growing domestic and international interest in eco tourism, especially in Australian national parks. The Victorian Government is now the last Australian state to catch on, having decided in August to open parks to private development. But their plans are causing rancour among critics who say our national parks will be loved to death. Amy …

A recent BBC survey shows that President Obama has widespread support outside of the United States. Of the 21 countries surveyed, Obama had an average approval rating of 50%, while Romney’s was just 9%. Romney’s approval rating surpassed Obama’s in only one country, and that was Pakistan. Furthermore, support for President Obama from key US allies …

The UNITED NATIONS has decided to set up an official investigation into the American use of unmanned, predator drones, to target and bomb alleged insurgents. In the last 4 years the Obama administration has dramatically increased the use of remote controlled drones in Pakistan, Yemen and Somalia, and in the process, hundreds of civilians have been …

Hundreds of homeless teenagers are turned away from refuges every year in NSW, due to a lack of beds. Welfare groups say despite the Federal Government plan to halve homelessness by 2020, insufficient resources, means “roughing it” is the only option for some older children. In a trend that is worrying youth advocates, more and more are being told …

The Federal Government has pledged more than $1.7 billion dollars to help return the Murray-Darling River system to health. The plan, announced yesterday, adds an additional 450 gigalitres to the 2,750 already promised for the Murray. Irrigators are concerned smaller communities along the rivers will be detrimentally impacted by the change. But env…