May 18, 2013 The federal government is facing another High Court challenge to the indefinite detention of more than 50 refugees deemed security risks by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.

May 18, 2013 Image concerns and pressure to perform are driving students to extremes.

May 18, 2013 The World Anti-Doping Agency has called for every Australian school student to be taught about the dangers of performance-enhancing drugs, saying children are putting their health at risk by taking steroids and sports supplements.

May 18, 2013 Schoolboys wanting a hit of the latest bulk-building product or pill need not travel far.

May 18, 2013 A discovery raises hope for a Parkinson's cure through to spinal injuries.

May 17, 2013 A week after the launch of one of the most talked-about pieces of public art in Australia in recent years, Patricia Piccinini's whimsical Skywhale, Robyn Archer has learnt a few hard lessons about how the arts are perceived in the wider world.

May 17, 2013 As crime across Australia drops, credit card fraud continued to rise as part of a six-year upward trend, according to the latest Australian Institute of Criminology facts and figures report.

May 17, 2013 The federal government's biggest department is spending $30 million hiring casual and short-term labour while shedding more than 2400 of its permanent staff.

May 17, 2013 Archibald Prize winners are usually full of praise for their subjects, but Max Fontaine would hardly be telling the truth if he had only kind things to say about his three-year-old sister, Lila.

May 17, 2013 Some of Australia's biggest retailers are facing threats of a consumer boycott after failing to sign an international agreement to improve fire safety and working conditions in Bangladesh, following the country's worst industrial accident.