The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), introduced to provide essential support to Australians living with disabilities, has faced increasing challenges, not only in delivering services but in dealing with rampant fraud. As much as one-fifth of the scheme’s annual disability funding, amounting to an estimated $8 billion, has been siphoned […]
Health
The Australian Senate is set to pass a bill that will see the end of all vape sales – regardless of nicotine content – from general retailers. From July 1, non-nicotine vapes will no longer be permitted for sale outside of pharmacies. But late amendments to the bill, negotiated by the Greens, change […]
New Zealand’s understaffed and underfunded midwifery sector is hoping to benefit from increased health funding announced in the 2024 budget. The government has promised NZ$8.15 billion in additional operating capital for the health system, with $3.44 billion earmarked for hospital and speciality services and $2.12 billion for primary care and public health. […]
Melbourne mum Kathryn Ram has opened up about grief and healing after the tragic death of her toddler son, Isaiah. In an exclusive interview with BACKCOVERNEWS.COM, Ram has spoken about her struggle to find forgiveness after little Isaiah died following a harrowing two-hour wait inside a Victorian emergency room. It […]
Many Australians with disability feel on the edge of a precipice right now. Recommendations from the disability royal commission and the NDIS review were released late last year. Now a draft NDIS reform bill has been tabled. In this series, experts examine what new proposals could mean for people with disability. […]
Parents are conflicted when it comes to zero-alcohol beer, wine and spirts and adolescents, experts say. The meteoric rise of zero-alcohol drinks has propelled the market into the millions, heralding a new era filled with options but also confusion for parents nationwide. Despite their growing popularity among adults aiming to […]
Kate Middleton, the Princess of Wales, has been pictured in public for the first time since her planned abdominal surgery in January. Photographs obtained by Backgrid and published by TMZ captured Middleton, 42, in a car with her mum, Carole Middleton, on Monday. However, eagle-eyed fans have raised doubts about […]
The rumour mill is in overdrive about Kate Middleton’s prolonged absence from the public eye. Speculation has been rampant that all is not what it seems with the Princess of Wales’ health condition. Middleton, 42, was last seen attending the royal family’s Christmas function last year. It all started on […]
Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia (FTD). The former talk show host, 59, was diagnosed last year, with her medical care team noting that the conditions have already posed significant challenges in her life. “Unfortunately, many individuals diagnosed with aphasia and frontotemporal dementia face […]
Bushfires recently broke out in western Victoria during a day of extreme weather conditions across the state. Although authorities have reported the situation is easing, emergency services continue to fight blazes in the Grampians National Park around the towns of Bellfield and Pomonal. While the air quality in Australia is generally good, events […]
