The Victorian RSL raises millions through poker machines each year but for some young veterans the social cost of the pokies is too high.
Category Archives: Community and Society
Seasteading couple charged as Thai navy boards floating home
Authorities charge American bitcoin trader Chad Elwartowski and his Thai partner, Supranee Thepdet, with violating Thai sovereignty by building a floating home 14 nautical miles off the coast.
Border Force stops to search you at the airport – what are your rights?
When it comes to being stopped and searched at the airport, are there certain things customs officers can and can't look at, like laptops or USB sticks?
Santa nailed to a cross? How Christianity’s iconography gets lost in translation
Over the centuries, Easter has come under many different guises — and in recent years, the hyper-commercial holiday has sometimes become lost in translation.
Rainbow buns have people a little cross at Royal Easter Show
Food is a key feature of Sydney's Royal Easter Show, however one vendor's experiment this year with a tried-and-true recipe has a few patrons feeling a little cross.
In all the destruction at the Notre Dame, one photo stood out
On the day of the faire, jolting pictures and video of the spire collapsing, the roof ablaze, were posted alongside people's snaps and memories of their visits to the famed old edifice. But for me, one photo captured a message, writes Simon Smart.
Bitcoin couple face death penalty for ‘seastead’ floating home in international waters
The "seavangelists" believe floating nations will "restore the environment, enrich the poor, cure the sick, and liberate humanity from politicians". But now they're on the run from the Thai government.
Worker with Down syndrome inspires community as ‘dream comes to fruition’
Josh Meredith lives with Down syndrome and is helping change community attitudes towards disability in the workplace.
Scarborough’s twin towers development on hold as developer explores other options
The developers of a proposed twin towers development on one of Perth's most famous beaches officially advise the WA Government that the project is on hold while they re-evaluate the project.
Alt-right’s secret plan to bolster Fraser Anning’s re-election hopes revealed
The highly provocative material includes stunts during the federal election campaign, such as performing in blackface and burning of the Quran, to attract global attention and help Senator Anning.