Study forecasts jump in private health costs; federal tax cuts are unpopular By Robert Samuels and Greg Palk 8 October 2017 Two major studies released Monday (October 7 and October 10) showed increases in healthcare costs among the elderly. The study from the American Enterprise Institute published ...

Smoking named as main cause of avoidable death in UK Smokers face up to nine years in prison, a fine of up to £50,000 and up to 500 hours of community work, if caught smoking, a new report shows. One in 20 adults is considered to have quit in the last 12 months or earlier. There are around 4.1 mill...

Mine industry boom blamed for higher valuations in Sydney's housing market There have been signs the price rises are spreading to other areas of the city, with Sydney's median house price for the 12-month period ending in June 2013 rising by more than 7 per cent. The median price for all of the subu...

Lehmann still in shock over hookess death of victim Read more She was only 17 but, by the time she was 10, she felt there was something wrong in her life. "I was a shy, shy kid," she says. The "noisy" teenage girls she encountered in her first summer school at the age of seven. She used to think a g...

Mary jo fisher senator trial is pending; will they release it? — Jack (@JackMabur) July 13, 2016 "My family was at the wedding. And when I heard of the story, I looked up his mother, who is dead now." But if his mother isn't dead now, she died of ovarian cancer. #abc7 pic.twitter.com/LXyB7Fpj3T â€...

Gold coast escape triggers police internal investigation Police launched an internal probe after video of an escape from police station in Sydney last Saturday sparked concerns over safety inside the station. They released the footage last night, showing an incident involving two officers at the sta...