Katherine Gregory
Leaked draft of the National Alcohol Strategy shows why Australia can’t stop drinking
Australia’s plan for tackling alcohol abuse and harm has been compromised because of meddling from the alcohol industry, health experts have warned....
Doctors want more subsidies for rare cancer treatments
Oncologists say thousands of cancer patients are either missing out on medication or being forced to spend large portions of their savings...
Catholic leaders ‘willing to go to jail’ to uphold seal of confession
Catholic priests have said they are not willing to break the seal of confession to report child sex abuse, and would rather...
Elaborate kidnapping scam targets Chinese, Taiwanese university students in Australia
Cyber criminals are targeting Chinese and Taiwanese students in Australia via an elaborate kidnapping scam. The Australian Federal Police said the scheme...
Greens release grand plan to fix Australia’s recycling crisis
Pressure is mounting on the Federal Government to take leadership on Australia’s recycling crisis and devise a national plan to prevent the...
Bliss n Eso actor death a ‘wake-up call’ for film and TV industry, union says
Australia’s film and television union says it will take a fresh look at safety for the entire industry after a man was...
Deadly jellyfish migration threatens Queensland tourism hotspots
Marine experts have reinforced warnings that deadly irukandji jellyfish are moving south and could soon be on Queensland’s popular Sunshine Coast beaches....
Great Barrier Reef could end up on UNESCO ‘danger’ list: Qld Government
The Queensland Government says it is possible the world heritage body UNESCO could place the Great Barrier Reef on its “in danger”...
One in three adults ‘will be obese within a decade’
New modelling predicts 35 per cent of adults will be obese by 2025, with younger people now gaining weight at higher rates...
Pilots with mental health issues encouraged to speak up
Australia’s aviation industry has been trying to change a culture among pilots of under-reporting mental health conditions, particularly since the issue came...