Christiane Barro
Giving in 2020: Charities see spike in donations
Australians have shown more generosity in a year overshadowed by a global pandemic and unprecedented economic setbacks. New data obtained from multiple...
Grave fears for domestic violence victims this Christmas
As the calendar clocked over into the 52nd week of the year, violence against women claimed another life. Fifty-four women in 52...
‘We’re really getting desperate’: Stakes rise for wildlife carers as bushfire threat remains
Australians rescuing and caring for injured wildlife have been left to go it alone for so long the ability to continue to...
‘I said my last words’: Ghanieh escaped Iran by boat, now she’s helping Australia fight COVID
Ghanieh Daghagheleh escaped Iran by boat, was locked up in Indonesia six times, held on Christmas Island for six weeks, then spent...
Sydney woman preserves memories of grandma using rice cooker
Death can be such a taboo subject, but one Sydney woman has found a unique way of holding on to her beloved...
Coronavirus stinks: Australian virus-sniffer dogs ready for work by mid-summer
Australian researchers are just weeks away from approving the deployment of sniffer dogs who can detect the coronavirus. The University of Adelaide’s...
Surviving Black Summer: Nightmare continues one year on
Slaughter-free meat? Scientists say it could save the world from another pandemic
Scientists say slaughter-free meat has the potential to save the world from another pandemic. But telling people it will reduce animal cruelty...
Fatal shark attacks on the rise in Australian waters
More people in Australia have been killed in shark attacks in 2020 than in any other year since 1929, official records show....
NT adopts 10-minute COVID-19 tests, but other states remain wary of false negatives
A coronavirus test that can deliver results in 10 minutes is set to be rolled out in Australia, but staff at just...