Sally Brooks

A pristine island in Indonesia is under threat from Indonesia's nickel rush, with some women now having to walk for kilometres just to access clean water. But locals are fighting back.

Chinese companies invest billions in Belt and Road nickel refining projects in Indonesia, but for people working on the frontline, conditions can be deadly.  

As Indonesia increases the use of electric vehicles at home, it also wants to partner with Australia as it strives to become a global EV hub.

As universities grapple with the explosion in generative artificial intelligence, students share their views on the technology.

International students say tools to detect AI-generated text are inaccurate, as a US study suggests the detectors are biased against people writing in English as a second language.

In a federal court case that could clarify the employment rights of thousands of workers, the Fair Work Ombudsman is defending an accusation that an award classification is "erroneous".

They fled war, left families, friends and their homes. But the "universal language" of dance helps connect these Ukrainians and give them a reason to be proud.

Natural disasters and the pandemic have thrown a spotlight on how Victorian authorities engage with multicultural communities in a crisis. With the bushfire season underway, what's being done to prepare for the next emergency?

One of Victoria's biggest Chinese community language schools is disputing allegations the school failed to correctly pay the wages and entitlements of 12 employees.

This picture is said to show millions in cash arriving in Kabul. It's one of several images published by the Taliban-controlled central bank of Afghanistan in recent weeks that has some experts concerned.

A group of Chinese language teachers allege they are owed unpaid wages and entitlements for work over decades due to a "grey area" of Victoria's education system.

The Pacific looks set to benefit economically, but some island nations may also face "danger" to their democracies, after China's president cements his grip on the country's leadership.

Hongkongers in Melbourne and Sydney say billboards in the cities proclaiming Hong Kong has entered a "new era" of stability, prosperity and opportunity are humiliating and "very upsetting".

The collapse of a business that employed about 300 workers in Sydney and Melbourne has again exposed an "unfair" government scheme that excludes most migrant workers.

Workers across Australia will now have a better chance of recovering unpaid wages from employers and experts expect a rise in legal action by those who have been underpaid.

Vaishnavi Lella was a student when she was underpaid by a former employer. She took her employer to a court, which ruled in her favour. Despite the win, she may never get the money she's owed.

Tennis Australia overturns a ban on Australian Open spectators wearing T-shirts referencing the controversy around Chinese player Peng Shuai.

For a country of 1.4 billion people, China has managed to keep its reported COVID-19 cases relatively low. But with Lunar New Year and the Winter Olympics coming up, can it stop the spread of Omicron? 

Five people, mostly in their twenties, are part of the "same political movement" and hope to run in the 2022 federal election under the banner of a new political party. 

When Emma disclosed domestic violence to a team leader at work, they responded by recommending a personal growth course. Emma says that advice, instead of getting appropriate domestic violence support, cost her financially and emotionally.

A new report finds one-third of migrant and refugee women have experienced domestic violence and of those, 91 per cent experienced controlling behaviours.

Sara is sharing her story because she didn't know her former husband's behaviour was considered family violence. Now, she wants her home state of Victoria to criminalise coercive control – but that's a topic of debate.

As the allegations of sexual assault that have shaken Federal Parliament spark a new push for gender equality, Kittu Randhawa, Nyadol Nyuon and Mehreen Faruqi say they are battling across multiple fronts.

An independent audit of one of Victoria's biggest Chinese language schools finds a list of financial mismanagement issues, including unusually high donations and staff payment issues.

There are warnings that mass protests in Hong Kong are not over despite claims the Government is using the stress of the coronavirus outbreak to put pressure on pro-democracy groups.