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Melbourne woman’s death after foraged mushroom dinner prompts coroner’s warning
Loreta Maria Del Rossi died in May, a week after eating mushrooms foraged from her garden in BayswaterFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne woman has died after she and her son were poisoned by a homemade meal containing foraged mushrooms, prompting a warning from the coroner.The 98-year-old woman, Loreta Maria Del Rossi, died in hospital on 22 May, seven days after eating the meal.Sign up for Guardian Austral
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Anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe says she pressured South Australian MP to back out of voting deal
Liberal MLC Jing Lee told parliament she felt pressured after ‘unexpected encounter with a very persistent visitor’ but didn’t name HoweGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe anti-abortion activist Joanna Howe says she put pressure on the South Australian MP Jing Lee to back out of a voting deal on controversial “forced birth” legislation that proposed changes to the state’s abortion laws.But Howe also said she was not certain Lee was r
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Attorney general considering releasing full robodebt report – As it happened
This blog is now closedNacc to reconsider whether to investigate robodebt after ‘apprehended bias’ finding against commissionerGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMark Butler flags importance of an Australian CDC in future pandemic responsesThe federal health minister, Mark Butler, spoke to ABC News Breakfast this morning, after the Covid inquiry report was released yesterday.Currently, we’re the only developed country that doesn’t have that single
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Drivers to escape punishment over medical cannabis under interim Victorian proposal
Labor considering expert report’s call for judges to have discretion to not cancel licences of those using the drugFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDrivers who use medicinal cannabis in Victoria will be able to remain behind the wheel under a proposed interim measure being considered by the state government.In an expert report tabled in parliament on Wednesday, the former magistrate Tony Parsons called on the g
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Trauma surgeons sound grim warning on e-scooter danger at NSW inquiry
‘Very sharp increase’ in children arriving in emergency after crashes, doctors warn, as assessment of how to best legalise e-scooters continuesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChildren as young as five end up in hospital with e-scooter and e-bike injuries as officials warn growing use could further clog emergency rooms.As New South Wales contemplates how best to legalise the electric transport devices, do
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‘I couldn’t believe it’: routine GP checkup reveals 2kg tumour growing in Brisbane man’s liver
Barrie Tibbetts was non-symptomatic before doctor noticed 67-year-old’s liver function test results were ‘slightly abnormal’ leading to discovery of tumour. Warning: contains graphic contentFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA routine doctor’s checkup saved the life of a Brisbane retiree after an aggressive and rare tumour weighing 2kg was found in his liver.Father-of-three Barrie Tibbetts had n
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Everything you need to know about PFAS – podcast
PFAS, more commonly known as “forever chemicals”,are a group of chemicals that have been used in manufacturing since the 1950s. They’re found in everything from waterproof clothing to electrical devices, and they take decades to degrade.There are thousands of different types, and now research has shown that some of them may cause cancer, prompting the government to recommend that the amount of certain chemicals allowed in our drinking water should be reduced.Matilda Boseley ask
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Stan Grant takes shots at ‘political elites’ in US – as it happened
This blog is now closedBoy, 11, dies and four other children injured after car crashes into Melbourne schoolAustralia’s pandemic plans were ‘grossly inadequate’, an inquiry has found. What lessons can be learned?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBowen derides Coalition’s ‘nuclear fantasy’Chris Bowen, minister for climate change and energy, is speaking on ABC Radio National this morning.If I was the energy minister of another country, I
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Australia’s pandemic plans were ‘grossly inadequate’, an inquiry has found. What lessons can be learned?
Initiated by the Albanese government in 2023, the 866-page report finds people still feel ‘resentment about what they lost’ during pandemic lockdownsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMany citizens lost trust in Australian governments through the early Covid period and rebuilding that faith for future health emergencies is vital, the federal government’s inquiry into the pandemic has warned.The long-a
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Diverse sexuality reported by more than one in 10 Australian high school students
Authors of study that found 12% of year 8 pupils identify as gay, bisexual, pansexual or asexual say results highlight ‘urgent need’ for support servicesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than one in 10 Australian teenagers identify as gay, bisexual, pansexual or asexual, a survey of high school students has found.Researchers surveyed 6,388 year 8 students between 2019 and 2021, finding that 12% of the
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Anthony Albanese could prove his moral courage with bold action to battle gambling harm | Jenny Ware
More than 16 months after the parliamentary committee (of which I was a member) handed down a bipartisan report, the PM is yet to respondBarely weeks after being elected prime minister in 1996, John Howard’s leadership, political courage and integrity were put to the test on the issue of gun ownership following the tragic mass shooting at Port Arthur. It was a test he passed – Australians have lower rates of gun ownership than our counterparts thanks to gun reform, and have not been
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Simone thought she was exhausted and burnt-out. But her high-functioning anxiety was going unnoticed | Ashwini Padhi
Some overachievers, perfectionists and seemingly balanced people find themselves silently battling inner turmoilHigh-functioning anxiety is a term that describes a paradox faced by many. On the outside someone may appear to have everything under control but inside they’re battling a relentless undercurrent of worry, fear and doubt.Unlike other forms of anxiety that can cause obvious disruptions to everyday life, high-functioning anxiety often goes unnoticed by others, sometimes even by the
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One easy way to relieve pressure on Australia's medical system? Stop ghosting your GP | Michael Burge
People miss medical appointments for many reasons – but high rates of no-shows put pressure on GPs, hospitals, and make it harder to manage chronic conditionsSign up for the Rural Network email newsletterThe last time I went to see my GP – a 220km round trip from my rural home town – I noticed a sign at reception telling clients that the reason it was so difficult to get a timely appointment was because 154 of us hadn’t shown up for booked consults during the month of Jul
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Popular Sydney beaches among quarter of NSW swimming spots polluted with faecal matter in past year
Shelly beach, Bronte, Coogee and Malabar among those rated ‘poor’ as swimmers urged to check water quality onlineGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than a quarter of New South Wales’ favourite swimming spots have been polluted by faecal matter over the past year including Sydney’s Coogee, Bronte and Malabar beaches.With the Bureau of Meteorology predicting a wet summer, the government has urged swimmers to check its online water quality monito
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More than half of WA pharmacies choosing not to stock vapes, survey shows
Exclusive: Uncertainty over regulations and discomfort over stocking a product not evaluated by drugs regulator among reasons givenGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA survey of almost 600 pharmacies in Western Australia has revealed more than half are choosing not to stock vapes, with many of them concerned about supplying an unregulated product.It comes as concerns were raised at a tobacco control conference that the tobacco industry is trying to infiltrate the pharmace
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Amy-Clare had an abortion. Queensland’s current debate around the issue makes her feel like a criminal
The Brisbane woman was told her baby was unlikely to make it to birth. She says an abortion is painful enough without ill-informed political discussionQLD election results 2024 live updatesSee all our Queensland election coverageGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWhen Brisbane mother Amy-Clare learned she was pregnant a second time, she almost opted not to undertake prenatal genetic testing. “We were really happy – we really wanted that baby,” she recall
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WiseTech shares surge after CEO stands down – as it happened
This blog is now closedGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDutton and Shorten weigh in on Queensland state electionThe federal opposition leader, Peter Dutton, and the NDIS minister, Bill Shorten, both spoke with the Today show earlier from Queensland, before the election.He’s focused on the issues which affect Queenslanders: housing, health, cheaper transport and of course tackling youth crime. So we’ll find out soon enough who’s going to win.The fact is
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Newsroom edition: the abortion culture war and its consequences - podcast
In Queensland, the state election has been dominated by one word: abortion. It follows an anti-abortion bill in South Australia that would force women seeking an abortion after 27 weeks and six days – an extremely rare occurrence – to be induced to deliver the child alive, and either to keep it or put it up for adoption. The bill was narrowly defeated by just one vote. As this conversation infiltrates state politics, conservatives have already begun putting it on the national agenda.
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Australians must keep up the fight for abortion rights, Jacinta Allan warns
Exclusive: Conservative forces pose ‘genuine threats to the protections women have fought for and won’, Victoria’s premier saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastJacinta Allan is warning that the battle for abortion rights must continue as conservative forces pose “real and genuine threats to the protections women have fought for and won” amid “frightening” debate in South Aust
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Albanese rejects China’s claim that Australia plagued by ‘systemic racism’ – as it happened
This blog is now closedLidia Thorpe now claims she misspoke on hairs/heirs pronunciation during swearing in oathGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Rail, Tram and Bus Union of NSW (RTBU) conducted a five-minute work stoppage early this morning, which is leading to delays across the network.Sydney Trains says this has led to minor delays and “larger than normal gaps in services may be experienced”, according to an alert:Trains stops and platforms may change
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As abortion debate reignites across Australia, conservatives rejoice – and copy the US playbook | Prudence Flowers
This sudden uptick in anti-choice politics does not reflect attitudes here. So what’s behind it?The 2022 news that the US supreme court had overturned Roe v Wade and ended the constitutional right to abortion sent shockwaves around the world.For Australian opponents of abortion who had long looked to the US for leadership and inspiration, it prompted rejoicing. Continue reading...
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Rise of almost untreatable superbug linked to a common antibiotic
‘Surprising’ finding by Australian-led study is first recorded instance of one antibiotic causing resistance to another in a different classThe rise of an almost untreatable superbug has been linked to a common antibiotic, an Australian-led study has found.The study – published in Nature – found that rifaximin, an antibiotic used to treat liver disease, causes resistance to another antibiotic, daptomycin. Continue reading...
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No surgical abortion providers in seven out of 10 Victorian local government areas, report finds
‘Service deserts’ affect those in high-disadvantage regional districts most, Women’s Health Victoria study saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSeven out of 10 Victorian local government areas have no surgical abortion provider and one in five have no medical abortion provider, a new report shows.The Realising Access report released on Thursday by the not-for-profit Women’s Health Victoria als
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Want to live longer? Forget blue zones – these factors improve your chances of ageing well | Melissa Davey
Finding the perfect combination of lifestyle hacks to live to 110 irks many experts who are more interested in quality of lifeThere is a whole body of scientific research dedicated to uncovering the lifestyles of people living in blue zones – areas of the globe where a higher proportion of people seem to live exceptionally long lives beyond the age of 100.From Okinawa in Japan to the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean, the seven blue zone regions have given rise to books, diets, docum
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Queensland Greens vow ban on new deals to outsource hospital services to anti-abortion organisations
Exclusive: Party to push for ‘universal access’ as it draws attention to Labor’s deals with Catholic organisation Mater to run public hospitalsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Greens have promised to introduce a bill banning the Queensland government from any new deals to outsource public hospitals to organisations that refuse to provide abortions.The promise, days before the Queensland election
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Thorpe rebuffs Indigenous leaders’ criticism of protest – as it happened
This blog is now closed Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore on news media bargaining code and funding of media publishersOne of the committee’s key recommendations was a digital platform levy on companies like Meta and Google, which some have described as a tech tax to fund public interest journalism.So in parts of Europe, for example, there’s a 2% digital services tax. You could look at a public interest journalism levy.The issue that we have fundamentall
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Senior Coalition women and senator Matt Canavan reject Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s abortion comments
Shadow Indigenous Australians spokesperson says she ‘cannot agree’ with later term abortions, sparking rebuke from Sussan Ley, Jane Hume and Bridget McKenzieFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenior Coalition women have rebuked Jacinta Nampijinpa Price’s comments about abortion, saying the Liberal party had “no interest in unwinding women’s reproductive rights” and saying it was an i
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Perth man treated for scurvy as cost-of-living crisis brings back ‘disease of the past’
Doctors discover 51-year-old patient who sometimes skipped meals and ate mostly processed food had condition caused by severe vitamin C deficiencyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDoctors have treated a man for scurvy in Perth, warning what was once considered “a disease of the past” is re-emerging due to the rising cost of living.The condition, caused by severe vitamin C deficiency, was common during the 18th century among sailors who spent months at sea wit
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Even wealthy Australians avoiding GP visits as cost of living hurts access to healthcare
Exclusive: NSW Council of Social Services report finds ‘dramatic increase’ in number of people delaying or not seeing GP due to costFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEven wealthy Australians are cutting back on doctor’s appointments due to the cost of living, with new data showing the proportion of people in New South Wales who put off a GP visit because it was too expensive increased by 246% over th
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When I delivered the worst of news to my dying patient, she cried – but not about her prognosis | Ranjana Srivastava
We like to think patients judge us for our medical acumen but, in fact, they observe the words we say, the empathy we show and the kindness we offer“Now I am crying because you are sitting there.”“I am sorry,” I say, preparing to jump up. Continue reading...
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