The unlikely procedure luring desperate Australians to Thailand

Local clinics are offering such a poor service that patients are being forced to make urgent trips to Asia’s party hotspot Read more

Bunnings may have gone too far with its latest grab for power

It’s the undisputed champion of the Australian hardware scene. Now Masters looks cooked, its biggest threat might be its own ambition Read more

Church vs state: the refugee showdown priests are trying to avoid

A secretive, defiant operation to stop the Immigration Department returning 267 asylum seekers to Nauru has clergy worried Read more

Could your face could be scaring people away from you?

‘Resting bitch face’ affects everyone from the Queen to Jon Snow. Here’s the scientific way to tell if you’re a victim of the affliction Read more

D-day for Assange: ‘I shall exit the embassy … to accept arrest’

Wikileaks founder vows to hand himself over to police today after being holed up for more than three years. First, he has one last chance Read more

The ridiculous contradiction of the ‘Underboob Challenge’

It’s the latest ridiculous body-shaming craze to hit the internet. And it exposes one of the biggest double standards in our society Read more

Salad mix taken from shelves after salmonella outbreak

A spate of food poisoning cases leads to the national withdrawal of a specific brand of prepackaged lettuce at Coles and Woolies Read more

WAP names 10 cruellest animal tourism adventures on the planet

More than half a million animals fall victim to ‘irresponsible’ wildlife tourism. Find out if your travel plans could be contributing to cruelty Read more

‘There’s something going on’: proof the CIA believed in UFOs

Documents show UFO hysteria crippled the Whitehouse’s phone systems, while the US considered their use in ‘psychological warfare’ Read more