Health
1 in 6 women have suffered from intimate partner violence
Intimate partner violence causes more illness, disability and deaths than any other risk factor for women aged 25 to 44.......
Biosecurity Threat Alerts Slow to Surface
With a horrific outbreak of the listeria bacteria in rockmelons in New South Wales, Shadow Minister for Health, Walt Secord,......
An International issue: sex ed call for students
New studies released by the University of Adelaide have shown a staggering amount of unwanted pregnancies and STI’s in international......
Alcohol tax announced in the NT
The Northern Territory Government has announced the N.T will become the first Australian jurisdiction to put a floor price on......
A disease we should not forget
Dementia: though most of us would know of it, very little actually know much about it. Its presence in Australia has been......
Doctor training overhaul in response to harassment claims
Australia’s training body for emergency department doctors says it will clamp down on discrimination, bullying and sexual harrassment after the......
Medical marijuana links to reduction in opioid dependency overstated
Claims medical marijuana legalisation has reduced opioid substance abuse in the United States are misleading, according to Professor Wayne Hall,......
Poverty the overwhelming cause of Indigenous mental health issues
The National Indigenous Mental Health and Wellbeing Conference kicked off today in Perth. Speaker at the conference Gerry Georgatos discusses......
Indigenous voices needed to make closing the gap work
After a withering report by the Closing the Gap Steering Committee, experts are calling on governments to better engage with......
Concerns over effects of antibiotics during pregnancy
A recent study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, has uncovered a link between women who take antibiotics while......