Mibenge Nsenduluka
Violence against children in sport rampant
Children who play community sport reap various health and social benefits in safe environments, however new data shows many are subjected to...
Omicron wave sends office return backwards
A wave of COVID cases and flu infections over winter has been blamed for a significant drop in office occupancy rates across...
Healthy alcohol marketing ‘spin’ misleads consumers
Health-conscious Aussies may want to reconsider their next ‘‘low sugar’’ alcoholic drink as experts warn ‘‘healthy’’ booze marketing campaigns can often be...
Monkeypox vaccines arrive for most at risk
Victorians who are most at risk of contracting monkeypox will begin getting their jabs this week as the first vaccines arrive on...
Virus response disadvantages young Aussies
Young Australians have been disproportionately disadvantaged by the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response and urgent support is needed, a new report says. Children...
Victoria’s Daniel Andrews accuses Liberal candidate of ‘hateful transphobic’ bigotry
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has criticised the Liberal Party’s endorsement of controversial Melton City councillor Moira Deeming, calling her political ideologies “hateful”...
Victoria demands urgent plan amid gas shortage
The national market operator needs to implement “immediate measures” that address the state’s gas shortage crisis, Victoria’s Energy Minister says. Lily D’Ambrosio said...
More Aussies lack access to quality water
More than half a million Australians in at least 400 remote or regional communities lack access to quality drinking water. An estimated...
Victoria’s CHO pushed return to working from home
Victoria’s Acting Chief Health Officer Ben Cowie proposed a return to working from home earlier this month amid a fresh wave of...
Looming Victoria gas limits threaten energy woe
Victoria faces a looming winter gas shortage, which could plunge the national electricity market into a fresh power crisis, Australia’s energy regulator...