As states and territories battle to get on top of the country’s vaping crisis, tobacconists are still openly selling illegal nicotine vapes, albeit at higher prices. On Darlinghurst Rd, the main drag of Sydney’s former red light district of Kings Cross, vape sales dominate – all you have to doContinue Reading
More than 13 tonnes of disposable vapes worth an estimated $4.5m have been seized by border authorities since Australia’s new vaping laws took effect in January. Over the past week, border officials detected about 150,000 vaping products that were illegally smuggled through large air cargo shipments into Adelaide. The governmentContinue Reading
A small change is coming to Medicare cards this year as Australia’s universal health system celebrates a major milestone. The commemorative design, largely similar to the existing design, will mark Medicare’s 40th anniversary and will be featured on all cards printed until the end of the year. Health Minister MarkContinue Reading
Controversial Covid-19 figure Dr Brett Sutton is among Australians recognised on the Australia Day Honours List. The 54-year-old doctor has been appointed to the Order of Australia (AO) “for distinguished service to the people of Victoria through public health administration and governance, and to medicine”. Dr Sutton became a veryContinue Reading
The federal government has denied claims of delays in its $800m free shingles vaccine rollout, despite some GPs alerting to a lack of supply. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said almost half a million vaccines have been delivered since October, two months after the government announced that five million AustraliansContinue Reading
Selfie-related injuries and deaths at tourist hotspots have become such a massive risk that they should be viewed as a “public health problem”, researchers suggest. Of particular concern are selfie-related deaths at picturesque aquatic locations, such as waterfalls, according to the University of NSW study. Part of the study examinedContinue Reading
A tourist returning from Bali has triggered a health alert in Western Australian after officials discovered the traveller had visited a hotel and shops while infected with measles. The Department of Health issued a statewide alert on Wednesday after the tourist, who has not been named, was admitted to aContinue Reading
A catering company has accused former chief health officer Brett Sutton of destroying his business by unlawfully ordering its closure, a court has been told. On the last day of what has been labelled the “slug-gate” trial, lawyers acting for I Cook Foods have urged Supreme Court Justice Michael McDonaldContinue Reading
A new Covid vaccine “that works” against the latest variant is on the way and “everybody” in the US will likely be asked to take it, President Joe Biden says. Covid cases and hospitalisations have been on the rise again across the US in recent weeks, prompting the return ofContinue Reading
Welcome to Sisters In Law, news.com.au’s weekly column solving all of your legal problems. This week, our resident lawyers and real-life sisters Alison and Jillian Barrett from Maurice Blackburn advise on how to deal with a pigeon-feeding neighbour. QUESTION: Two years ago, my husband and I moved into our dreamContinue Reading