Meningococcal B strain vaccine: Ally Behan’s death triggers calls for immunisation change

Meningococcal B strain vaccine: Ally Behan’s death triggers calls for immunisation change

An 18-year-old girl who died of meningococcus after attending one of Australia’s biggest music festivals could have been saved with a childhood vaccine, but it costs $390. Ally Behan, 18, died in Canberra hospital on Sunday, less than two weeks after she headed to the Spilled Milk music festival on November 26 to celebrate finally … Read more

Teen’s final selfless act before festival death

Teen’s final selfless act before festival death

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

Ex-cricketer Slater has bipolar: court

Ex-cricketer Slater has bipolar: court

A former cricket star has avoided jail after admitting to assault and bullying in a bid to have his charges dismissed on mental health grounds. Michael Johnathan Slater, 52, appeared at Manly Local Court on Wednesday morning to plead guilty to three counts of common assault, intimidation, attempted stalking, use of a shuttle with the … Read more

Aussies losing their minds over ‘ridiculous’ new gym

Aussies losing their minds over ‘ridiculous’ new gym

Visitors to Sydney’s Sporting Club, housed in the new Allianz Stadium, are freaking out over the facility’s “ridiculous” amenities and annual membership fees. ‘Lifestyle insiders’ have taken to social media to share information about the $830 million lavish ‘oasis’, suggesting it may well be the fanciest gym in the nation. “I can safely say this … Read more

Sunrise: Sam Mac risks a wardrobe malfunction during a Pilates class

Sunrise: Sam Mac risks a wardrobe malfunction during a Pilates class

Sunrise weather anchor Sam Mac was shocked Wednesday morning when he joined a women-only Pilates class in Wilton, New south Wales. The 40-year-old put his athletic prowess to the test after meeting old friend Corinne, owner of Limitless Fitness and Nutrition, who won $20,000 last year as part of Sam’s competition to promote Australian small … Read more

How footy mate’s suicide left team reeling

How footy mate’s suicide left team reeling

An 18-year-old whose soccer partner suddenly took his life in his last year of school reveals how he constantly felt like a piece was missing. Joseph Anderson, from Bondi, met Nick Munsie at primary school in Armidale, in rural NSW, before they both ended up at the same secondary school: St Joseph’s in Hunters Hill, … Read more

Horror Xmas case ex-cop will never forget

Horror Xmas case ex-cop will never forget

Former Sydney Police detective Daniel*, 42, cannot pinpoint the moment he realized he could no longer do his job. Stationed at a local commando in the south-west of the city, 10 years with the NSW police had left him battling post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and unable to work. “Surveillance is a world that the outside … Read more

What happened to F45? ‘Enormous issues’ behind fitness empire’s downfall

What happened to F45? ‘Enormous issues’ behind fitness empire’s downfall

F45 co-founder Rob Deutsch says “never in his wildest dreams” could he have imagined the sudden fall of the fitness empire that began in 2013. The Australian gym behind what actor Mark Wahlberg calls the “best workout on the planet” took a major hit to its global ambitions this week after revealing it was laying … Read more