RECORD NUMBER OF CIVILIANS KILLED AND INJURED IN AFGHANISTAN LAST YEAR
15th February, 2016 A DEADLY CONFLICT: A ruined neighbourhood in Kabul. PICTURE: File pic (Yan Boechat/www.freeimages.com) More than 3,500 civilians were killed and almost 7,500 were injured in Afghanistan in 2015 – the highest annual number recorded there since 2009 – with children making up a quarter of those killed or injured. The annual report […]
ORIGINS: AUSTRALIA’S “DOLLARS AND CENTS” MARK 50 YEARS IN CIRCULATION
This year Valentine’s Day, as well as being a day for lovers, also marked 50 years since the introduction of decimal currency. DAVID ADAMS takes a look at back at how it all began…