Current Affairs
AUGUST 2014
Sunday's news in five minutes
Girl buried alive by family makes miraculous escape.
Doctor cured of Ebola says he was 'saved by God'. Surely he was saved by science?
The simplest way to cut your wedding costs...
Australian politicians are now pulling out of the World Congress of Families conference. Win.
Siblings arrested for having sex after watching The Notebook.
It's the end of the world. And we're not doing anything about it.
Breaking: Schapelle Corby's boyfriend has been arrested on drug charges.
Watch this comedian nail the perfect one-liner about being a woman.
Abortions don't cause cancer any more than parties do.
The classic children's book pulled from the shelves after complaints it causes offence.
Friday's news in under 5 minutes
Carrie Bickmore needs your help.
Mary Brandon told a man to stop grabbing her arse. Here's what he did next.
Justin Bieber compares himself to Princess Diana.
Judge: "Rape conviction statistics will not improve until women stop getting so drunk."
"I was antibiotics shamed."
Someone left a parking fine in his ambulance. So he paid it for them.
"A man who hits a woman is not a man," she wrote on Facebook. Days later, she was dead.
They spread hate everywhere they go. And their next destination is here.
Kate Ritchie reveals the name of her baby daughter.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes
An Australian mother and her 5 y/o daughter are trapped in Egypt.
“I would rather eat a box of hair than be able to do this during a flight.”
The Melbourne school newsletter that has left a school community HORRIFIED.
Just when this family thought they were through the worst, tragedy struck again.
Can't wait to turn your phone back on after a long flight? Here's some good news.
This 2 y/o was brutally attacked in a gym creche by another child.
The adorable photos of a toddler that were labelled as "pornographic".
7 questions for the "scientists" who linked sex before marriage to happiness.
Aussie woman films sexual assault on Malaysia Airlines.
Monday's news in under 5 minutes.
Sunday's news in less than two minutes.
What rights does a mother have when she gives birth at home?
Saturday's news in less than two minutes.
News: Suspended from school for saying he'd killed his neighbour’s 'pet dinosaur'.
Friday's news in under 5 minutes.
Help us remember that the world can be a beautiful place.
Dear Newspaper Editors, what should I tell my kids who have questions about this?
Is this 26-year-old man's life worth saving?
Bill Shorten says he was the Labor figure investigated for sexual assault.
Don't share photos of the moment James Wright Foley died. Share this.
Good news for parents whose kids refuse to do their homework.
Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.
Gwyneth Paltrow nominates Chris Martin in the prank taking over Hollywood.
He took three lives and received less than two years jail. It is time to demand justice for this family.
Remember Reggie from Big Brother? Her son is sick, and she needs your help.
Mrs Doubtfire actress pays tribute to Robin Williams perfectly.
NEWS: Jodhi Meares has pleaded guilty to drink driving.
The story of a man who proposed to his girlfriend and then tragically fell to his death.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes
Mother has “psychological episode” and jumps in river with three-year old daughter.
News: You can do something during pregnancy to stop your kids having allergies.
A woman's body found in a suitcase. Her 19-year-old daughter has been arrested.
The Australian schools changing their start time so kids can sleep in.
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Hey TV Networks, would you please stop changing the time slots of our favourite shows?
Has this young mother just signed her own life sentence as well?
Right now it feels like pedophiles are everywhere.
When everyone you love dies first.
Monday's news in under 5 minutes.
Media black outs. Militarised police. What the hell is going on in the US?
Happiness and joy for the survivor of an horrific acid attack.
Sunday's news in less than two minutes
These children deserve a safe place they can call home.
Saturday's news in less than two minutes.
Dear Tony Abbott, it's time to pivot.
"I think the world owes Robin Williams' daughter an apology."
She's a socialite and daughter of an Australian political icon. She's just been charged with murder.
News: Gable Tostee has been charged with murder.
News: Robin Williams was suffering Parkinson's disease.
Friday's news in under 5 minutes.
The heartbreaking reason Celine Dion has cancelled all her concerts
Nut allergy: 4 y/o nearly dies after a man ignores warnings and opens nuts on a plane.
Treasurer claims poor people don’t drive cars. Misses all the points.
Just hours after his death, Robin Williams was called a coward.
Thursday's news in under 5 minutes.
Cafe pram ban. Mum outraged after being booted from cafe for having a pram inside.
Ever wondered if it's worth sending your kids to private school? Here's the answer.
Why it's OK to grieve for a famous stranger.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes.
She changed a baby's nappy in a restaurant. Discuss.
He raped a teenager. Now, exactly two years later, this news has shocked us all.
This is not Islam.
Why should we offer screening for Down syndrome anyway?
"Stuck on roof. Sorry!" Is this delivery guy for real?
The Australian family with 16 kids. Wow.
Just an hour’s flight from Darwin, children are dying from diarrhoea.
14 perfect moments when Robin Williams made us laugh and cry.
A pram rolls onto train tracks in London. Watch the mother race to get her baby to safety.
Well done, Tara Brown. You nailed it.
Fame obsessed mum sent explicit pics of her daughters to their dance teacher
Christopher Pyne believes that most women study nursing and teaching. This is not a joke.
The abhorrent photo everyone is talking about today.
This is the Prime Minister we've been waiting to see.
The question remains: Does a convicted child sex offender have the right to raise a baby?
And the men most likely to commit domestic violence are...
Monday's news in less than 5 minutes
The heartbreaking images these parents want you to see.
The most gut-churning moments in the interview with Gammy's parents.
Hero, Shocker and Whinger of the Week.
Sunday's news in less than two minutes.
Bec Judd bikini selfie controversy. Discuss.
News: Western women are being recruited to join militant groups in Syria and Iraq.
Emma Thompson has a message for Tony Abbott.
The outrageous interview everyone is talking about today.
She went missing in the 2004 tsunami. Today she came home.
No matter how bad your teacher was, she was never as bad as this...
Cassidy Stay lost her entire family in a massacre. So J. K. Rowling did this.
Friday's news in under 5 minutes
Why these three boys just got sentenced to 371 years in jail.
"This is why I'm NOT marrying the man of my dreams."
They've been together 7 years, have a child. And have just found out they're brother and sister.
She asked a question online and received emails telling her to die.
We have 23 days to stop politicians attending the World Congress of Families. Help us.
If this excruciating interview doesn't make you cringe 14 seconds in, nothing will.
News: Gammy's alleged father was convicted of 22 child sex offences.
To those who lost their lives on MH17, you are not forgotten.
8 times Sarah Ferguson totally smashed it out of the park on 7.30.
News: Alleged Anti-Semitic bus attack leaves kids scared for their lives.
What will a crackdown on Thailand's surrogacy laws mean for the babies who aren't born yet?
News: Baby Gammy's parents met on a Chinese mail order bride site.
Wednesday's news in under 5 minutes
Man meets woman on plane. Loses her. Creates a hashtag to find her (of course).
The not-so-subtle way these posters blame victims of rape.
Answers to the questions we're all asking today about surrogacy.
'Torture' comes to Australia. Details here.
Was the Paid Parental Leave Scheme ever going to happen or was it just a con to get women voting for Tony Abbott?
Remember watching Young Talent Time with your family? These allegations are disturbing.
How can this keep happening? A mum tragically forgets her baby and leaves her to die in her car seat
Tuesday's news in under 5 minutes.
Could this be the real reason why Gammy's parents abandoned him?
Monday's news in less time than it takes to drink your coffee.
Here is Bec Judd with no make up on her beautiful face.
News: Updates in the story of abandoned baby Gammy.
News: This 8 y/o lay dead for 4 days in his bedroom while his mother slept below.
"When I see a child hurt...I see that child as my child"
If this app is installed on your phone you wouldn't know it. And that's what makes it so scary.
Sunday's news in under 5 minutes.
Saturday's news in less than two minutes.
A 15-year-old boy died on school camp. Now, his family owes the school $8 million.
The surrogate child an Australian couple decided they didn't want.
For 15 years this man was too scared to show his face to the world. Now he's on the cover of GQ.
Apparently there are now degrees of pedophilia and rape.
The doll with a penis that broke the internet.
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