Australia
Coming of Age
The third gender people, also known as khawaja sehras, of Pakistan now have a place of respect and community they can......
Heed the lessons of the past on Indigenous affairs: research
People campaigning for constitutional change to improve the lives of Indigenous people need to remember the lessons of the past,......
Don’t fear the smear: cancer survivor’s warning to women
It is estimated over 900 Australian women will be diagnosed with cervical cancer this year. Cervical cancer is the growth of abnormal......
A new nurse helpline available to Australians with epilepsy
Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain that affects people of all ages, and there are 250,000 Australians with......
Come back library lovers, all is forgiven
When e-books came along, there was a worry that books in the print format would soon be a thing of......
Australia should increase their refugee intake: new policy agenda
This week, the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law from the University of New South Wales released a refugee policy to......
Call for more funding of musculoskeletal conditions
Data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare shows musculoskeletal conditions topped health spending in 2015-16, even though funding......
Human nature and plant extinctions
Could human psychology have something to do with plant extinctions? Research this week shows 571 plant species have gone extinct......
It’s a bird, it’s a plane, it’s an Uber
Ride-sharing company Uber is set to debut a trial for a new taxi service from a whole new direction: up.......
Resisting The Rest: Health system reform necessary for curbing antibiotic resistance
50% of Australian indigenous children will have up to 6 prescriptions of antibiotics before their 6th birthday. This over-reliance on......