A school in Vienna is being investigated by Austrian authorities after a “disturbing” sex education class where students as young as six were taught how to touch a doll sexually.
The European Commission authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds on Friday, following the European Medicines Agency's approval of administering the jabs to adolescents earlier in the day.
A debate is raging in Austria after a study suggested that Islamic kindergartens in Vienna were helping to create "parallel societies" or even produce the dangerous homegrown radicals of the future.
An Austrian woman failed to give her young child any first aid and didn’t call a doctor or an ambulance after he received life threatening burns after being scalded by a pot of boiling water.
A teacher who was fired from a school after leading a group of schoolchildren across a railway track in Austria despite the level crossing being doing is suing her old bosses for unfair dismissal.
A group of adults who led over 80 Austrian schoolchildren over a closed railway crossing just seconds before a train came may face jail time for their dangerous actions.
Austrian police are searching for three adults who were spotted leading a group of fifty schoolchildren under a level crossing and across railway tracks just seconds before a train hurtled past.
Ever wondered what happens to Vienna’s most famous Christmas tree on the Rathausplatz once the festive season is over? This year the 28 metre high spruce will be recycled and made into new signs for hiking trails in the Vienna Woods.
The Local's Francois Badenhorst takes a whirlwind tour of a few of Austria's famous Christmas markets, and shares his views of the ones he likes. Do you agree? Let us know in the comments section below.
A 12-year-old Austrian boy has suffered "massive and lasting" damage to his eyes after playing with a laser pointer, with his vision reduced by 60 percent, doctors said.
It may seem a little early to start thinking about Christmas but in Austria St Nicholas is Austria’s version of Santa Claus, and he arrives on December 6th. Dressed like a bishop, he visits children′s houses and traditionally brings small gifts, like fruits, nuts and sweets.
Austrian children are some of the best off when it comes to getting pocket money from their parents. Children aged 15 and over get €35.25 a week, according to the study of more than 12,000 people conducted by the bank ING.
