3+ day, 9+ hour ago   (451+ words) Humans appear to have started using mind-altering substances tens of thousands of years ago, according to new research. Griffith University archaeologists say that the latest findings put drug use much earlier than previously thought. Their work revealed evidence that the…...

3+ day, 23+ hour ago   (341+ words) Sixty percent of Australians are dining out less than they were a year ago, according to new research. Around half of all Australians are also spending less, figures from FoodService Association Australia (FSAA) and consumer research platform Vypr reveal. The…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (1071+ words) The controversy surrounding the Federal Government’s plan to scrap extra private health insurance rebates for the over-65s continues. Not everyone agrees on the impact of the higher premiums, whether that’s the number of people set to cancel their cover or…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago   (248+ words) Queensland researchers have discovered a strong link between gut health and depression. “While all four were genetically linked to depression, gastrointestinal diseases such as irritable bowel syndrome, gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, gallstone disease and peptic ulcer disease showed the strongest association,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (1057+ words) Jacqueline Peel and Wesley Morgan For over a decade, the world has been trying to limit global warming to 1.5°C. That’s no longer possible, according to a new United Nations report. We will likely pass 1.5°C in 2030. That’s not good…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (418+ words) As a registered nurse now overseeing clinical teams in the aged care sector, I know exactly how emotionally challenging it can be for families who have to make critical healthcare decisions on behalf of their loved ones. It’s made even…...

3+ week, 11+ hour ago   (866+ words) Australia has crossed another grim threshold in its H5N1 bird flu outbreak. For the first time, the virus has infected an Australian mainland mammal: a long-nosed fur seal found dead at Beachport on South Australia’s Limestone Coast, about a four-hour drive…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (296+ words) A new study has linked habitual coffee consumption to healthier body composition and enhanced sex hormones. Research by the University of Oulu found the benefits of coffee drinking appeared to go beyond the lower risk of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (950+ words) By Becky Freeman, Christina Watts and Sam Egger One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has called for a 75 percent cut to the tobacco tax and a freeze on any price indexation of the tax for three years. Hanson said this would…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (779+ words) By Kerstin Zander and Stephen Garnett Before booking a holiday, it pays to check the weather. Rain can turn a joyful trip into a glum stretch of days. Soaring temperatures are making sunny summers less appealing. And destructive fires, floods…...