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The Australian Crime Commission says the illicit drug market remains the principal source of profit for organised crime and Australia is a major target for organised crime syndicates.

Human cloning technology has been used to make human embryos to grow stem cells in a development scientists in the United States are calling a significant step for medicine.

A report released shows the impact of Australia's rising cost-of-living on lower-income groups.

Nearly half of Australia's adults will experience mental illness in their lifetime and questions are being asked about whether funding can be better targeted.  

A recent declaration by representatives of about 80 countries, including Australia, supported an initiative to rid the world of polio within five years.

Ma Myint Myint Khin Pe or Ma Shwe Zee Kwet wife of Ko Kyaw Thu and Secretary of Free Funeral Service talk about their organisation work.  

Kyaw Thu, is a two-time Myanmar Academy Award winning film actor and film director. One of the top leading men of Burmese cinema in the 1980s and 1990s, Since 2002, Kyaw Thu has devoted much time to do social work for the poor, and in the process ...

Calls are being made for Australian courts to impose tougher penalties on men who commit domestic violence.

As social taboos continue to be broken and guilty secrets exposed, one subject seems set to buck the trend and remain off-limits: marriage between close family members.

Welfare advocates say Australia needs a nationwide strategy to address the growing numbers of people with a disability who are forced to live in poverty.

A rash of racist incidents occurred on several Australian buses over recent months.

Australia's population is set to pass a major milestone, officially reaching the 23 million mark today ( 2157 AEST Tuesday 23/3/2013)

Prime Minister Julia Gillard has announced Australia will ease restrictions on defence cooperation between Australia and Myanmar

The annual report on homicides in Australia has revealed more murders are now being committed with knives than firearms.

Australian boys have begun receiving vaccination against the cancer-causing human papillomavirus, or HPV.