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The radioactive legacy of U.S.-led war in Iraq

An increasing number of birth defects have been reported in Iraq following the U.S. detonation of ...  
Lockdown fee scam yet another Liberal lurk

This is Part two of a story by Dr Evan Jones, which lays bare Liberal lurks, like the lockdown ...  
Liberal Party's shady operating dogs NSW Election

Ahead of the upcoming NSW Election, voters would do well to remember past Liberal manoeuvrings ...  
AFL's careless concussion calls could cost big bucks

Injury lawyers are preparing to file a class action suit against the AFL, which they say must ...  
Men, it's okay to show vulnerability

In a society that deems vulnerability as something that men shouldn't display, Brendan Foster ...  
The Qld end to the beginning for the failed War on Drugs?

IA applauds the Palaszcuk Queensland Labor Government's new stance on drug law enforcement ...  
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EDITORIAL: The beginning of the end to the War on the Drugs? Labor takes first few steps

Independent Australia applauds the new approach of the Palaszczuk Queensland Labor Government to ...  
Progressive support for COVID lockdowns was a disaster

While a necessary life-saving measure, the COVID lockdowns caused massive damage to the economy ...  
Media silent on funding to improve mental health supports through lived experience

A recent announcement of the Albanese Government's funding for mental health lived experience has ...  
Drug policy change to MDMA welcome

Welcomed by many in the medical community, the Federal Government recently announced the resche ...  
Government dragging on better ways to help smokers pack it in

By legalising "snus", a smokeless tobacco product believed to be an effective tool for those try ...  
Body shaming: Food is not the enemy — food magazines just might be

The wellness industry has infiltrated even food magazines, using food-shaming language while ...  
Cat bites can be more dangerous than you think

Warning, if you own cats or have neighbourhood felines, you may not be aware of the significant ...  
Breaking the taboo side of porn

The stigma around pornography being a negative thing can be lifted if discussion about its posi ...  
People living inside our mental health system must not be left outside its reform

For too long, people with lived experience of mental health have been excluded from policy disc ...  
'Rules are rules' — unless we're talking elite sport in Australia

Tennis player and supposed public health menace Novak Djokovic was deported last year under the ...  
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World COVID leaders no longer: Australia, New Zealand and Taiwan down in 2022

Data on COVID-19 deaths over the last 12 months offers lessons for the future.  
Labor continues Morrison Government's COVID chaos

Despite giving hope for better management of the COVID pandemic, the Albanese Government has only ...  
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