A young doctor who switched her seaside upbringing to living and working in her dream job in northwest Queensland is urging other medical graduates to reconsider their career options and head into rural medicine. Gabrielle Keating never thought her six-week placement in Mt Isa would lead her to finding herContinue Reading
A man allegedly claimed more than 500 government grants worth tens of thousands of dollars in an elaborate Covid-19 fraud. Police allege a 41-year-old Victorian man from Braybrook in Melbourne’s west submitted more than 500 fraudulent applications that were successful for Covid-19 temporary isolation payments during the pandemic. They sayContinue Reading
One hundred endometriosis nurses will be specially trained up and stationed in regional, rural and remote parts of the country to help improve the outcomes for the hundreds of thousands of Australians afflicted with the chronic disease. An estimated one in seven Australian women and girls are affected by endometriosis,Continue Reading
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has accused major companies who are supporting an Indigenous Voice to parliament of “shareholder abuse”. Speaking to 2GB’s weekend host Michael McLaren, the anti-Voice spokesman went as far to accuse public companies of attempting to “curry favour” with the government. While he didn’t name anyoneContinue Reading
The NSW Labor leader has promised new policy aimed at reducing pork-barrelling in government funding grants. While not illegal, pork-barrelling refers to government spending that is targeted at specific electorates to win votes. Announcing his vision for NSW to party faithfuls at the Fresh Start Rally on Sunday, Leader ofContinue Reading