Townsville Hospital CEO says some patients may die after urology bungle
Some patients may die as a result of the Townsville Hospital’s urology unit bungle, the hospital’s CEO has…
ACT ‘beginning to see change’ two years on from the introduction of drug decriminalisation laws
Tuesday marks two years since the ACT became the first Australian jurisdiction to decriminalise small amounts of illicit…
Committee halts new liquor store for Rotorua CBD after more than 700 objections
Sethi, who unsuccessfully ran for election to the council last week, proposed opening an “independent bottle store” with…
Newsom vetoes bill that would have granted priority college admission for descendants of slavery
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday vetoed legislation that would have allowed public and private colleges to provide preferential…
Mother calls for tighter rules on nitrous oxide sale after daughter’s harm
Nitrous oxide is known on the streets as nangs or laughing gas. It has been used as a…
Supreme Court sees a free-speech problem with laws that ban ‘conversion therapy’ for minors
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court justices on Tuesday heard a free-speech challenge to state laws against “conversion therapy” and sounded…
Christchurch stand-off: One man arrested after tense late-night family harm situation
Police surrounded the apartment and urged the man to come out peacefully. He could be heard yelling back,…
Gambling participation and harm on the rise in Australia, new study reveals
New data on gambling in Australia reveals that around 3 million people are engaged in some form of…
‘We should kill him’: AI chatbot encourages Australian man to murder his father
Experts are calling for new regulations to require artificial intelligence chatbots to remind users they are not speaking…
Auckland football match attack: 23-year-old charged over broken jaw
Police said they arrested a 23-year-old yesterday who will appear at the North Shore District Court on Friday.…
Utah Gov. Cox: Social Media Companies Share Blame in Kirk’s Death
Utah Gov. Spencer Cox says there’s a common thread connecting the recent acts of political violence in the…
Media Insider: ‘Hurtful’, ‘distressing’: Some RNZ staff fuming over scathing internal review – RNZ responds; Sky inks news rugby rights deal; Stripe Studios boss’s former home for sale
Sutherland, who interviewed more than 50 people for the review, outlined a culture of “blame-shifting” and “low ambition”…