More than 200 junior doctors from the United Kingdom and Ireland are set to start work in WA shortly as the state’s health system struggles to...
New global research has found excess screen time and a lack of physical activity is harming the mental health of adolescents. Key points: The study found...
Western Australian police have issued a warning over suspected hallucinogenic lollipops which they fear are being distributed in the South West region. Key points: At least one student...
A single property in the Northern Territory has been identified as the source of toxic horse meat, believed responsible for a spate of dog deaths in...
Federal government MP George Christensen has been condemned by the federal Parliament after describing COVID-19 restrictions as “madness”. Key points: Queensland MP George Christensen says masks and...
Barely a third of the aged care workforce in South Australia is fully vaccinated against COVID-19 despite a looming federal deadline, statistics show. Key points: Federal health data shows...
A man who murdered his teenage son and his son’s girlfriend is appealing against his non-parole period, saying his 34-year jail term is “excessive”. Pawel Klosowski shot his...
NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard has refused to publicly release documents detailing the COVID-19 advice chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant provided about locking down Greater Sydney....
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg says people can still avoid “the worst consequences” of climate change, but only if we treat it for what it is: “a...
A Chinese court rejected a Canadian drug convict’s appeal of a death sentence in what appeared to be an effort to step up pressure on Canada...