Acting Premier Ben Carroll has conceded the government may need to look at tougher legislation to crack down on violence against hospital workers, after a shocking rise in aggressive incidents.
There are warnings over an increasingly common act that occurs in the bathroom as it is not only filthy, but also dangerous too.
Horrific details have emerged about how a 16-year-old Australian boy was allowed to “drink himself to death” over Christmas lunch with his family.
A beloved celebrity couple left fans “distraught” when they suddenly broke up last year – but now the real cause of the split has been revealed.
A coroner has made an extraordinary intervention in one state’s voluntary assisted dying scheme after finding eight people took their own lives when they were refused access to the regime.
Experts have slammed a viewer who criticised a news reporter during a live segment, warning “it isn’t harmless or ‘just a joke’.”
Victorian humanitarian Moira Kelly – who helped bring conjoined twins Krishna and Trishna to Melbourne for their separation surgery in 2009 – has revealed she offered another lifeline to her “adopted” daughter Krishna.
A leading health advocacy group is warning parents a disease that can be fatal to babies and small children has just hit a 20-year high.
A religious leader with a close connection to the Bali Nine says it’s not going to be an “easy road” for the convicted drug smugglers back in Australia.
A young woman has revealed how she was forced to completely give up her autonomy after her “asthma” turned out to be something much worse.
Four Australians are fighting for their lives after a suspected incident of alcohol poisoning in Fiji.
Four Australians are fighting for their lives after a suspected incident of alcohol poisoning in Fiji.
The body of a swimmer has been pulled from the water at a popular beach after a frantic search.
In a medical world first, it’s been found umbilical cord blood cells can “shield” the tiniest premature babies from injury — just like they did for now three-year-old Billie.
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