Griffith University researchers to trial naltrexone on long COVID patients
After finding anecdotal success with low doses of naltrexone, Griffith University researchers will undertake clinical trials involving the drug and a placebo to see its effect on long COVID sufferers.
Tasmanian Labor has aligned with the Liberals on Hobart's Macquarie Point stadium
Labor has changed its stance on the proposed stadium for Hobart's Macquarie Point, with new leader Dean Winter throwing his support behind it. It will give the minority Liberal government the numbers ...
Endangered hammerhead sharks being chased, caught by people prompts calls for protection
Many Australians prefer to be as far from a shark as possible, but scientists are concerned that some people are getting too close to critically endangered species.
The real story behind Netflix's 3 Body Problem series involved a murder, censorship and China's darkest past
Netflix's adaptation of Chinese sci-fi novel The Three-Body Problem is just one chapter of the series' challenging journey to ...
NSW police to get 'wanding' powers to search for knives with no warrant or suspicion under proposed changes
Police in New South Wales will be able to "wand" anyone in designated areas for a weapon, under state government proposals to ...
Netanyahu has promised to invade the Gazan city of Rafah. It could be a high-stakes bargaining chip
Israel told Palestinians to move from Rafah, signalling a ground invasion was imminent. Twelve hours later, Hamas agreed to a ...
Leave uni protests alone, says minister, as opposition warns Jewish students feel 'very unsafe'
Both sides of politics show concern over hate speech on Q+A, but the government's Tony Burke says pro-Palestine encampments ...
There are fresh calls to put more domestic violence offenders in prison. But mounting evidence suggests that 'jailing is failing'
In the current firestorm of recriminations about the causes of domestic violence and how we might address it, there have been ...
Why further interest rate hikes by the Reserve Bank won't fix Australia's inflation problem
After near-unanimous calls for multiple interest rate cuts a few months ago, economists now think more hikes are on the cards ...
HECS-HELP $3 billion budget relief welcomed but debtors hope for further action
School teacher Georgina Routley says more needs to be done to reduce the HECS debts of women and people who leave the ...
Inside a secretive lab where Samoa's scientists are unlocking the power of plants
For centuries Samoa's traditional healers have harnessed the power of the country's native plants as remedies for village ...
The fight to save leatherback turtles on the 'last wild island'
Tetepare Island is the largest uninhabited island in the South Pacific and is one of the few places where the endangered ...