Mary Fallon

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Janine Cohen |Mary Fallon |Dylan Welch |Maryanne Taouk

Pod 12 at Silverwater remand centre is bigger than the other pods. Prisoners say this makes it perfect for brawls. It's won the nickname the "octagon". Adam Watt strides into the jail courtyard and immediately feels out of place, slumping against a chain link fence. Like many of the other detainees, he claims he's innocent. When he was arrested, a few weeks earlier, he remembers thinking how embarrassed the police would be when they find out how wrong they've got it.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Janine Cohen |Mary Fallon |Dylan Welch

Infamous crime fighter Mark Standen's corruption was far deeper and more sinister than the public ever knew. Rather than arresting drug traffickers, Standen was working with them. The NSW Crime Commission has always maintained that its former assistant director committed just one drug import. A Four Corners investigation, spanning more than a decade, has challenged this narrative.

Sep 27, 2024 | chausa.org | Mary Fallon

Harvard Medical School's The Family Van and Mobile Health MapHealth care is multifaceted, but the overall goal is to help people live their healthiest lives, regardless of who they are or where they live. This takes many forms, from prevention and health education, to clinical care and connection, to social and community-based services.

Aug 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angus Grigg |Mary Fallon |Maddy King |Nick Wiggins

/ Posted 9 minutes agoAt the desert oasis of Bitter Springs, tourists float lazily through water so clear it reflects the piercing blue sky. Ringed by a rare palm forest, this spring, near the town of Mataranka, is a must for those on a road trip between Darwin and Alice Springs. But there are fears these thermal pools and the nearby Roper River, famous for barramundi fishing, are under threat. Water levels are dropping. And if it dries up further this oasis may not survive a bushfire.

Jun 9, 2024 | abc.net.au | Angus Grigg |Mary Fallon |Maddy King

Deep in coal country, a lifelong environmentalist and one-time Greens candidate is feeling the applause. It's Thursday night at a Gladstone pub and Stephen Nowakowski has won over sceptical locals. His message is a simple one; he believes a wave of new windfarm developments threatens to smash hilltops and turn koala habitat into "industrial zones". The green movement, he says, are in "la-la land" over windfarms, a comment that draws nods and knowing smiles from the audience.