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 said, “the day I stop being emotional at a birth, is the day I need to stop going”. Tipping is a nurse and midwife with … Read more
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 $570 last year, according to CoreLogic’s 2023 rental report. An analysis of the market by PropTrack found more than 350 locations across the country where … Read more
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 who put it together say it’s essential reading. Because people forget, and forgetting is dangerous in the face of escalating climate threats that demand preparation. … Read more
A Cairns teenager living with encephalitis hopes to raise awareness of the autoimmune disease after doctors initially believed she had a common cold. Makenzie Webber, now 16, became sick after a camping trip to Port Douglas in 2018 when she was 10 years old. Her parents thought she had a cold, but in the weeks … Read more
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 police officer who shot him unable to legally dodge being questioned about his conduct. But former constable Zachary Rolfe has forecast he will make several … Read more
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 End. Melioidosis is a disease caused by bacteria found deep in tropical soil and water, that can come to the surface during heavy rain. Watch … Read more
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 day of heat after widespread temperatures above 40C on Thursday, with some inland areas nudging 50C. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussies in four states set … Read more
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 would be wide-reaching, impacting central Western Australia, northern South Australia, southern Northern Territory, southern Queensland and NSW. Low to severe intensity heatwave warnings are in … Read more
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 2023, CoreLogic’s latest report found. It said the increases have averaged 9.1 per cent for the past three calendar years, whereas the annual growth rate … Read more
Temperatures are tipped to rise across the country when a heatwave moves east after scorching parts of Western Australia. Warm conditions are tipped on Monday for northern South Australia, southern parts of the Northern Territory and Brisbane, while temperatures in the mid-30s are expected later in the week for Victoria and NSW. The Bureau of … Read more
