December 9, 2023
Melanie Dinjaski is an experienced sports journalist at the Canberra Times with a genuine love of all sports. She’s covered every code from NRL to NFL, and has experience in print, digital, podcasting, TV and video journalism, having spent time working in newsrooms at Nine, Fox Sports and Seven before moving to the capital. Melanie
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Some hospitals in Western Australia have refused to transfer patients who have requested voluntary assisted dying, a new report has revealed. The annual VAD WA Board report found the obstruction had also caused distress to grieving families going through the process. Board chairman Scott Blackwell wrote in the report that it was “disappointing” some people
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Concerns have been raised for Jewish students and teachers in public schools who will be affected if teachers bring activism into the classroom. Teachers are being urged by the union to discuss activism in class. “All faiths, all races, all Australian children should be welcomed and inclusively taught and not be shamed or subjected to
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There has been growing pressure on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese over whether he raised the Chinese naval incident which injured Australian divers to the country’s President Xi Jinping. Divers from the Royal Australian Navy suffered minor injuries after an interaction between the HMAS Toowoomba and a navy destroyer from the People’s Liberation Army during routine
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WORKERS in the agriculture sector are questioning the appointment of fishing tycoon Francisco Tiu Laurel as the new Agriculture chief, raising concerns about corporate plantations flourishing in the country. “Agri workers are worried that, as head honcho of an agribusiness, he would allow the corporate plantation system to flourish rather than curb its expansion,” Unyon
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ASIO has accused China of being responsible for the largest and most sophisticated theft of intellectual property in human history. Assistant Foreign Minister Tim Watts joined Sky News Australia to discuss the security and defence concerns as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese conducts his highly-anticipated visit to China. “We can grow the relationship between Australia and
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LOCAL corn supply and quality issues could further increase the prices of poultry products, the Philippine Association of Feed Millers Inc. (Pafmi) said. In a statement on Thursday, Pafmi has raised concerns over possible issues on supply and quality of corn, which could trigger the increase in prices of meat, eggs and fish. “Ensuring the
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Weight loss has always been big business, but it’s exploded of late due to surging demand for Ozempic, Wegovy and other new diabetes and obesity drugs. In the first half of 2023, sales of Ozempic and Wegovy rose by 58% and 363%, respectively. That’s after quarterly prescriptions for those types of GLP-1 treatments, which mimic a
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Doha – Lewis Hamilton praised rival Max Verstappen for “raising the bar” this season and added his voice to those who support the American Andretti team’s bid to enter Formula One. Speaking on Thursday, ahead of this weekend’s Qatar Grand Prix, where Red Bull’s Verstappen is poised to clinch his third consecutive title, the seven-time
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Jurors in the trial of FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried heard from both sides for the first time on Wednesday, receiving dueling portrayals of key events and players involved in what prosecutors have called a multibillion-dollar fraud that affected thousands of the cryptocurrency exchange’s customers. Bankman-Fried pleaded not guilty. Opening statements by prosecutor Thane Rehn and
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