Death penalty warning for AFP

THE AFP has been told to consider the impact its investigations have on Australian citizens when working with other countries

Food security plan essential for the national interest

As TV programs from Masterchef to Food Safari show, we Australians love our food. But many of us, including our governments, are complacent about where it is grown and who produces it. While people discuss the threat of obesity in the suburbs and in the seat of power, nobody talks about the threat of global food scarcity.

Every country is number one for something

Australia, the world leader in car thefts. Not to be outdone, the US is number one for serial killers, while Italy gets the top spot for the amount of caesarean births.