May 22, 2013 Heroic effort failed just one day away from success.

May 22, 2013 He helped sail a leaky fishing boat packed with 97 asylum seekers to Christmas Island but a court found he had no idea where the boat was going.

May 22, 2013 At any one time in Australia about 16,500 devices are infected with malware, according to ACMA.

May 22, 2013 Essendon footballer Nathan Lovett-Murray is in hospital after being stabbed in Melbourne's north on Tuesday.

May 22, 2013 When three US high school students from Virginia made cellphone videos of drunken sex acts with fellow teens and shared them among themselves, they ended up in court last week facing charges usually reserved for adult predators: child pornography.

May 22, 2013 The number of Australians starting apprenticeships has dropped dramatically, according to figures from a government research centre.

May 22, 2013 A virtual war over gay marriage has broken out between key Labor government figures and a powerful Christian lobby group.

May 22, 2013 Teaching students the dangers of gambling is crucial with the boom in betting and easy access to online gambling, an international expert has warned.

May 22, 2013 Technology has enabled the proliferation of pornography, making it so pervasive that it has become the main sex educator for many young people. This is a profound problem because it gives a distorted view of sexuality and human relations, predominantly involves violence against women and encourages hazardous practices.

May 22, 2013 Stephen Conroy brokered a deal with the television industry to allow betting companies to continue spruiking live odds during sports broadcasts, despite the growing public backlash against the spread of gambling culture.