Australia
A huge crowd unites for a memorable start to 2026
Sydney has united in a spirit of unity and celebration welcoming 2026 with a spectacular New Year’s Eve show on its famous harbour.Nearly a million people are estimated to have come together on the night for an incredible fireworks display that left crowds in awe. People across the foreshore also observed a minute’s silence at 11pm remembering the victims of the Bondi terror attack. “New Year’s Eve is about more than just fireworks and once…
Embracing Authentic Wellness Retreats in Bali: A Journey to Holistic Well-Being
This article explores how authentic wellness retreats in Bali offer a deeply holistic healing experience that goes far beyond modern spa trends or social media–driven yoga. Rooted in Hindu-Buddhist traditions, Bali’s wellness practices integrate body, mind, spirit, and nature through sacred rituals, the guidance of balian traditional healers, and ceremonies such as melukat. Supported by…
BUNS OUT FOR A GOOD CAUSE: COLES’ HOT CROSS BUNS ARE BACK TO SUPPORT AUSSIE FAMILIES FACING CHILDHOOD CANCER
Coles’ hot cross buns are hopping back into baskets this Boxing Day, turning a post-Christmas tradition into support for Australian families navigating childhood cancer, with 20 cents from every 6 or 9 pack sold donated to children’s cancer charity Redkite. With more than 2 million hot cross buns expected to be sold before New Year’s…
EPA ISSUES FINES FOR FALSIFIED WASTE RECORDS
Ferrycarrig Construction Pty Ltd has been fined $40,000 after a NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) investigation found the company supplied dozens of falsified waste dockets relating to works at the Sydney Metro Waterloo construction site. The investigation was launched after a site auditor raised concerns with the EPA in May 2024. Further enquiries confirmed the…
Look after each other this festive season, experts urge, as alcohol harms surge
As Australians head into the festive season, health experts are urging people to plan ahead and look after each other, with new data showing a significant spike in alcohol related harms over the Christmas and New Year period. The analysis of 2023 ambulance data from the National Ambulance Surveillance System (NASS) at Turning Point and Monash University…
Affordable access to life extending drug for people with incurable breast cancer.
People with breast cancer that has spread to the brain will save more than $4500 a month when Tucatinib is listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme in the coming weeks. Breast Cancer Network Australia (BCNA) welcomes today’s decision by the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) to recommend tucatinib (Tukysa) for listing on the Pharmaceutical Benefits…
New antimalarial drug candidate shows potential for fighting resistance and reducing malaria transmission
Researchers have developed a new antimalarial drug candidate designed to address the growing challenge of drug resistance and potentially reduce malaria transmission. The first-in-class clinical candidate, MK-7602, has been developed through a longstanding collaboration between WEHI and global biopharmaceutical company MSD (tradename of Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, N.J., USA). Pre-clinical research now published in eBiomedicine, a Lancet journal,…
Tasmanian farmers finish year as most confident in nation
Tasmanian farmers are finishing the year continuing to lead the nation as the most confident agricultural producers in Australia. Farmer sentiment in the state is being supported by strong commodity prices and improved seasonal conditions, the latest Rabobank Rural Confidence Survey, released today, has found. Although overall net rural confidence in the state eased back…
Waterbirds return this year, but amid long-term decline: aerial survey
New data released today from one of the world’s longest-running wildlife surveys show Australia’s waterbird population made a partial return after last year’s steep drop, but numbers remain well below historic levels. Researchers conducting the annual waterbird survey – led by UNSW’s Centre for Ecosystem Science with the NSW Department of Climate Change, Energy, the…
COLES AND UBER EATS TO DELIVER AUSTRALIA’S LARGEST ON-DEMAND GROCERY RANGE
Uber Eats has announced an expanded partnership with Coles to offer Australians greater value, convenience and choice by providing the largest selection of groceries ever available on an on-demand delivery platform in Australia, just in time for the festive season. From today, Australians can order up to 17,000 of their favourite Coles supermarket products…