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Former nurse Lucy Haslam, who organised the Inaugural Medicinal Cannabis Symposium in Tamworth last month, has welcomed NSW Premier Mike Baird’s announcement on December 21 that up to $9 million will be allocated to conduct three or more clinical trials to look …

  On Monday December 15, less than two weeks before Christmas, Sydney and eventually the rest of the world held its collective breath as what appeared to be brutal terrorism hit Australian shores.  Self-proclaimed sheik Man Haron Monis, who was disowned by Australia’s …

Today Australia and the world of sport is in mourning as the family of Phillip Joel Hughes and the people of Macksville prepare to farewell the young cricket player who died last Thursday. His tragic sudden death, only three days before his 26th birthday, …

We should have seen it coming. Thirty years on from Band Aid’s original version of “Do They Know It’s Christmas?” Bob Geldof has once again made a few phone calls, tweaked a few lyrics and quickly assembled the fourth version of the song …

Are you waiting for a bus?’ I ask the young woman standing outside a King Street pharmacy as I cycle pass. “Yes,” she replies candidly. “How can you tell?” she laughs. “Well, not from signage that’s for sure – but I’m afraid …

After witnessing the sexist criticism of his colleagues, Karl Stefanovic decided to conduct an experiment. The host of Channel Nine’s Today show wore the same blue suit on air for two days in a row. Then three days. A month passed by. …

Did you know that one Australian dies of a heart disease every 11 minutes? Six children are born every day with a heart condition. Heart disease affects two out of three families and prevents more than 1 million people from living a …

Protesters demanding action on the disappearance of 43 missing students in Azotzipana, Mexico, took advantage of the G20 Summit of world leaders with peaceful demonstrations in seven Australian cities on Saturday, November 15. The night of September 26, the Mexican army and local …

Federal Government cuts to Medicare services from 18 sessions to 10, which came into effect on 1 January 2013 without review, poses problems for survivors of childhood sexual abuse. Evidence by the Australian Psychological Society (APS) indicates that 86 per cent of …

The first trailer of the Minions 3D animated movie was released yesterday and has already chalked up over 5 million views in 24 hours. Meanwhile, the Minions movie Facebook page has close to 26 million ‘Likes’. Are these signs of impending minion madness even before the …