Health

[ad_1] A plan by the federal government and tourist groups to restart Australia’s battered travel industry is for state border restrictions to be lifted by December 1 and a trans-Tasman travel bubble up and running by November. A tourism task force made up of Tourism Australia, the Australian Chamber of …

[ad_1] Opponents of the legalization of cannabis say that the amount people can buy each day would make people with serious addictions worse. But those who support it say that buying up to 14g of dried herb would be like any other shopping trip and wouldn’t be used all at …

[ad_1] There are two new cases of Covid-19, both detected in a managed isolation facility. One arrived on a flight from Ukraine on Sept. 23 via the United Arab Emirates, the Health Ministry said in a statement. The other arrived on a flight from Pakistan via the United Arab Emirates, …

[ad_1] A father who killed his two-year-old daughter after walking with her to a river when he was angered by the breakdown of a relationship will spend at least 14 years in jail. Tewi Savage, 35, was sentenced in Rotorua High Court to life in prison on Tuesday after he …

[ad_1] Labor promises to spend millions more in drug purchasing agency Pharmac and emergency dental care if it forms the government after the election. The party also plans to implement a major health system reform, which will include cutting the number of DHBs and creating a long-awaited Maori Health Authority. …

[ad_1] The vegan parents deprived their baby of nutrients on an extreme plant-based diet and left their daughter with a “devastating” permanent disability. The couple, who cannot be identified, avoided jail after pleading guilty to causing serious injury through negligence in Victoria County court on Monday. Both were ordered to …

[ad_1] The ‘vanilla’ housing policies announced by major political parties ahead of the 2020 general election are unlikely to ease overcrowding in Auckland’s rental market, says an economist. During the past legislature, some Auckland residents have chosen to share beds with flatmates or rent living room corners due to a …

[ad_1] By Jordan Bond, RNZ An Auckland woman who lives near the harbor bridge is angry and shocked people were never told the neighboring land was contaminated with heavy metals from the bridge. RNZ revealed that the Transportation Agency has known since 2010 that its bridge maintenance contaminated the Stokes …

[ad_1] Soon after, the man reappeared at the front door. “The police immediately detained him and he is currently at the facility under questioning,” MBIE says in its statement. “Facility security was reviewed and immediate improvements were made after this incident.” ‘Low risk to public health’ Public Health says the …

[ad_1] EDDIE JIM / The Age Recreational fishing resumed at Melbourne’s Albert Park Pier on Monday morning after the city’s closure ended. The Australian state of Victoria has had another three deaths from coronavirus as the number of new cases fell to its lowest level since June 12. The latest …