Health
Surgery ‘boys’ club’ keeps costs high and women at a distance
Joan Arakkal found discrimination, sexism and a medical specialty run like a mediaeval guild when she arrived in Australia ready......
New study contends that naturopathic practices are beneficial to chronic illnesses
Researchers from Southern Cross University have scoured scientific literature for papers reporting human research evaluating the effectiveness of naturopathic medicine.......
‘Super’ Foods more Hype than Health
From kombucha’s gut restoring powers to breastfeeding biscuits increasing women’s milk supply, researchers at the Queensland University of Technology dived......
The shark net debate
There’s a new wave of technology replacing the old method of keeping people safe at the beach. The controversial topic......
Supporting sexual expression for people with dementia in aged care
A new tool is being developed to help aged care workers support sexually active elderly people with dementia. The reality......
Foot and Mouth disease could harm Australian livestock industry
Australia’s livestock industry could be facing a large-scale bio-security outbreak with multiple traces of foot and mouth disease being detected......
Fight to Decriminalise Abortion in SA
Following the decriminalisation of abortions in Queensland, South Australia is set to join the fight with State Greens Member, Tammy......
Clothing Waste Culture and How we can fix it
There is a current clothing waste crisis within Australia, each year the average Australian throws out 23kg of clothing either......
Stamping out conversion therapy in Australia
Victoria has become the first state to ban so-called ‘gay conversion therapy’, which – shockingly – is still legal in......
Queensland government offers free meningococcal vaccine to teens
Spikes in meningococcal outbreaks over the past couple of years has led to the introduction of a free, limited time......