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James DowlingScience and Health Reporter

James Dowling is a reporter for The Australian’s Sydney bureau. He previously worked as a cadet journalist writing for the Daily Telegraph, Sunday Telegraph and NewsWire, in addition to this masthead. As an intern at The Age he was nominated for a Quill award for News Reporting in Writing.

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ExclusiveIndigenous

Gomeroi family sues over police ‘racism’

The Indigenous Copeland family will argue that negligence and discrimination by NSW police led to the death of a 22-year-old relative and stalled the search for his remains.

James Dowling

CourtsNation

DAILY TELEGRAPH - 28/6/24Adam Bray, father of Zach Bray who died in The Hunter Valley bus tragedy, pictured in Sydney CBD today. Picture: Sam Ruttyn

Deadly bus crash law suit expands

Survivors and the families of those killed in a Hunter Valley bus crash have expanded their class action against the state road regulator.

James Dowling

ExplainerPolitics

Labor has unveiled its new plan to combat anti-Semitism.

How the anti-Semitism plan will work

The new plan released by Labor’s special envoy looks to combat a wave of attacks against Jewish Australians. How will it impact different areas of Australian life?

Natasha Bita, James Dowling, Noah Yim, James Madden and Rhiannon Down

ExclusiveMedical

Dr Rhys Grinter from Monash University Biomedicine Discovery Institute in Melbourne, has made a world first discovery of how to turn air into electricity. Picture: Supplied

Nobel work inspires superbug destroyer

Australian scientists have developed an AI program that can synthesise proteins for medical use, changing the field of biochemistry.

James Dowling

EXCLUSIVEPolitics

Donald Trump has announced tariffs of medicines of up to 300pc.

Trump serves Australia $3bn dose of bad medicine

Donald Trump’s move to ramp up tariffs on medicines and copper has sparked alarm among government and business leaders, amid fears the trade war will smash the local drug industry, stripping nearly $3bn from the economy.

Matthew Cranston, Ben Packham and James Dowling

MedicineMedical

Trump’s trade war hangs over PBS: tariffs explained

The threat of global 200 per cent tariffs on pharmaceutical products presents a challenge to Australia’s drug subsidy scheme after foreign lobbyists pushed for it to be leveraged in trade negotiations.

James Dowling

ExclusiveMedical

DARWIN, AUSTRALIA - APRIL 19: Oryn Keeley of the Dolphins is tackled during the round seven NRL match between Parramatta Eels and Dolphins at TIO Stadium on April 19, 2024, in Darwin, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

Cannabis firm a ‘slick lobbying machine’

The country’s biggest medicinal cannabis prescriber believes laws should change to broaden access to the drug. But critics argue it is deploying the same playbook as big tobacco.

James Dowling

SkincareMedical

Regulator wants some sunscreens reformulated, adding to SPF concerns

The lead medical product regulator has made recommendations on sunscreen formulations after reviewing health risks of frequent use, calling for regulation after a study destroyed confidence in SPF ratings.

James Dowling

CourtsNation

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 18: Alan Jones leaves the SydneyÃ¢â¬â¢s Downing Centre Local Court on December 18, 2024 in Sydney, Australia. Jones, the prominent Australian broadcaster, has been charged with 26 offenses related to historical sexual abuse, involving multiple complainants and incidents allegedly occurring between 2001 and 2019. The charges include aggravated indecent assault and sexual touching, with Jones maintaining his innocence and preparing to contest the allegations in court. (Photo by Roni Bintang/Getty Images)

Alan Jones’s ‘grave concerns’ about police raid

The indecent assault trial of Alan Jones will be delayed as his lawyers fight police over the handling of a raid on the former radio anchor’s home.

James Dowling

Politics NowNation

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley and the front door of a Melbourne synagogue firebombed on Friday.

Allan to set up Anti-Hate Taskforce as Ley flags synagogue visit

Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has announced a new taskforce following a spate of anti-Semitic attacks in Melbourne, while Opposition Leader Sussan Ley vowed to visit a firebombed synagogue with Jewish MP Julian Leeser on Tuesday.

Paige Taylor, Lily McCaffrey, James Dowling and Mackenzie Scott

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