Sick children given wrong chemo amounts

3points
Posted 12 minutes ago by Bronwen

South Australia's health minister is under pressure to resign, following a second cancer treatment bungle at Adelaide's Women's and Children's hospital.

MP sorry he gave photos to media

3points
Posted 14 minutes ago by Bronwen

A Labor backbencher has apologised for photographing a man who threatened to torch himself and for selling the photographs to the media. [What do people think - is this really something to be outraged about - see Inquistr link below]

Ocean currents can power the world, say scientists

2points
Posted 1 day, 5 hours ago by Bronwen

A revolutionary device that can harness energy from slow-moving rivers and ocean currents could provide enough power for the entire world, scientists claim.

Qantas and BA meger touted

2points
Posted 1 day, 6 hours ago by Bronwen

Federal Treasurer Wayne Swan says any merger between Qantas and British Airways would need to be examined by the Government's Foreign Investment Review Board before he makes a final decision.

Critical patient flown interstate bc of no beds!

2points
Posted 1 day, 6 hours ago by Bronwen

A WOMAN critically injured in a car crash had to be flown to Queensland for treatment as not one New South Wales hospital could treat her.

Year in detention 'excessive'

2points
Posted 2 days, 7 hours ago by Bronwen

DISSENTERS have broken away from a parliamentary group investigating Australia's immigration detention policy, arguing for more dramatic change including legal rights for detainees and a one-month cap on detention.

Rates on track for 44-year low

1points
Posted 2 days, 7 hours ago by Bronwen

THE Reserve Bank board is expected to cut interest rates by 1 percentage point today and to follow up with a series of aggressive cuts that will take home mortgage rates to their lowest level since Robert Menzies was prime minister.

Proof That God Exists?

1points
Posted 2 days, 17 hours ago by cameronreilly

Apparently, we’re seeing Venus, Jupiter and a thin three-day-old crescent moon. What the photo doesn’t show, though, is how amazingly bright all three appear against the stars in the sky.

Emergency department reforms 'daft'

1points
Posted 3 days, 8 hours ago by Bronwen

EMERGENCY specialists have attacked as risky and dangerous plans to allow only patients assessed as being the most seriously ill to see them and to divert other patients to GP-led hospital clinics.

PM targets education inequality with $1bn handout

1points
Posted 3 days, 8 hours ago by Bronwen

KEVIN Rudd will identify the nation's 1500 poorest-performing schools and flood them with $1.1 billion over the next five years in a front-on attack on inequality of access to education.

Planes organised for those stranded in Thailand

1points
Posted 3 days, 8 hours ago by Bronwen

Qantas says it will operate a special service from Phuket to Singapore tomorrow night to rescue Australian tourists stranded in Thailand.

Will the architect's death bury his dream?

1points
Posted 3 days, 8 hours ago by Bronwen

JOERN UTZON lived surrounded by mementos of the masterpiece he created but never saw. Tacked to his living room wall in his apartment near Copen-hagen was the design for the Sydney Opera House's Utzon Room tapestry.

Up to 26 Australians still trapped in Mumbai: Smit

1points
Posted 6 days, 8 hours ago by Bronwen

Foreign Minister Stephen Smith says around 26 Australians may be trapped in Mumbai hotels as the fighting between terrorists and Indian commandos continues at locations around the city.

Mumbai terror attacks: Who could be behind them?

1points
Posted 6 days, 8 hours ago by Bronwen

Some six hours after the attack on Mumbai began on Wednesday night, Indian media organisations received an e-mail from an unknown group calling itself the Deccan Mujahideen claiming responsibility for the deadly, well-planned operation.

Latest news on Mumbai

1points
Posted 7 days, 9 hours ago by Bronwen

The attacks in Mumbai are continuing to happen - to see all the latest news (and the power of citizen journalism in action) have a look at the Twitter feed.

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