Dave’s long road to faith and finding a miracle
Australians of all ages and backgrounds become homeless. In Cairns, more than 2000 people sleep on the streets every night, and across the country, that figure is more than 100,000. They are men, [...]
Australia set for new 10-year health plan
Minister for Health Greg Hunt says smoking and mental health will be target areas By AAP Fewer than one in 10 Australians will smoke in five years time if the Morrison Government has its [...]
No home cooked meals for former chef
Australians of all ages and backgrounds become homeless. In Cairns, more than 2000 people sleep on the streets every night, and across the country, that figure is more than 100,000. They are men, [...]
Some things are meant to be for local nurse
For Sarah Brown, joining the nursing team on the Wheels of Wellness program was serendipity. In a remarkable coincidence, her sister is training to be a nurse and was about to join the team as a [...]
Homeless to Housing
The Tanks Arts Centre launched a new exhibition this week by artists who were homeless. The exhibition, Our Journeys – Homeless to Housing, displays the work of artists with a lived [...]
First person dies under voluntary euthanasia laws: Here is her story
Kerry Robertson, 61, has become the first terminally ill patient to end their life under Victoria’s assisted dying scheme. It emerged on Sunday that she died in a nursing home in Bendigo [...]
Populist politics, anti-vaxxers and Russian trolls: Why measles is back
By Emily Dunn, Clinical Features Writer for Australian Doctor Group. It’s the most infectious vaccine-preventable disease and it’s sweeping the world. Measles transmission has quadrupled in a [...]
E-cigs aren’t cutting cancer
By AAP Electronic cigarettes and heated tobacco products are not helping fight cancer, the WHO says, urging smokers and governments not to trust claims from cigarette firms about their latest [...]
Paramedics’ kindness inspires ‘dying wish’ ambulance
By AAP The beautiful story of two Queensland paramedics who took a dying woman to the beach one last time has inspired a new service to grant wishes for the terminally ill. The state government [...]
Doctors call for rise in dole as people are struggling
AMA president Dr Tony Bartone says the low level of allowance is causing ‘significant stress’ By AAP Doctors have weighed in on the need to lift the dole, saying people on the [...]
