Across Australia, and indeed the western world, people are demanding tougher action on youth crime.Residents in certain communities don’t feel safe.It’s led to rising rates of youth detention. In some places, governments have even...

Health authorities report the death toll in Gaza has reached 40 thousand. Meanwhile a deal to bring home the remaining Israeli hostages remains elusive.Peace talks continue in hopes of securing a ceasefire and averting an escalation of ...

Blood products designed to save lives in the 1970s and 80s did the very opposite. They were contaminated with HIV and hepatitis. It left over 30,000 people infected. An enquiry in the U.K. has recommended a large-scale...

Children are suffering in conflicts across the globe.Globally, over 43 million children have been forced to flee their homes. Wars in places like Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and Haiti - just to name a few - are having a devastating impact on y...

More than a decade of abuse scandals have rocked the Catholic Church, and shifting social values have alienated its flock.In the west, Catholicism is in decline. Just 17.5-percent of Americans identify as Catholic. In Australia young pe...