Smoke alert in place for Australia’s lower southwest region
A bushfire warning in Australia’s southwest has been downgraded to a watch and act. However, a smoke alert is still active for areas in the lower southwest and surrounding regions including the ...
Feeding your baby butter won’t help them sleep through the night, whatever TikTok says
Sleep is the holy grail for new parents. So no wonder many tired parents are looking for something to help their babies sleep ...
Conservatives want to increase birth rates. These moms are terrified to have more kids.
Some moms in Idaho and other states with strict abortion bans say the laws made them wary of trying for more kids.
Taxpayers fork out more than $20 million in one year on Royal Adelaide Hospital legal stoush
Almost eight years after it opened, a public hospital once branded Australia's most-expensive building continues to cost ...
Bold policy action required as Australia falls behind on social, economic and environmental well-being
Bold policy shifts are needed to get Australia's falling social, economic and environmental well-being back on track, new ...
Australians are waiting 12 years on average before seeking help for a mental health problem, study shows
Australians are waiting an average of 12 years to seek treatment for mental health and substance use disorders, our new ...
Australian houses are getting larger: For a more sustainable future, houses can't be the space for everything
The average Australian household size has decreased from 4.5 people per household in 1911 to 2.5 people in 2024. At the same ...
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Totalitarianism lurks beneath hate crime laws
In Australia, there are many ‘bad laws’ that seek to criminalise, rather than promote, free speech. For example, at the state ...
We could be paying too much for knee and hip replacements
So, nirvana for most patients – although knee replacements are more painful and recovery longer – and a nice living for ...
Anthony Albanese defends edited 'Mediscare' campaign after the ABC accused Labor of disinformation
Labor's recent paid attack advert shows an old clip of Opposition Leader Peter Dutton supposedly saying in 2014 that 'Medicare is dead'.
Psychiatrist wait times blow out for ADHD diagnosis across Australia
People are being forced to wait more than six months to get an ADHD diagnosis, with at least 20 psychiatrists unable to take on new patients because the demand is so high.