Australian Studies

Drunk, stoned and criminal in Australia

25 May 2012

New studies have shown clear links between crime and drugs and booze in Australia.Australian police and Customs have this financial year seized record amounts of cocaine, heroin and other narcotics at the nation's borders.The...

Teen's asylum boat ride washes up in adult jail

25 May 2012

Sam left home to go fishing and years later is still in an Australian prison, writes Lindsay Murdoch in Indonesia.

Marine reserves boost fish: Australian study

25 May 2012

Australian researchers tracking life on the Great Barrier Reef said they have proven a long-debated theory that fish born in marine reserves boost overall ocean stocks by dispersing widely.