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Butcher backs meat producers as Woolworths to stop selling Tassie beef
A Tasmanian butcher promotes the importance of shopping local following Woolworths’s decision to stop selling Tasmanian beef in stores across the country from 2027. …See More
Major aged care agency has licence suspended amid fears elderly at risk
A staffing agency that has provided workers to aged care homes has had its licence suspended over concerns it deployed dozens of unqualified staff to […]
Residents hope to raise $750,000 to fix small town’s aged care problem
Residents in Texas are kept awake at night wondering what will happen to them as they get older, but they are dreaming big…See More
‘What’s happened to me?’: Bearing witness as my nan faced dementia
The woman who once chased down a donkey to save her granddaughter would one day need saving herself — and teach me a lesson about […]
Graziers report hundreds of lambs dead or missing in wild dog attacks
Western Queensland graziers say they have lost hundreds of sheep to suspected wild dog attacks as the national control programs face funding uncertainty. …See More
Retiree angry over planned cuts to health insurance rebates
The South Australian government is warning proposed cuts to health insurance rebates for older Australians could lead to more people turning to the already struggling […]
Older Australians weigh cost of changes to health insurance rebates
The Coalition is concerned about further pressure on the public health system, as older Australians consider cutting private health insurance ahead of proposed rebate changes…See […]
Ex-7NEWS presenter Kay McGrath reveals warning signs she wished she noticed before fiancé Richard Moore’s heart attack in India
The couple were on a trip of a lifetime to India when tragedy struck. Now the former 7NEWS presenter is sharing her own story in […]
Cost of chicken to rise soon, even if bird flu doesn’t spread
Increasing production costs will lead to higher chicken prices in supermarkets, even if bird flu doesn’t spread to the chicken meat industry…See More
Alopecia advocate Holly Faller shares her 30-year journey to acceptance after wearing a wig since she was five
Holly Faller, now 35, was diagnosed at the age of one and was fitted with her first wig when she was five…See More
Norway’s King Harald dies as son Haakon VIII takes throne amid royal family scandals
His wife’s links to Jeffrey Epstein and the conviction of her son have thrust the monarchy into an unprecedented crisis…See More
Inquest considers whether care of Adelaide man’s bed sores was ‘appropriate and reasonable’
A coronial inquest will investigate whether an aged care facility in Adelaide’s inner north appropriately treated the bed sores a 79-year-old man with dementia developed […]
Racy Lexus RX prototype spied, may be brand’s next Morizo RR model
Lexus looks to be turning up the heat on its popular RX, with a prototype previewing a hot new hybrid that could take on AMG- […]
Missing elderly man John Bakkum sadly dies in hospital after being rescued from Omeo Highway
A frantic two-day search operation was launched for John Bakkum after he vanished from a pub in Victoria’s High Country…See More
‘Kick in the guts’: Woolworths confirms it will no longer buy Tasmanian beef
Woolworths confirms it will no longer sell Tasmanian beef in the state or the mainland from 2027, a move cattle farmers say is a “kick […]
Kids on train tracks and vehicle collisions spark warning on north Qld cane rail
Children riding bikes on railways and trains colliding with tractors are among several hits and near misses reported by Wilmar Sugar across the sugarcane train […]
‘Attitudes need to change’ to protect older Australians from abuse
Women with experience of elder abuse are sharing their stories in national forums to encourage others to seek help…See More
‘Inhumane’: Mick’s disgust at cops’ justification over the tasering of his 95yo mum
In an in-depth interview ahead of the inquest into his mother Clare Nowland’s nursing home death, Mick says the family wants changes that will prevent […]
PM rules out British backpackers being forced to work in regions
The prime minister has vowed not to make British backpackers work in regional areas as part of a looming migration overhaul, defusing a potential diplomatic […]