19+ hour, 16+ min ago   (596+ words) Private Healthcare Australia has welcomed the Government's move to address excessive fees charged by specialist doctors with a range of potential measures including caps on fees and incentives to encourage more bulk billing. But PHA says the Government must go…...

16+ hour, 19+ min ago   (374+ words) Residents of Corrimal and surrounding suburbs can once again enjoy one of the region's most popular community hubs, with the Corrimal Community Centre and Library reopening today following four months of essential upgrade and maintenance works and a $1.7 million Council…...

12+ hour, 26+ min ago   (205+ words) La Trobe University researchers have been awarded almost $7 million in Australian Research Council funding to pursue research addressing challenges ranging from climate change to drug-related harm and antimicrobial resistance. Six researchers have been awarded a total of $6,972,636 through the Australian…...

12+ hour, 36+ min ago   (429+ words) A Horsham woman will be striding for her sister this month, after a stroke at just 32 turned her family's world upside down. Brittany King remembers receiving the phone call that her older sister, Alannah, had experienced a stroke during a…...

13+ hour, 4+ min ago   (579+ words) Veterans and families call for proof that Royal Commission Reforms are delivering change Two years after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide tabled its Final Report, the Open Door Initiative at Flinders University is calling for a transparent,…...

14+ hour, 8+ min ago   (388+ words) More than 300 cleaners transitioning to Canberra Health Services on 1 October will start to receive their new CHS uniforms, marking a key step in bringing cleaning services into the ACT Public Service. The uniform presentation recognises the vital role cleaners play…...

14+ hour, 36+ min ago   (162+ words) The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Disability has today presented and published its final report for its inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia. Committee Chair, Dr Mike Freelander MP,…...

15+ hour, 4+ min ago   (290+ words) Scientists have shown that a naturally occurring virus can dismantle complex bacterial communities responsible for severe gum disease, offering a potential alternative to traditional antibiotics. In the first study to demonstrate this effect, La Trobe University researchers found the FNU1 virus…...

15+ hour, 48+ min ago   (174+ words) Wednesday 4 November, 7pm – 8:30pm Join the event at Access the Zoom event To recognise Gambling Harm Awareness Week (24 to 31 October), you're invited to a free online screening of Shaun Micallef's Going For Broke, a powerful ABC documentary exploring the impacts of gambling…...

15+ hour, 52+ min ago   (368+ words) Noosa Council is celebrating triple recognition in the 2026 Institute of Public Works Engineering Australasia Queensland and Northern Territory (IPWEA-QNT) Excellence Awards, with two staff members and a major infrastructure project named as finalists. Disaster Reconstruction Coordinator Julie Calvert has been…...