Poor evidence cannabis improves mental health: study
People with psychiatric disorders may want to pass on the joint — at least until further research is done, a new Australian study suggests, according to AFP. The paper, published…
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Victoria announces $25m plan to help retired racehorses
Victorian racing authorities have announced a $25 million plan to improve the welfare of thoroughbreds after they stop racing, after an ABC investigation that exposed the cruel treatment of retired…
New South Wales bushfires destroy homes
Up to 20 homes and structures have been destroyed in New South Wales as a bushfire emergency grips the north of the state. Nearly 1000 firefighters have been battling two…
Canadian police release findings of report into murders of three tourists
Two dead teens who were the subject of an intense manhunt confessed to the murders of three tourists in northern Canada in their videos, but did not reveal a motive…
Federal police fly to Afghanistan to probe alleged Australian war crimes
Australian Federal Police investigators have travelled to Afghanistan to investigate war crimes allegedly committed by Australian special forces soldiers. It is believed it is the first time the AFP has…
Need ‘Trump of the tropics’ to get attention? Fires ravage Australia, but outcry fixated on Brazil
As eco-activists raise the alarm over wildfires cutting through the Amazon rainforest, far fewer have noticed the blazes consuming the Australian countryside. Perhaps some disasters are more politically expedient than…
Bushfires out of control in NSW and Queensland, expected to increase
Authorities are labelling Queensland’s bushfire emergency as historic, as crews continue to battle dozens of blazes. At least 20 properties have been destroyed by fire over three days – mostly…
No reprieve in sight as Queensland fires burn
Queensland emergency services have spent another night battling fires across the state and are bracing for another tough day ahead. Forty-two bushfires continue to burn throughout Queensland and the towns…
Private helicopter crashes in Australia, 5 killed
A private helicopter carrying five people crashed in Australia in New South Wales, Report informs citing the TASS. The Bell UH1 helicopter disappeared from radar the day before at about…
Five feared dead as helicopter vanishes in NSW
Five people – four men and a woman – are missing feared dead in New South Wales after a private helicopter vanished off the radar in bad weather. A massive…