✗ Close categories
✗ Close categories
Animals
Apple
Apps & Smartphones
Arts
Business
Cars
Celebrities
Child Care
Christianity
Conspiracy theories
Apple
Apps & Smartphones
Arts
Business
Cars
Celebrities
Child Care
Christianity
Conspiracy theories
✗ Close categories
✗ Close categories
✗ Close categories
Formula 1 - McLaren Videos
Formula 1 - Mercedes AMG Petronas Videos
Formula 1 - Sauber F1 Team Videos
Formula 1 - Mercedes AMG Petronas Videos
Formula 1 - Sauber F1 Team Videos
Formula 1 - Scuderia Ferrari Videos
Formula 1 - Scuderia Toro Rosso Videos
Formula 1 - Team Lotus Videos
Formula 1 - Scuderia Toro Rosso Videos
Formula 1 - Team Lotus Videos
✗ Close categories
✗ Close categories
✗ Close categories
Adelaide
Albany
Albury
Alice Springs
Armidale
Bacchus Marsh
Bairnsdale
Ballarat
Ballina
Barwon Downs
Batemans Bay
Bathurst
Bendigo
Blaxland
Bongaree
Bowral
Brisbane
Broken Hill
Broome
Buderim
Bunbury
Bundaberg
Burnie
Busselton
Byron Bay
Caboolture
Cairns
Caloundra
Canberra
Casino
Central Coast
Cessnock
Coffs Harbour
Colac
Albany
Albury
Alice Springs
Armidale
Bacchus Marsh
Bairnsdale
Ballarat
Ballina
Barwon Downs
Batemans Bay
Bathurst
Bendigo
Blaxland
Bongaree
Bowral
Brisbane
Broken Hill
Broome
Buderim
Bunbury
Bundaberg
Burnie
Busselton
Byron Bay
Caboolture
Cairns
Caloundra
Canberra
Casino
Central Coast
Cessnock
Coffs Harbour
Colac
Craigieburn
Cranbourne
Dalby
Darwin
Devonport
Drouin
Dubbo
Echuca
Emerald
Forbes
Gawler
Geelong
Geraldton
Gladstone
Gold Coast
Goulburn
Grafton
Griffith
Gympie
Hamilton
Hervey Bay
Hobart
Horsham
Kalgoorlie
Karratha
Katoomba
Kawana
Kempsey
Kiama
Kingaroy
Kingston
Kwinana Town Centre
Launceston
Cranbourne
Dalby
Darwin
Devonport
Drouin
Dubbo
Echuca
Emerald
Forbes
Gawler
Geelong
Geraldton
Gladstone
Gold Coast
Goulburn
Grafton
Griffith
Gympie
Hamilton
Hervey Bay
Hobart
Horsham
Kalgoorlie
Karratha
Katoomba
Kawana
Kempsey
Kiama
Kingaroy
Kingston
Kwinana Town Centre
Launceston
Lismore
Lithgow
Mackay
Maitland
Mandurah
Maroochydore
Maryborough
Melbourne
Melton
Mildura
Moe
Mornington
Morwell
Mount Eliza
Mount Gambier
Mount Isa
Mount Martha
Mudgee
Murray Bridge
Muswellbrook
Nambour
Nerang
Newcastle
Nowra
Orange
Pakenham
Palmerston
Parkes
Perth
Port Augusta
Port Hedland
Port Lincoln
Port Macquarie
Lithgow
Mackay
Maitland
Mandurah
Maroochydore
Maryborough
Melbourne
Melton
Mildura
Moe
Mornington
Morwell
Mount Eliza
Mount Gambier
Mount Isa
Mount Martha
Mudgee
Murray Bridge
Muswellbrook
Nambour
Nerang
Newcastle
Nowra
Orange
Pakenham
Palmerston
Parkes
Perth
Port Augusta
Port Hedland
Port Lincoln
Port Macquarie
Port Pirie
Portland
Queanbeyan
Raymond Terrace
Redcliffe
Richmond
Rockhampton
Rockingham
Rosebud
Sale
Sawtell
Shepparton
Singleton
Sunbury
Sunshine Coast
Swan Hill
Sydney
Tamworth
Taree
Toowoomba
Townsville
Traralgon
Ulverstone
Victor Harbor
Victoria Point
Wagga Wagga
Wangaratta
Warragul
Warrnambool
Warwick
Whyalla
Wodonga
Wollongong
Portland
Queanbeyan
Raymond Terrace
Redcliffe
Richmond
Rockhampton
Rockingham
Rosebud
Sale
Sawtell
Shepparton
Singleton
Sunbury
Sunshine Coast
Swan Hill
Sydney
Tamworth
Taree
Toowoomba
Townsville
Traralgon
Ulverstone
Victor Harbor
Victoria Point
Wagga Wagga
Wangaratta
Warragul
Warrnambool
Warwick
Whyalla
Wodonga
Wollongong
✗ Close categories
-
South Australia reports five new infections as outbreak traced to traveller who arrived on 2 November – as it happened
via theguardian.comAbout 4,000 people have been told to quarantine as close contacts of known cases as SA reintroduces restrictions. This blog is now closedFollow our global coronavirus live blogFull Australian Covid statsCovid restrictions state by stateDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notifications 8.20am GMT We’ll leave our live coverage here for the day. This is where thing stand: 7.32am GMT On a similar vein, a South Australian man was caught on CCTV stealing CCTV cameras. I -
Shannon Fentiman referred to Queensland ethics committee over ‘cross your legs’ stoush – as it happened
via theguardian.comThis blog is now closedIT expert wins long-running freedom of information court battle over robodebt documentsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMax-Chandler Mather weighs in on Bandt’s potential legal action against attorney-generalGreens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to ABC News Breakfast earlier about the ongoing stoush between his party and Labor, with Adam Bandt threatening legal action against the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, over comments on p -
Australia news live: Shannon Fentiman referred to Queensland ethics committee over ‘cross your legs’ stoush
via theguardian.comFollow the day’s news liveIT expert wins long-running freedom of information court battle over robodebt documentsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMax-Chandler Mather weighs in on Bandt’s potential legal action against attorney-generalGreens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to ABC News Breakfast earlier about the ongoing stoush between his party and Labor, with Adam Bandt threatening legal action against the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, over comm -
Australia news live: Dutton argues teal voters are not ‘disaffected Liberals’; Qantas plane returns to Sydney after hitting bird
via theguardian.comFollow the day’s news liveAirport CCTV footage could show what happened between Peter Costello and News Corp journalistGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMax-Chandler Mather weighs in on Bandt’s potential legal action against attorney-generalGreens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to ABC News Breakfast earlier about the ongoing stoush between his party and Labor, with Adam Bandt threatening legal action against the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, ove -
News live: Albanese says Australia can’t afford 15-year ‘rabbit hole’ of nuclear reactors
via theguardian.comFollow the day’s news liveAirport CCTV footage could show what happened between Peter Costello and News Corp journalistGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMax-Chandler Mather weighs in on Bandt’s potential legal action against attorney-generalGreens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to ABC News Breakfast earlier about the ongoing stoush between his party and Labor, with Adam Bandt threatening legal action against the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, ove -
Australia news live: Dutton says he has ‘never known’ Peter Costello to be aggressive; bird flu detected at fifth poultry farm
via theguardian.comFollow the day’s news liveAirport CCTV footage could show what happened between Peter Costello and News Corp journalistGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMax-Chandler Mather weighs in on Bandt’s potential legal action against attorney-generalGreens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to ABC News Breakfast earlier about the ongoing stoush between his party and Labor, with Adam Bandt threatening legal action against the attorney general, Mark Dreyfus, ove -
Australia news live: magistrate complains Clive Palmer dishonesty charges case becoming ‘bigger than Ben-Hur’
via theguardian.comFollow the day’s news liveAndrew Giles issues new rules for visa cancellations that make community safety ‘highest priority’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMax-Chandler Mather weighs in on Bandt’s potential legal action against attorney-generalGreens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to ABC News Breakfast earlier about the ongoing stoush between his party and Labor, with Adam Bandt threatening legal action against the attorney general, -
Australia news live: magistrate complains Clive Palmer dishonesty charges case becoming ‘bigger than Ben-Hur’; Sydney dams spill after deluge
via theguardian.comFollow the day’s news liveAndrew Giles issues new rules for visa cancellations that make community safety ‘highest priority’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMax-Chandler Mather weighs in on Bandt’s potential legal action against attorney-generalGreens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to ABC News Breakfast earlier about the ongoing stoush between his party and Labor, with Adam Bandt threatening legal action against the attorney general, -
Australia news live: Warragamba and other Sydney dams spill amid NSW flood warnings; immigration minister announces new visa cancellation rules to ‘protect community’
via theguardian.comA severe weather warning is in place for heavy rainfall across the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley, plus a flood watch for moderate flooding across the region. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMax-Chandler Mather weighs in on Bandt’s potential legal action against attorney-generalGreens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to ABC News Breakfast earlier about the ongoing stoush between his party and Labor, with Adam Bandt threatening -
Australia news live: Warragamba and other Sydney dams spill amid NSW flood warnings; second person charged over alleged attack on Friendlyjordies’ home
via theguardian.comA severe weather warning is in place for heavy rainfall across the Hawkesbury Nepean Valley, plus a flood watch for moderate flooding across the region. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastMax-Chandler Mather weighs in on Bandt’s potential legal action against attorney-generalGreens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to ABC News Breakfast earlier about the ongoing stoush between his party and Labor, with Adam Bandt threatening -
Australia news live: ANU reveals 10 students disciplined and two expelled over Gaza protests; flash flood warning for NSW town
via theguardian.comThe Australian National University vice chancellor told senate estimates that academic freedom was ‘not absolute’. Follow the day’s news liveGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTen students at the Australian National University (ANU) have had disciplinary action lodged against them and two have been expelled since the war in Gaza broke out last October.Speaking to education estimates on Wednesday evening, the vice chancellor of ANU, Geneviev -
Four charts that prove the huge financial pressure many Australian households are under
via theguardian.comFrom people spending less to increasing inequality and money worries even among the affluent, data shows widespread painGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralians appear financially resilient, according to many of the major indicators, with indebted households finding creative ways to manage budgets. But just under the surface there are signs of financial stress everywhere, raising questions over how long people can hang on in an environment of elevated -
Australia hit by ‘big wave’ of Covid at same time as increase in flu
via theguardian.comExperts say both are at ‘critical point’ of escalation and that people should ensure they are up to date with vaccinationsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia is experiencing a “big wave” of Covid-19 infections that is coinciding with a rise in influenza and other winter illnesses, health authorities and experts are warning.Deakin University’s epidemiology chair, Prof Catherine Bennett, said there was a direct ali -
Only 20 doctors listing fees on Australian government’s $24m medical costs comparison website
via theguardian.comDisclosure in Senate estimates comes in response to David Pocock’s questions about ‘astounding’ out of pocket fees for private surgery in ACTGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastOnly 20 doctors are disclosing their fees on the federal government’s $24m medical costs comparison website, despite the health department encouraging patients to shop around for affordable specialist care.The Medical Costs Finder website was a $2.5m initiative -
The ill treatment of my friend’s 90-year-old mother shows how broken our aged care system is | Ranjana Srivastava
via theguardian.comThe desperate search for affordable care and a hospital’s carelessness demonstrate that Australia’s healthcare system is failing many eldersThis is the story of a 90-year-old woman, her ill treatment at the hands of Australia’s broken aged-care system and how I came to dispense possibly the worst advice of my career. One day, I call an old friend who sounds frazzled. Her mother has been discharged from a private hospital in deconditioned form.A healing wound demands an intact d -
News outlets producing ‘covert marketing’ for McDonald’s, KFC and Domino’s, study finds
via theguardian.comExclusive: Researchers also say ‘implied endorsement’ raises public health concerns, given poor nutritional quality of the foodsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFast food chains are successfully influencing news outlets to produce “covert marketing” for their brands, a new study has found.The study, led by the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health, analysed all press releases from McDonald’s, KFC and Domino&rsqu -
Oral history: how Tick Begg revolutionised braces and made 1920s Adelaide ‘the orthodontic centre of the world’
via theguardian.comA South Australian museum honours the man who changed the way dentistry was done ‘on a global scale’In medieval Europe, barber-surgeons might cut your hair, shave your face, do a bit of blood-letting and tend to a broken limb.They might also pull a tooth out with a “pelican” – a crude beak-like shank – or lever it out with an iron “tooth key”. By the 17th century they might just knock it out with a steel punch elevator. Continue reading... -
There's more than one bird flu: what recent outbreaks mean for Australia – video
via theguardian.comA human case of a deadly and highly contagious bird flu was detected in Australia last month as an outbreak of another strain saw tens of thousands of chickens euthanased. Matilda Boseley explains why not all strains of the avian influenza pose the same risk► Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTubeWhat does bird flu mean for Australia? – Full Story podcastBird flu detected at second Victorian farm as separate outbreak found in Western Australia Continue reading... -
With youth suicide rates rising in Queensland, parents who have lost children are speaking out
via theguardian.comSuicide is now the leading cause of death for those aged 10–17 in the state, amid a ‘rising mental health crisis’ in AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA black-and-white picture book chronicles the mental health struggles of 16-year-old Skyla Lomas.Written months before her death, it describes “the bad guy” who “lived inside” her and the “constant b -
Why a NSW farmer trapped under a ute called a neighbour, not triple zero, to get to her closest hospital
via theguardian.comThe town of Deepwater is in the Hunter New England local health district, whose largest hospital, at Newcastle, is six hours awaySign up for the Rural Network email newsletterJoin the Rural Network group on Facebook to be part of the communityWhen Lindy Newsome was pinned beneath her ute in the middle of lambing season, she didn’t call triple zero.Newsome had been struggling to unlatch a set of double gates when the handbrake failed, pushing her under the car and on to the road just outsid -
‘It’s only because of your son that my daughter’s living’: overcoming the cultural barriers to organ donation
via theguardian.comCulturally and linguistically diverse communities account for just 15% of organ donations made in 2023, but advocates say the more diversity among donors the betterGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastWhen doctors told Mili Udani there was nothing more they could do to treat her seven-year-old son Deyaan’s brain haemorrhage, her “world came crashing down”. Only a week earlier they had been enjoying a holiday to see family in Mumbai when he be -
Agony and the urge to pee: the growing evidence giving hope to chronic UTI sufferers
via theguardian.comAn Australian discovery has added weight to a long-held theory about the painful condition – but relief for most patients is still elusiveAfter enduring years of experimental and unhelpful treatments in Australia to treat her chronic urinary tract infections, Grace* took the drastic measure of flying to the UK to seek help for symptoms so painful she “could barely walk down the street”.While common and uncomplicated cases of the infections, known as UTIs, are usually easily tre -
We’re the ‘allergy capital of the world’. But we don’t know why food allergies are so common in Australian children | Jennifer Koplin and Desalegn Markos Shifti for the Conversation
via theguardian.comVitamin D levels, sanitation, diet and migration patterns are all thought to play a role. But there are trials under way to develop new strategies to prevent food allergiesAustralia has often been called the “allergy capital of the world”.An estimated one in 10 Australian children develop a food allergy in their first 12 months of life. Research has previously suggested food allergies are more common in infants in Australia than infants living in Europe, the United States or Asia. Co -
Feeling like an ‘oddity’, forced to come out: how Australian healthcare still fails to meet queer needs
via theguardian.comDespite progress, LGBTQ+ communities say finding empathic healthcare can still be a major challengeGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastZavier Wileman has been going to the same general practice since they were a kid. But when they began their transition as a teenager, they were made to feel “like an oddity”.“It didn’t feel like a safe place because [the doctors] just really didn’t understand gender at all,” they say. Contin -
‘I felt guilty’: women reveal harrowing details to groundbreaking NSW birth trauma inquiry
via theguardian.comReport calls for urgent efforts after receiving 4,000 submissions including from patients, doctors, midwives and experts around AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastFor a year after her daughter’s birth, Jessica Santos felt disappointed in herself.When she arrived at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred hospital to give birth, the midwife who had supported her throughout her pregnancy was not a -
As a palliative care worker, I want a better conversation about health inequality | Freia Lily
via theguardian.comThere is a growing awareness of how women’s pain has been minimised in our society and our healthcare system – it’s time policy caught upWorking in community palliative care, I have the privilege of being welcomed into the lives of a diverse range of families while they reckon with the dying process. As a social worker, each time I enter the home of a client I attempt to understand their worldview through the glare of blinding grief and often disfranchised trauma.Palliative car -
Police deploy divers and dog in search for mother and baby after evidence of birth found on Sydney riverbank
via theguardian.comOfficers urge woman to go to hospital to receive care for herself and her childFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPolice have deployed divers and a blood detection dog in the search for a mother and her newborn baby after finding evidence she may have given birth by a Sydney riverbank.Emergency services were called to the Cooks River at Earlwood in the city’s south-west on Monday afternoon after a r -
Australians coming off antidepressants are relying on social media due to lack of clinical support
via theguardian.comResearchers find many patients do not feel included in treatment decisions and have concerns about side effectsGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastPatients weaning themselves off antidepressants are turning to online support groups due to a lack of information and support, with a new study finding Facebook and other platforms are filling a gap left by clinicians.Approximately one-in-seven Australians take antidepressants, which are the most commonly dispensed -
Domestic violence experts criticise Victorian GP who asked whether family court is ‘dangerously goading fathers’
via theguardian.comDr Julian Fidge defends social media post after toddler killed, stating ‘question clearly inquires about what could be driving this rage, not responsibility for act’Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA doctor who queried whether fathers commit acts of domestic violence because they are dangerously goaded by “terrible decisions by the family court” has drawn fierce criticism from medical colleagues and domestic violence campaigners.The -
What does bird flu mean for Australia? - podcast
via theguardian.comA highly pathogenic strain of bird flu, H5N1, has been detected in Australia for the first time, although there is no evidence of the disease spreading. At the same time a more common strain of the disease, H7N3, has been detected in two chicken egg farms in Victoria.Matilda Boseley speaks to Guardian Australia’s rural and regional editor Calla Wahlquist about why the poultry industry is worried – but everyday Australians don’t need to panic just yetRead more: Continue reading.
Follow @Health_News_AU on Twitter!