As she prepares for her third Olympics, Matildas star Caitlin Foord has been immortalised in a 14-metre-high mural in her home city of Wollongong. 

A study by The Australia Institute finds superannuation tax concessions will only widen the wealth divide for women and low-income earners.

Distance education home tutors are calling on the government for greater recognition of their role in classrooms.

With outback towns stuck in a cycle of workforce shortages and a dire need for childcare, parents are taking care of each other's children so they can keep their jobs.

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Price monitoring shows living costs have risen more in remote towns than in metropolitan areas.

More than 70 per cent of truck drivers said they had a near miss on average once a week, according to a study by Monash University.

In the 1980s the protest movement against Pine Gap continues and women especially don't want Australia involved in nuclear war and the protests get increasingly wild.

Scientists say the World Heritage-listed area is returning to its former glory, with a resurgence in vegetation allowing nesting seabirds to flourish. While the island remains pest-free, new threats are on the horizon, including climate change and avian influenza.

As professional sports codes grapple with protocols around head knocks and player safety, regional sports administrators are worried about possible legal action in the coming years over concussions and CTE