People

Man acquitted of people smuggling charges

Paul Bibby 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.

Green light to work up a sweat

Nicole Hasham Parks and bushland encourage people to exercise harder and more often, study finds.

Wired for pain may be all gain

Larissa Nicholson Imagine feeling pain and not being upset by it, or running a marathon and not feeling tired.

Private schools foster prejudice: ex-judge

Tom McIlroy Some non-government schools remain homophobic, according to former High Court Justice.

Charities left at the altar after Edelsten wedding

Chris Vedelago Mark Hawthorne It was billed as the ultimate wedding with a conscience.

Industry push to allow gluten in 'gluten-free' foods

Julia Medew and Mark Hawthorne Food manufacturers want to increase the amount of gluten allowed in ''gluten-free'' foods.

$5.5b indigenous reforms 'at risk'

Michael Gordon Schools Minister Peter Garrett issues warning over funding for indigenous programs.

Ill wind blows through Liberal ranks

Chris Johnson Several Liberal MPs plan to publicly defy the party line by attending an anti-wind farm rally.

Nature's gift is not yet history

Scott Hannaford Sir David Attenborough has not given up on us saving the planet, writes Scott Hannaford.

Twist in bid to extradite alleged people-smuggler

Amy Maas The ongoing battle to extradite an alleged people-smuggler to Australia has been escalated to the Court of Appeal.

Number of homeless people on the rise

Melissa Davey More than 100,000 people are homeless in Australia, with nearly 7000 sleeping rough on streets and in parks and public spaces, new research shows.

People-smuggling accused trio maintain not-guilty pleas

Christopher Knaus Three Indonesian men fighting people smuggling charges in the ACT courts have appeared in the Supreme Court for the first time.

Australia 'started by up to 3000 people'

Paris Australia was first settled by between 1000 and 3000 humans about 50,000 years ago, but the population crashed during the Ice Age before recovering to a peak of about 1.

Sri Lanka's navy accused of helping people smugglers

Ben Doherty Sri Lanka's navy is alleged to be a major player in the island's people-smuggling operations, helping asylum seekers leave the country in boats bound for Australia.

Half-century for crucial service bringing people back from brink

Amy Corderoy A voice at the end of the line can mean the difference between life and death.

The drug habits of highly effective people

Amy Corderoy Every day Simon gets up at 5.30am to do yoga. Afterwards he heads to his full-time job at a university. Sometimes, he throws in some volunteer work as well.

Unattractive side to new portrait of young people

Rachel Browne A new portrait of young people shows they are better educated and smoking less but are increasingly overweight, using illicit drugs and drinking at risky levels.