Just before the beginning of Israel’s military offensive in Gaza, Eman and Ahmed Shat were overjoyed to announce they would soon be welcoming their fourth child. Now in her third …
Nadine Tipping has been a midwife for almost two decades and has experienced both the highs and lows of supporting women through labour. Despite her wealth of experience, the 47-year-old …
The Australian suburbs where buyers can secure a home with mortgage repayments on par with the nation’s average rent have been revealed in new data. Australia’s median weekly rent was …
Every year, dedicated scientists have the grim task of compiling a master list of climate calamities that have befallen Australia. It’s a miserable chronicle of extreme events, but the scientists …
A Cairns teenager living with encephalitis hopes to raise awareness of the autoimmune disease after doctors initially believed she had a common cold. Mackenzie Webber, now 16, became sick after …
WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this story contains images of people who have died The inquest into Indigenous teenager Kumanjayi Walker’s death will resume, with the …
Health authorities have warned the public to remain vigilant for a deadly tropical disease known as melioidosis. The disease has killed two people and infected 22 others in the Top …
Heatwave warnings have been issued for four Australian states, with millions of people set to swelter on Australia Day. Large parts of central and eastern Australia are in for another …
Heatwaves with widespread temperatures above 40C are set to continue across large parts of the nation as the mercury remains well above average. The national weather forecaster said the heat …
Australian median rental prices have hit new records, with the average dwelling costing $601 per week or $31,252 annually. Nationally, rental prices increased 8.3 per cent between January and December …