Facebook owner Meta opens new tab is considering blocking the platform’s news content in Australia if the government forces it to pay licensing fees, a company representative said at a parliamentary hearing on Friday. Meta’s regional policy director Mia Garlick told lawmakers “all options are on the table” when asked if the company would block … Read more
Generation Z faces serious loneliness, exacerbated by social media and the pandemic. What are the solutions to this growing mental health crisis? The loneliness epidemic deeply affects Generation Z. Despite being hyperconnected through social media, they experience high levels of isolation, aggravated by the pandemic. The consequences are severe, leading to mental health crises, higher … Read more
Surfing legend Mick Fanning has spoken openly about his mental health struggles after losing his third brother, urging young people to do the “brave” thing and speak out and seek help. Fanning, a three-time world surfing champion, recently said goodbye to his brother Ed at a moving memorial service where mourners paddled through the waves … Read more
Millions of Australians are taking on second jobs to cope with the rising cost of living, but a new report shows how discouraging this is for some. Talent company Randstad has revealed the grim reality Australians face in a new report. After surveying more than 6,000 workers and companies, Generation Z was identified as “high … Read more
Speculation suggests that the worm’s eggs could have been inadvertently ingested through edible grasses, like New Zealand spinach, collected for cooking. In World’s First, live Parasatic Worm Found ‘Alive And Wriggling’ Inside Woman’s Brain In Australia Canberra: A live parasitic worm has been found inside the brain of a 64-year-old Australian woman, marking the first … Read more
Home News World Australia Legalizes MDMA, Magic Mushrooms For Mental Health Treatment; 1st country in the world to do so Starting today, July 1, licensed psychiatrists will be able to prescribe MDMA-containing medications to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), while psilocybin to treat people with treatment-resistant depression. Australia Legalizes MDMA, Magic Mushrooms For Mental Health … Read more
A teenager who died of meningococcus after attending the Spilled Milk music festival in Canberra has saved five lives as an organ donor. New South Wales Health announced on monday Ally Behan, 18, was the third person to die in the state this year from the disease. After returning from the festival on November 26 … Read more
Sydney, Australia CNN — Prosecutors in Australia have ended a high-profile legal action against a former government employee accused of raping a colleague inside Parliament House, saying a new trial would pose a “significant and unacceptable risk” to the woman’s life. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) director of public prosecution Shane Drumgold told reporters on Friday … Read more