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25/07 22:27, Magnet
Probe Narrogin deaths: Aboriginal ...
A coronial inquest is urgently needed after four suicides in Narrogin in the past three months, a leading Aboriginal health group says.Aboriginal Health Council of WA chief executive Darryl Kickett said the Great Southern town had dealt with a spate of recent suicides, with four people killing themselves in..
25/07 22:27, Magnet
Probe Narrogin deaths: Aboriginal hea...
A coronial inquest is urgently needed after four suicides in Narrogin in the past three months, a leading Aboriginal health group says.Aboriginal Health Council of WA chief executive Darryl Kickett said the Great Southern town had dealt with a spate of recent suicides, with four people killing themselves in..
25/07 14:17, Yahoo! News Australia
Drugs add 13 years to average life of...
8:47 am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cocktails of HIV drugs help patients live an average of 13 years longer -- if they are lucky enough to get them, researchers reported on...
25/07 13:16, WA Today.com.au
Narrogin suicides reveal crisis
A coronial inquest is urgently needed after four suicides in Narrogin in the past three months, a leading Aboriginal health group says. Aboriginal Health Council of WA chief executive Darryl Kickett said the Great Southern town had dealt with a spate of recent suicides, with four people killing themselves in.
25/07 13:16, WA Today.com.au
Oombulgurri should be closed, lawyer
A lawyer representing Aboriginal families from the Kimberley has supported a call by the State Coroner to assess the sustainability of Aboriginal communities across the...
25/07 12:59, Adelaide Now
'Violent rampage' schizophrenic released
A MAN with paranoid schizophrenia who rammed police cars and injured officers in a driving rampage has been released into the community for supervised...
25/07 12:30, WA Today.com.au
Probe Narrogin deaths: health group
A coronial inquest is urgently needed after four suicides in Narrogin in the past three months, a leading Aboriginal health group says. Aboriginal Health Council of WA chief executive Darryl Kickett said the Great Southern town had dealt with a spate of recent suicides, with four people killing themselves in.
25/07 10:04, The Courier-Mail
Fortune favours the workers
: Email : Print Submit comment: Submit comment RECENTLY I broke bread with a French hotel manager who lamented absenteeism rates of up to 70 days a year among his Polynesian...
25/07 09:08, Sunshine Coast Daily
Time still on Jagger's side as 65 looms
Mick Jagger, the snake-hipped, rubber-lipped frontman of the Rolling Stones, celebrates his 65th birthday Saturday but shows no signs of slowing down, despite officially becoming an old age...
25/07 08:11, The West Australian
Time still on Jagger's side as 65 looms
; Mick Jagger, the snake-hipped, rubber-lipped frontman of the Rolling Stones, celebrates his 65th birthday Saturday but shows no signs of slowing down, despite officially becoming an old age...
25/07 05:24, The Daily Telegraph
Wealthy duo launch $500m war on smoking
MICROSOFT founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling $US500 million ($521 million) into a global effort to cut smoking. The billionaire philanthropists, with a combined worth of more than $US70 billion, said the money would help efforts in developing countries where tobacco...
25/07 03:52, The Daily Telegraph
New York: Wealthy duo launch $500m wa...
MICROSOFT founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling $US500 million ($521 million) into a global effort to cut smoking. The billionaire philanthropists, with a combined worth of more than $US70 billion, said the money would help efforts in developing countries where tobacco...
25/07 02:55, Yahoo! News Australia
Time still on Jagger's side as 65 loo...
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25/07 00:53, Sunshine Coast Daily
The national park... who runs what?
It hasnā t come up squeaky clean, but a probity audit of the Noosa National Park Information Centre tender process found no evidence of unfair dealing by the Environmental Protection...
25/07 00:25, Nine MSN
Time still on Jagger's side as 65 loo...
Mick Jagger, the snake-hipped, rubber-lipped frontman of the Rolling Stones, celebrates his 65th birthday Saturday but shows no signs of slowing down, despite officially becoming an old age...
25/07 00:00, Herald Sun
Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg's gl...
MICROSOFT founder Bill Gates and New York mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their riches in a bid to cut the number of smokers in developing countries such as China and...
24/07 21:38, Abc News online
Bloomberg, Gates take on tobacco comp...
Reporter: Jayne Margetts MARK COLVIN: Two of the world's richest men have joined forces to tackle smoking in the developing world. The Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg and the founder of Microsoft, Bill Gates, have pledged $US500-million over the next five years to help people...
24/07 19:23, The Nationals Victoria
Letter to the Editor - Binge Drinking...
The Editor As Addressed Dear Sir, Young people in the Lowan electorate are having their say in the community debate about alcohol abuse and binge...
24/07 16:42, Yahoo! News Australia
Darwin pub stung for serving intoxica...
The Vic Hotel in Darwin's Smith Street Mall has been caught out serving drunk people in a sting operation. One night in May this year, police officers and licensing and regulation inspectors visited a number of licensed premises to check compliance with...
24/07 15:28, Yahoo! News Australia
Suicide prevention conference to focu...
More than 500 people are expected to attend a conference about suicide prevention in far north Queensland. Mental health experts will discuss the issue over the next two days in...
24/07 15:28, Yahoo! News Australia
Darwin pub stung for serving intoxica...
The Vic Hotel in Darwin's Smith Street Mall has been caught out serving drunk people in a sting operation. One night in May this year, police officers and licensing and regulation inspectors visited a number of licensed premises to check compliance with...
24/07 13:59, Brisbane Times
Not fade away: Mick turns 65
Mick Jagger, the snake-hipped, rubber-lipped frontman of the Rolling Stones, celebrates his 65th birthday Saturday but shows no signs of slowing down, despite officially becoming an old age...
24/07 12:57, Sydney Morning Herald
Happy 65th birthday Mick Jagger
Mick Jagger, the snake-hipped, rubber-lipped frontman of the Rolling Stones, celebrates his 65th birthday Saturday but shows no signs of slowing down, despite officially becoming an old age...
24/07 12:19, Yahoo! News Australia
BAT ORDERED TO CHANGE MISLEADING TOBA...
SEOUL, July 24 Asia Pulse - South Korea's fair trade watchdog said Thursday that it has ordered British American Tobacco Plc (BAT) to change a set of advertisements that could mislead...
24/07 11:51, The Australian
Chemists lobby to get prescription ri...
WOMEN could stay on the pill for up to two years without having to go back to their GP for more scripts under a plan pharmacists hope will serve as a model for other...
24/07 11:23, The Canberra Times
Bourke considers alcohol restrictions
JOEL GIBSON INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS REPORTER NORTHERN TERRITORY-style restrictions on takeaway alcohol and drinking at home are among the measures being considered by the remote town of Bourke, in an attempt to shed its mantle of top spot for alcohol-related violence and illness in...
24/07 10:58, The Australian
Bill Gates and Michael Bloomberg join...
NEW YORK: Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $US375 million into a global effort to cut...
24/07 10:31, The Australian
Sparest treatment the best
The Grand Inquisitor By Fyodor Dostoyevsky, adapted by Marie-Helene Estienne. Director: Peter Brook. Cremorne Theatre, Queensland Performing Arts Centre, Brisbane, July...
24/07 09:49, The Australian
Billionaires pool cash to beat smoking
NEW YORK: Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $US375 million into a global effort to cut...
24/07 08:29, Brisbane News
Gates and Bloomberg pledge $500m to b...
(ANI) London, July 24 : Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates and New York city mayor Michael Bloomberg have pledged half a billion dollars to fight tobacco use in developing...