Grace Tame has revealed she is among the one in seven Australian women living with endometriosis, after years of dismissing her symptoms and managing chronic pelvic pain which she initially put down to her traumatic experiences of child sex abuse. The campaigner has revealed she underwent surgery last month toContinue Reading
Federal Women’s Minister Katy Gallagher has acknowledged the plight of the estimated one million Australians affected by endometriosis in a powerful speech about gender equality ahead of International Women’s Day. In the wake of news.com.au’s About Bloody Time campaign launch last Friday – which is pushing on the federal governmentContinue Reading
Tasmania may no longer be Australia’s best kept secret after it was declared one of the top places in the world to take a holiday this year. Australia’s smallest state — both by size and population — scored a top 30 spot in the New York Times’s highly anticipated BestContinue Reading
Australians have been warned they could be forced to go without crucial medications this holiday season, including antibiotics and antidepressants. According to the Department of Health and Aged Care Therapeutic Goods Administration there are currently 446 medicines impacted by shortages and discontinuations across the country. Over 40 critical medicines areContinue Reading
A Coles shopper has shared her shock after discovering a product “never seen sold” in Australia is now stocked on the retailer’s shelves. Grace Korovata, a Fijian woman living in country NSW, spotted packets of kava – a native drink which originates from the Pacific Islands – during a recentContinue Reading
Researchers have warned an “intense” surge in flesh-eating Strep A infections in Australia is putting children and the elderly at risk. The Murdoch Children’s Research Institute found the number of kids sent to hospital with the infection rose from 23 in 2020 to 107 in 2022. The common, but deadly,Continue Reading
Kate Langbroek says new mothers are treated “cruelly” by hospitals while they give birth. The Project host made the comments following an item on complaints of clinical incompetence and human rights abuses allegations at a regional NSW hospital. Two woman appeared on the program to describe how they were leftContinue Reading
Are condoms an appropriate product to display near a supermarket’s check out? One Australian mum thinks not. The woman was shocked to discover the display at her local Coles, which usually holds small items like chocolates or gum to grab at the check out, was selling Skyn and Durex condomsContinue Reading
A Victorian woman copped an almost $2000 ambulance fee despite never stepping inside an ambulance and when she complained, Ambulance Victoria refused to waive the charge – twice. It was one of thousands of complaints made about government departments or agencies to the Victorian Ombudsman in the 2021-22 financial year.Continue Reading
Premier Mark McGowan has foreshadowed a grim outlook for Western Australia’s economy as he announced a $1.8bn surplus for the next year. The projected net operating surplus revealed at the mid-year economic review is far lower than the record $6bn surplus in 2021-22. Mr McGowan said it was partly dueContinue Reading