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Hurricane Milton is lashing the east coast of the US and displacing millions of residents from their homes as they flee its path. It made landfall in Florida on Wednesday evening local time and the National Hurricane Centre has warned it brings a “life-threatening storm surge, damaging winds, and flooding rains”. Available to comment: Dr … Continued
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The great Christmas decoration shopping tradition starts this weekend with traditional suburban pop-up Christmas stores opening for the 2024 season. Aussies have always embraced the decades old family outing to the local Christmas shop, but can household budgets handle Christmas this year? In fact, after a tough year, marked by rising living costs and financial … Continued
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The Bureau of Meterology predicts that solar activity this week could result in stunning auroral displays visible in some Australian night skies on Thursday, Friday or Saturday nights. Aurora are produced when charged particles launched from the Sun interact with the Earth’s magnetic field and slam into the Earth’s atmosphere at the edge of space, … Continued
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Lifeline Australia Chief Executive Officer, Colin Seery, said today’s release of the ABS’s latest cause of death data, which reveals there were 3,214* lives lost to suicide in 2023, outlines a tragedy that reinforces the critical role of governments, families, workplaces and communities in reducing the number of deaths caused by intentional self-harm. “Behind every statistic there … Continued
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Charles Darwin University (CDU) engineers using research to build a more innovative and sustainable society are among the most prestigious academics in the world, according to a distinguished list from Stanford University. The Stanford University and Elsevier World’s Top 2% Scientists list ranks the most cited academics in the world, based on Elsevier’s Scopus database. … Continued
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Thursday, 10 October 2024 Lawyer mediators delivering for consumers A new accreditation system launched today for lawyer mediators will provide people wanting to resolve disputes outside court the choice of selecting a legally qualified mediator to help them. Speaking at the Annual Conference of the Law Society of NSW today, President Brett McGrath said … Continued
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The talented young chef will be closely guided by his mentor, Josh Niland, to improve his abilities and be ready to emerge at an international level. Melbourne, 9th October 2024 – S.Pellegrino Young Chef Academy recognised KyongHo (Daniel) Choi as the winner of the competition’s Regional Final for the Pacific. He won the title after … Continued
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The Queensland Government’s election commitment to make its pharmacy pilots permanent despite numerous cases of misdiagnosis and incorrect treatment and without a clinical evaluation is a serious risk to Queenslander’s health, the Royal Australian College of GPs is warning. The Miles Labor Government announced today that it will make both the Community Pharmacy Scope of Practice … Continued
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Independent skills training and higher education providers delivering quality outcomes to international students express deep concern over the lack of clear direction in the Senate’s review of the Education Services for Overseas Students Amendment (Quality and Integrity) Bill 2024. The Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) says many members face a threat to their existence … Continued
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La Trobe researchers have discovered that almost half the population has “creaky knees” in a study investigating how common the problem is and what it means for the health of our knees. Knee crepitus, the audible crackling or grinding noise during knee movement, is common across all age groups but does not always reflect underlying knee … Continued
