Rural hospitals will be hit hard by Trump’s signature spending package
Health policy experts predict that cuts to Medicaid will push more rural hospitals to close. sneakpeekpic via iStock / Getty Images Plus The public health provisions in the massive spending package that President Donald...

New US directive for visa applicants turns social media feeds into political documents
In recent weeks, the US State Department implemented a policy requiring all university, technical training, or exchange program visa applicants to disclose their social media handles used over the past five years. The...

The hard questions NZ must ask about the claimed economic benefits of fast-track mining projects
Much of the debate about the fast-track applications by a number of new or extended mining projects has, understandably, focused on their environmental impacts. But the other side of the equation economic growth and...

What is rejection sensitive dysphoria in ADHD? And how can you manage it?
Imagine your friend hasnt replied to a message in a few hours. Most people might think, they are probably just busy. But someone with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) might spiral into a flood of thoughts...

Harrowing stories are emerging in the wake of catastrophic and sudden flooding over the fourth of July weekend in Texas where many people were camping, and children were at riverside summer camp. More than 80 people are...

Erin Patterson has been found guilty in the mushroom murder trial. Legal experts explain why
After seven weeks of evidence, six days of summing up, and six and a half days of jury deliberation in the Victorian Supreme Court sitting in Morwell, Victoria, the verdict is finally in. Erin Patterson murdered her...

A test of political courage: Yoorrook’s final reports demand action, not amnesia
Australias colonial era may be formally over but its legacies of inequality, land dispossession and systemic racism continue to shape daily life for First Peoples. Last week, the Victorian Yoorrook Justice Commission...