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Meet the Mob: Jeanine Pascoe

Hosted by Jill Emberson, Mornings presenter on 1233 ABC Newcastle, Meet the Mob is a weekly profile of Aboriginal people in the Hunter region of New South Wales. You can listen to each Meet the Mob interview by clicking on the audio player or you can ... >> view original

Uncertain future for Dungog's flood-impacted Alison Court residents

Expand/Collapse. RSS Subscribe to ABC Newcastle NSW photos · RSS Subscribe to all ABC Local photos. Topics: disasters-and-accidents, floods, government-and-politics, local-government. Locations: dungog-2420. Print page; Email this · Permalink. Share ... >> view original

Teen model with Down syndrome is the true meaning of beautiful

Maddy Stuart is no regular teen — she wants to change the world's view of people with Down syndrome, one pose at a time. The 18-year-old Australian aspiring model is using the platform of social media to spread her message. With 322,000 Facebook fans ... >> view original

Walk Safely To School Day 2015 on Friday

PARENTS and carers of primary school aged children are being urged to take part in Walk Safely To School Day, on Friday. The annual community event was developed by the Pedestrian Council of Australia, is funded by Transport for NSW and aims to ... >> view original

One adult and seven children hospitalised after gas leak in Tammin

It is understood the adult and children, aged 1-15, suffered gas exposure from a leaking generator at their home on Turon Road. They were taken to hospital in Kellerberrin before being transferred to Merredin Hospital. A WA Country Health spokesman said ... >> view original

Tackling dreaded flu

DOZENS of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in Warwick now have a better chance of combating this year's influenza strain thanks to co-ordinated efforts of local health care workers. Since the beginning of April, staff from the Darling Downs Public ... >> view original

'Unboil egg' device used for cancer drug

Cancer patients may become the beneficiaries of an Australian invention responsible for unboiling an egg. Researchers used the vortex fluidic device to make carboplatin, a drug used to treat ovarian, lung and other cancers, four times more effective. >> view original

OSA: Sleep Apnea leads men to depression

Sleep Apnea A study suggests that sleep apnea can cause men to suffer from depression. The potentially dangerous Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) can cause high blood pressure and increases the risk of a possible stroke. Due to the inadequate supply of ... >> view original

Morrison defends plan to strip mental health welfare

Social Services Minister Scott Morrison has defended his bid to strip welfare payments from forensic mental health patients, saying the measure is targeted at “people who have been charged with heinous crimes”. The proposal had sparked outrage among ... >> view original

Sydney Writers Festival: Author Atul Gawande speaks about his book Being Mortal

Atul Gawande is thinking about death. Which is a funny thing, really, because he's the type of doctor who gives you the feeling he would definitely save your life. The 49-year old surgeon and New Yorker staff writer has spent much of his adult life thinking ... >> view original