DV offenders rise as overall numbers hit record low
Australia recorded the lowest number of criminal offenders in more than 16 years last year, but domestic violence offenders still increased.
New data from the Australian
Read more10 March 2025Health
With 50 more on the way, are urgent care clinics working?
By Henry Cutler
Over the weekend the Australian government announced $644 million to build an extra 50 Medicare urgent care clinics around Australia. This is on top of
Read more8 March 2025
New focus on food security in regional communities
Reducing the cost of essential groceries and building a nutrition workforce are among the measures included in a national strategy to improve food security in
Read more6 March 2025
Gaining health, not losing weight, key to obesity battle
The fight against obesity needs to be focussed on gaining health, not losing weight, according to Australia’s doctors.
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP),
Read more6 March 2025
New vaccine points to lifetime COVID and flu immunity
A new vaccine which provides long-term immunity to COVID-19 and multiple influenzas strains from a single dose is a step closer.
Cornell University researchers in the
Read more5 March 2025
Guide to make homes more “dementia-friendly”
A new interactive guide aims to help people with dementia live more independently, for longer, in their homes.
Dementia Australia CEO Tanya Buchanan said the interactive
Read more5 March 2025
Mental health rehab centre opens on Gold Coast
A $122 million live-in facility for adults with complex mental health issues has opened on the Gold Coast.
The Secure Mental Health Rehabilitation Unit (SMHRU), at the
Read more4 March 2025
Little benefit from 10 years of food health star ratings
Voluntary health star nutrition ratings introduced in Australia and New Zealand over a decade ago have improved the life expectancy of the Kiwi population by a little
Read more4 March 2025
Chasing happiness triggers “self-destructive decisions”
Chasing happiness is exhausting and destroys a person’s willpower.
Those are the findings of a new study into the “happiness paradox”, a phenomenon where trying to
Read more4 March 2025
Extra 10 Urgent Care Clinics planned for Queensland
Queensland will be home to 10 more free Medicare Urgent Care clinics under a plan to increase the number of centres nation-wide to more than 130.
Federal Health Minister
Read more3 March 2025