Christiane Barro
Scorpions are on the march, but researchers have a uniquely Australian solution
There are so many scorpions inhabiting parts of arid Australia –an unexpected consequence of losing native species like the bilby – that...
‘You’ve only got one life’: Child stroke survivor peddles message of hope before record attempt
Tom Quick hasn’t been able to move the right side of his body since he was 12. But he isn’t letting that...
Parkinson’s disease diagnosis ‘a relief’: MP urges others to shun fear and seek help
Parliamentarian John Eren has described his Parkinson’s diagnosis as a relief after anxious days fearing his symptoms signalled a far more sinister...
Not Australia: The countries most wary of vaccines and inoculations
It was declared among the top ten threats to global health in 2019, but vaccine hesitancy has declined in Australia as well...
Beaches shut as authorities search for shark that killed Nick Slater on Gold Coast
A number of Gold Coast beaches have been shut off to the public as authorities search for the shark responsible for dragging...
How to spot the difference between the flu and coronavirus in children
It is a question that has perplexed people around the world: How do you know if you have the coronavirus or the...
Why there’s a real buzz about white noise as work-from-home tool
Notice a noise in your background. It could be the sound of the ducted heating or the traffic outside your house. Now,...
Catch-up reporting: Confusion over which deaths are blamed on COVID-19
The recent significant spike in reported COVID-19 deaths is confusing a more hopeful trend of decreasing aged-care fatalities, according to a leading...
Suffering unnecessarily: Victoria’s untold pain crisis during lockdown
A bed-ridden Melbourne man who has been forced to wait until after the lockdown to see a neurosurgeon is one of many...
Ex-PM Tony Abbott urges lifting of COVID restrictions, warns of ‘virus hysteria’
Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott has urged health authorities to remove coronavirus restrictions even though a relaxed approach runs the risk of...