Norman Hermant

The worst places for drownings in the country’s rivers and dams have been identified in a report following a 10-year review. The study into inland river drownings, which continue to claim the lives of more Australians each year than drownings in beaches or pools, was carried out by the Royal Life Saving Society, who will release their full report later this year. The blackspots include popular swimming and recreation waterways such as the Murray, Hawkesbury, Murrumbidgee and Yarra Rivers. The…

Young people who play simulated gambling games for free online are more likely to become problem gamblers in real life, according to a report from the Australian Gambling Research Centre.

Thousands of hearing impaired and deaf Australians have been forced to abandon a technology many call life changing, with CapTel text captioning telephones switching from today.

Thousands of hearing impaired and deaf Australians have been forced to abandon a technology many call life changing, with CapTel text captioning telephones switching from today.

There are signs that many Australians have seen an unexpected boost to their household bottom lines during the Covid pandemic.

Melbourne’s week of extraordinary protests highlights the growth of an anti-lockdown information silo, where the mainstream media is being drowned out by a different kind of rhetoric, writes Norman Hermant.

In the back lot of an industrial site in Canberra, engineers are producing a response to the growing drone threat in Ukraine. It is called Slinger — and it is designed to counter drones at a cost that countries like Ukraine can afford.

Hanaa Elmobayed was one of 19 Australians who made it out of Gaza through the Rafah crossing with Egypt last weekend. But there were many times the mother of five feared she’d never make it back to her family.

Pro-Palestinian rallies have been going on for weeks across the country. The protests are dominated by young people.

For much of the past four decades, Australia made steady progress on the road toll. But as the nation emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic, car crashes started to increase.

When it comes to political firepower, no organisation in the US has been as effective in influencing the gun debate as the National Rifle Association, but this month, the NRA is on trial in New York in a case that threatens how its future plays out.

The Wagner group was infamous for doing Russia’s bidding across Africa but now a new organisation loyal to Vladimir Putin is infiltrating the region’s coup belt.

In Ballarat’s bushland pinpointing a phone signal is hard, so apparently is falling down a mine shaft. So what could have happened to missing mother of three Samantha Murphy?

“It’s a love story, baby just say yes.” They’re some of the lyrics to one of Taylor Swift’s most famous songs and in Australia her fans are paying back the love in the most wholesome ways.

Ankur Chhabra lost four members of his family in one day when they drowned at a beach. He hopes signs can be made clearer so others know the dangers of swimming on unpatrolled beaches.

Formula 1. It’s a sport where no one is short of cash but the gulf between the top and bottom teams has increased as former Haas team principal Guenther Steiner knows all too well.

High school teacher Grace thought she’d landed her dream job. But she quit after one term when male students who were fans of self-described misogynist Andrew Tate made her feel unsafe.

Independent MP Andrew Wilkie’s allegations of rampant illicit drug use in the AFL have rocked the game. Now stakeholders past and present face a divide on what is best for the sport and the players themselves.

While some used tyres end up being recycled, a growing amount are ending up in landfill or being illegally dumped, like this huge stockpile that has been left in a field.

Iran’s attack on Israel could have massive implications for the Middle East but experts say the actions of other regional powers could be more important.