South Australia pharmacists to issue UTI antibiotics in 2024
South Australia pharmacists will be able to prescribe antibiotics for UTIs (urinary tract infections) from March next year.
Emma Gillespie
November 24, 2023
Emma Gillespie
Deputy Editor
Emma Gillespie
Deputy Editor
The BoM says El Niño conditions will likely persist through to May
Hot and dry conditions from an El Niño weather event are likely to continue into May next year, according to the BoM.
Emma Gillespie
November 21, 2023
The ACCC’s Black Friday scam warning
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has warned shoppers of an increase in online scams ahead of Black Friday sales.
Emma Gillespie
November 21, 2023
Wages grew at a record rate in July-September
National wages grew by 1.3% during July to September, according to the ABS. It’s a record growth but doesn’t match inflation.
Emma Gillespie
November 15, 2023
Lewiston mass shooting: what to know
Police in Lewiston, a small city in the U.S. state of Maine, are searching for a 40-year-old man after a mass shooting at two locations.
Emma Gillespie
October 26, 2023
Unseasonably warm winter led to record electricity demand lows
Record lows in electricity demand have been tied to this year’s mild winter temperatures, according to the Australian Energy Regulator (AER).
Emma Gillespie
October 21, 2023
NSW Government proposal could see fines for possession of small amounts of drugs
NSW Police could soon be able to fine people caught with small amounts of drugs, instead of issuing criminal charges.
Emma Gillespie
October 10, 2023
The 2030 FIFA men’s world cup will be played across six countries
FIFA, football’s global governing body, has announced the 2030 Men’s World Cup will be played across six countries.
Emma Gillespie
October 6, 2023
France’s government is holding crisis talks over a bedbug infestation
Paris residents have reported bedbugs on trains, in movie theatres, and at airports, while outbreaks in Lyon and Marseilles have forced school closures.
Emma Gillespie
October 4, 2023
Open category events received no entries for swimming World Cup
Swimming’s global governing body says no entries have been received for its open category events, ahead of this week’s World Cup in Berlin.
Emma Gillespie
October 4, 2023
Nobel Prize for researchers who paved way for COVID vaccine
A Nobel prize has been awarded to two scientists whose discovery led to the first COVID-19 vaccines, years after their original research.
Emma Gillespie
October 3, 2023
What the Disability Royal Commission recommended
The Disability Royal Commission released its final report this morning after four and a half years. Here’s what it recommended.
Emma Gillespie
September 30, 2023
Federal government announces first budget surplus in 15 years
The Federal Government has announced a $22.1 billion budget surplus for the 2022/23 financial year, the first in 15 years.
Emma Gillespie
September 22, 2023
Australian politicians are in the U.S. to convince lawmakers to free Julian Assange
A group of Australian politicians are in Washington, calling for the release of Wikileaks founder Julian Assange.
Emma Gillespie
September 21, 2023
Scientists say June to August was the world’s hottest period ever
The report, conducted by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said the June-August period was the warmest “by a large margin”.
Emma Gillespie
September 7, 2023
