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Amanda Sheppeard is journalist with more than 30 years’ experience in her field. During that time she has worked across a broad range of areas, including health, education, local government, police/courts, finance/property and features. She has been recognised with awards from the National Press Club and at the Gold Coast Media Awards.

Amanda Sheppeard

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National

Medicine shortage crisis: See if you are affected

Hundreds of commonly prescribed medications are in short supply. See list and what to do if you are impacted.

Cycling

MOUNT LOFTY, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 22: Jay Vine of Australia and UAE Team Emirates celebrates at podium as Orange Leader Jersey during the 23rd Santos Tour Down Under 2023 - Stage 5 a 112,5km stage from Unley to Mount Lofty 727m / #TourDownUnder / #WorldTour / on January 22, 2023 in Mount Lofty, Australia. (Photo by Tim de Waele/Getty Images)

‘Hectic’ prediction for Aussie champion

Australian Jay Vine has won Australia’s great cycling race but he’s been tipped for much bigger honours after the impressive breakthrough.

UpdatedWorld

Hero civilian that wrestled with Lunar New Year California gunman.

Police focus on jealousy as shooting death toll rises

Jealousy may have been behind a mass shooting in California which has claimed 11 lives, as CCTV footage captured a civilian’s heroic effort. Watch video.

Predatory

‘Not broken’: Star speaks out after going public with childhood secret

Aussie star Madeleine West has appeared on television just hours after revealing her secret childhood sexual assault trauma in a new podcast. Warning: Distressing content

UpdatedWorld

Sydney man Myron Love is believed to have died in a plane crash in Nepal.

Frantic search for Aussie in deadly Nepal crash

The close friend of an Australian teacher on board a plane that crashed in Nepal has told of his heartache. Warning: Graphic

National

Flood waters on the Fitzroy River, northern WA. Picture: Foundation for Indigenous Sustainable Health/ DFES WA

‘Worst flood in history’ batters WA’s Fitzroy River communities

A huge “inland ocean” has formed in Western Australia as communities along the Fitzroy River go underwater in the state’s worst flood disaster. See the pictures.

SmartDaily

mid section view of a woman measuring her waist

How to shed 4kg in 3 weeks

New Australian research from the CSIRO reveals how to dramatically improve your chances of weight loss.

National

Diabetes link to ADHD in kids

Aussie experts have weighed in on new research linking a type of diabetes with neurodevelopmental conditions such as ADHD and autism in offspring.

UpdatedNational

Onlookers watch as confetti fills the air to mark the beginning of the new year, in Times Square, New York City, on January 1, 2023. (Photo by Yuki IWAMURA / AFP)

NYE fireworks: Celebrations around the world

The world is welcoming in the new year with celebrations and the ubiquitous fireworks. See how partygoers around the globe are ringing in 2023.

World

A young female doctor is chatting to a patient on a busy hospital ward with a male nurse . The patient is unrecognisable , but in the background a female nurse can be seen attending to other patients . The female doctor is wearing a shirt with rolled up sleeves and the male nurse is wearing scrubs. The hospital ward is similar to those used in a uk communal nhs hospital layout .

Warning for UK doctors keen to move to Australia

Thousands of UK doctors have set their sights on a new life in Australia, but it might not be the “Nirvana” they are expecting.

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