The burly young footballer sits hunched and crying in the bath as his mother scrubs frantically to remove the words “whore” and “slut”, which have been scrawled upon his naked body in lipstick. It has been years since Ben, 21, has cried. But today the tears wiggle down his face and into the stained bathwater, […]
A naked photo of a female student taken secretly by another student on a mobile phone has sparked internal inquiries at the University of Sydney and a police investigation. The inquiries have uncovered a minefield of ethical and legal questions, while the female student has accused the university of dealing inadequately with her complaint. In […]
Cyber bullying is becoming a significant threat to the safety and wellbeing of a whole generation of young people. The United States and the United Kingdom have already been addressing the issue for many years, but it is seen as a relatively new and emerging phenomenon in Australia. Young members of generation Y (often referred […]
VICTORIANS spend more than $1.7 billion a year to support injured workers through the Victorian WorkCover Authority — that’s $33 million a week, almost $5 million each day, or $200,000 every hour. But each year a handful of people take advantage of this generosity to line their own pockets, either faking injuries or exaggerating them. […]
Australian Olympians have slammed the deal struck between the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Authority and more than a dozen Cronulla players from the Sharks’ 2011 squad. A retrospective suspension agreed to on Friday will mean 10 current NRL players will miss as little as three rounds of the season despite having to make admissions about their […]
BIG hitting golfer Dustin Johnson is serving a six-month suspension from the PGA Tour after testing positive to cocaine according to Sports Illustrated in the USA. Reporting on their website golf.com, the magazine says Johnson has now failed three drug tests, one for marijuana in 2009 and two for cocaine, in 2012 and 2014. Dustin […]
THE ugly spectre of match-fixing has again surfaced in Australia, with six men questioned yesterday in Melbourne by police. Purana detectives charged a Brighton man with two counts of match-fixing related to betting on matches here and overseas, with investigations continuing into the activity of several others. Another five men were released pending further investigation […]
A MELBOURNE man has been charged with match fixing after allegedly rigging tennis matches in Australia and overseas. The 27-year-old was bailed by police this afternoon on two charges of using corrupt conduct information for betting purposes, and drug offences. He will appear in Melbourne’s Magistrates Court on September 25. Detectives also questioned five other […]
After years of infighting and complaints about American bassoonist Kim Walker’s controversial management style, the Sydney Conservatorium of Music is again alive with the sound of complaints about bullying against staff. Languages teacher Nicole Dorigo has lodged a bullying complaint with the Fair Work Commission and is disputing what she claims is a sham redundancy. […]
Socceroos star Tim Cahill believes Australia was the victim of bad refereeing and bad sportsmanship as they succumbed to a 3-1 defeat in their opening World Cup game against Chile in Cuiaba. After falling 2-0 down in the opening 15 minutes, a Cahill-inspired comeback gave Australia hope of a draw as Chile wilted, only for […]
