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Antinausea medication linked to improving breast cancer
A recent study has found that the anti-nausea medication Aprepitant may do more than just prevent vomiting during chemotherapy. It...
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Tasmania set for hung parliament again
With just 4 days till Tasmanians head to the polls, a majority win for either major party is looking increasingly...
Tue 15 Jul 2025
Trump proposes 200% Tariff on Australian Pharmaceuticals
Donald Trump has proposed a 200 per cent tariff on Australian pharmaceuticals, which if implemented could cost the Australian economy...
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Antarctica’s ice sheets and the risk of rising seas
Global sea levels are continuing to rise as Antarctica’s ice melts. Normally, sea ice works to protect large ice shelves,...
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Murujuga Cultural Landscape Granted UNESCO World Heritage Status
Last Friday, the Murujuga Cultural Landscape was granted World Heritage Status by UNESCO. Located in the Pilbara region in WA’s...
Mon 14 Jul 2025
2025 NAIDOC Perth Youth Award
Young Indigenous Man Bronson Richards received this year’s Youth Award at the 2025 NAIDOC Perth Awards, recognising his work and...
Mon 14 Jul 2025
Plan to combat antisemitism released this week
This week, the Federal government and special envoy Jillian Segal delivered a plan to combat antisemitism. It comes after several...
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Ngunnawal Country celebrates NAIDOC week
In celebration of NAIDOC week 2025, The Message Stick Foundation was proud to announce its inaugural event for First Nations...
Fri 11 Jul 2025
NDIS cuts putting the lives of tube feeders at risk
NDIS providers are very concerned about the NDIS funding cuts to support Australians with a disability. Registered dieticians say these...
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Elected Tibetan leader-in-exile visiting Australia from today
His Holiness the Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday last week, and Tibetans in exile are celebrating the milestone. To...
Fri 11 Jul 2025
Coronial Inquest into Kumanjayi Walker handed down
A content warning the following contains reference to First Nations people that have died along with reference to language that...
Thu 10 Jul 2025
WA government approves first clinically designed AI therapy tool
The Western Australia government has approved Australia’s first clinically designed AI mental health chatbot assistant, Reeboot AI, under its Artificial...
Thu 10 Jul 2025
South Australia continues to feel effects of harmful algae blooms
South Australia’s coastlines remain in the grips of a harmful algae which is now established in more metropolitan beaches and...
Thu 10 Jul 2025
A Good Kind of Trouble: new book on Indigenous identity
“A teenage fiction that hopes to provide representation for other blackfellas around the country,” this is the view from authors,...
Thu 10 Jul 2025
The Black Cockatoo or Bilirr Bilirr calls Wanita back to country
Wanita Lowe, a Dunghutti – Biripi- Wiradjuri artist had inspiration for her work; which has been chosen as a finalist...
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Australian Pear and Apple industry facing dark times but there is hope for the next five years
The Australian pear and apple sector is experiencing challenging times due to a drop in sales and adverse weather conditions....
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Trump Proposes 200 per cent Tariff on Australian Pharmaceutical Imports
Donald Trump has proposed a 200 per cent tariff on Australian pharmaceuticals, an export worth over two billion Australian dollars. ...
Wed 09 Jul 2025
NSW Police Drop Hannah Thomas’ Anti-Riot Charges
Former Grayndler Greens candidate Hannah Thomas was among 60 pro-Palestinian activists protesting outside a Belmore facility on Friday June 27th....
Wed 09 Jul 2025
Barkly Regional Council CEO steps down
After 12 months in the position of CEO of the Barkly Regional Council in the NT, Chris Kelly decided to...
Tue 08 Jul 2025
Conservation in WA needs more priority: CCWA
Western Australia is a state with lots of challenges in terms of environment protection. In May, the State government announced...
Tue 08 Jul 2025
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