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Community mental health care questioned as council proposes stricter regulations for rough sleepers

Mental health care for homeless people has been pushed aside as the Port Phillip Council work towards strict regulations for rough sleepers including infringements...

A damning review of e-cigarettes shows vaping leads to smoking, the opposite of what supporters claim

Image: Shutterstock A major review on the health effects of e-cigarettes reflects what public health advocates have feared – escalating use of e-cigarettes in school-aged children,...

Two years into the pandemic, why is Australia still short of medicines?

Image: Alex Bascuas/Shutterstock This might be a familiar scene. You pop into your local pharmacy to fill a script and you’re told your regular medicine...

Wearing shoes in the house is just plain gross. The verdict from scientists who study indoor contaminants

Image: Shutterstock You probably clean your shoes if you step in something muddy or disgusting (please pick up after your dog!). But when you get...

If you’re going to mandate COVID vaccination at your workplace, here’s how to do it ethically

  Picture: Shuttlestock Compulsory COVID vaccination is in the news again now Qantas has just announced its employees will need a shot. This follows fruit and vegetable...

Australia’s vaccination plan is 6 months too late and a masterclass in jargon

  Picture: Shutterstock Six months after the prime minister received his first jab, Australia finally has a national plan to roll out COVID vaccines. The plan’s goals,...

No wonder people are confused. Most official COVID vaccine advice is way too complex

  Picture: Shutterstock As Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak continues to grow, the message has shifted to urgently “get the jab”. And people’s motivation to get vaccinated is...

Public protest or selfish ratbaggery? Why free speech doesn’t give you the right to endanger other people’s health

  Mick Tsikas/AAP Image Thousands of demonstrators took to the streets in major Australian cities at the weekend, to protest the rolling lockdowns that have formed a...

Australians are embracing ‘mindful drinking’ — and the alcohol industry is also getting sober curious

  Picture: Justin Aikin/Unsplash In 2020, Australia’s first non-alcoholic bar opened in Brunswick. Sydney quickly followed suit. Major liquor retailers are dedicating more and more shelf...

India is facing a terrible crisis. How can Australia respond ethically?

  Picture: Rafiq Maqbool/AP/AAP India’s COVID-19 crisis has revived a longstanding debate about whether foreign governments should come to the aid of countries facing major...
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