Oceania Australia The State of Victoria is launching a female pain survey after research revealed that two out of every five women in the state suffer from chronic pain
Oceania Australia A health alert was issued across Perth after a traveller returned from overseas with measles, with 10 new exposure sites listed across the city’s east and inner suburbs; measles, highly infectious, can develop 7-18 days after exposure to the virus
Oceania Australia Fuelled by growing anti-immigration sentiment in the wake of the Bondi Beach terror attack, the right-wing party One Nation has surged in the polls in recent months, overtaking Liberals to emerge as the nominal opposition to Labor
Oceania Australia Bush towns are spending millions just to guarantee their residents can see a doctor; six tiny WA centers spend AUS$1,5m each year on subsidies, their citizens facing shorter life expectancy due to inadequate medical services
Oceania Australia Armed carjackings have almost doubled in Victoria, increasing to an unprecedented extent, despite “tough new laws” being introduced to combat the crime in 2016, with rideshare drivers and delivery workers increasingly targeted