Three farms have now detected a strain of bird flu in two separate states, as a child was confirmed as the first case of H5N1 bird flu in Australia. The child had returned from India in March, where he contracted the aviation influenza A infection and fell ill. Victorian healthContinue Reading
With $2.50 coffees and $13 pizzas, is this Australia’s cheapest Italian restaurant? Cafe Perri, located opposite Carnegie station in southeast Melbourne, caused a stir online this week after a photo of its menu went viral on Reddit. Highlights from the classic Italian menu include $11 for a Napoletana pizza, $9Continue Reading
A man who allegedly shot and killed his wife and tried to kill his daughter has pleaded not guilty to the heinous alleged violence that erupted on a quiet winter afternoon in suburban Adelaide last year, turning the street into chaos. Police allege Vasilis Vergulis murdered his wife Aleksandra VergulisContinue Reading
An industry leader in Melbourne has caused a brew-haha after declaring Aussies aren’t paying enough for their daily cup of coffee. St Ali coffee roasters chief executive, Lachlan Ward, told the Herald Sun on Tuesday cafes need to “be brave and adjust up” or risk closing their doors. “The wayContinue Reading
The forthcoming flu season is forecast to be just as bad or worse than 2023, with one-in-three people tipped to get a cold or influenza. Flu cases are already double the weekly rate of last year’s sickly season, but one epidemiologist says it’s unclear whether cases are peaking early orContinue Reading
An Indigenous health leader and self-dubbed “accidental CEO” Janine Mohamed has been named the Australian of the Year for Victoria. The 49-year-old Narungga Kaurna woman was announced as the recipient of the prestigious accolade at a ceremony held at the National Gallery of Victoria on Tuesday night. The other recipientsContinue Reading
Airlines need to address “significant problems” posed by weight gain in Australia that could cause travellers to turn away from their services and run up fuel costs. Australians are stacking on roughly 3kg every 10 years, a trend that has big implications for travel according to a new study ofContinue Reading
An unexpected perk has come out of the El Nino being officially announced, with the hot and dry conditions set to lower mosquito numbers this summer. The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) declared on Tuesday that an El Nino climate pattern is currently underway, meaning that Australians are set to beContinue Reading
Senator Jacqui Lambie has unleashed on the Veterans Affairs minister for being “missing in action” over reports veterans’ data was handed to a university without their consent. The Department of Veterans Affairs routinely transferred the medical data of veterans to the University of South Australia for research purposes over twoContinue Reading
British defence giant BAE Systems will play a key role in training the workforce for the multibillion-dollar AUKUS nuclear submarine project in Adelaide. BAE Systems Australia this week signed a memorandum of understanding with the Malinauskas Labor government in South Australia to develop thousands of skilled jobs required for majorContinue Reading