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2024-11-07 00:25:02

Supreme Court prohibits Rising Tide's Newcastle coal port protest
By Bridget Murphy
The activism group has recruited the likes of Peter Garrett for the demonstration, which has been promoted as a "protestival" designed to block access to the city's harbour.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-07/supreme-court-prohibits-rising-tide-newcastle-climate-protest/104547892
#Demonstrations #CourtsandTrials #Police #ClimateChange #BridgetMurphy

2024-11-06 19:20:03

'Koalas will die': Government accused of 'sitting on its hands' amid illegal land clearing revelations
By Michael Slezak
The federal approval process for a new coal mine in Queensland is pressing ahead, despite revelations the project is under criminal investigation for illegal land clearing.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-07/illegal-mining-vitrinite-queensland-koala-habitat-mine/104567436
#Environment #MiningandMetalsIndustry #MichaelSlezak

2024-11-05 22:55:02

Tests show classroom CO2 levels far exceed guidelines putting children's learning at risk
By Tegan Osborne
There are calls for government action to mandate indoor air quality standards and improve "terrible" ventilation in Australian schools that can hamper student learning.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-06/calls-for-school-ventilation-and-indoor-air-quality-standards/104559002
#AirPollution #Architecture #NonResidentialConstructionIndustry #RespiratoryDiseases #HealthPolicy #Safety #Health #TeganOsborne

2024-11-03 14:45:02

Spanish king and queen pelted with mud as locals vent anger over government's flooding response
Residents could be heard screaming "Get out!" as King Felipe VI and other government officials toured one of the worst-hit areas of flood-ravaged Valencia City.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-04/flood-victims-throw-mud-at-spanish-king/104556034
#Floods #Storms #DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #ClimateChange

2024-11-03 03:10:01

Southern right whales are in abundance off Australia's south coast, but new threats have emerged
By Jodie Hamilton
Scientists say southern right whale numbers have recovered in the Great Australian Bight Marine Park, and are now calling for further protection as they move into new areas.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-03/southern-right-whale-numbers-migration-nullarbor-marine-park/104544496
#Whales #Conservation #EnvironmentalManagement #Animals #JodieHamilton

2024-10-31 20:55:09

After 20 concussions, a neurologist said this ex-footballer's brain now resembles a car-crash victim's
At the end of his playing career, this ex-footballer's debilitating headaches, memory loss and anxiety sent him looking for answers. The answer was the repeated head trauma he experienced playing the game he loved.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-01/luke-ivens-brain-injury-concussion-football/104513970
#Sportsinjuries #MentalHealth #AustralianRulesFootball #Sport #Health #DiseasesandDisorders

2024-10-30 18:35:02

The battle to save an endangered species has ended up on the agenda at Woolworths’ AGM
By Jano Gibson
The board of Woolworths has urged shareholders to vote against a motion calling on the company to no longer procure salmon from the last known refuge of the endangered Maugean skate.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-31/macquarie-harbour-salmon-protesters-target-woolworths-agm/104537366
#CorporateSocialResponsibility #FishingandAquacultureIndustry #BusinessEconomicsandFinance #AnimalScience #JanoGibson

2024-10-29 23:30:02

Corruption watchdog to reconsider its decision not to investigate Robodebt referrals
By Jake Evans
The National Anti-Corruption Commission has announced it will reconsider its decision not to investigate referrals from the Robodebt royal commission, after findings its commissioner did not properly declare a conflict of interest.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-30/nacc-to-reconsider-robodebt-referrals/104535738
#FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #JakeEvans

2024-10-29 02:10:01

Australia's cotton industry says it is safe to keep using controversial chemical paraquat
By Alys Marshall
A cotton industry advocate says dryland crops are at risk if the regulator lowers the usage rate of a chemical that has been linked to Parkinson's disease.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-29/cotton-australia-calls-usage-rates-chemical-paraquat-remain/104525830
#CottonGrowing #AgriculturalChemicals #AlysMarshall

2024-10-29 01:40:02

Tasmanian kids turned away from free annual dental check-ups if they're not in pain
By Ellen Coulter
Tasmania has the worst prevalence of tooth loss out of any state, but children are being denied or delayed free Medicare-funded check-ups because of a shortage of dentists.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-29/tas-kids-free-dentist-checks-only-being-done-if-child-is-in-pain/104530910
#DentalCare #Health #EllenCoulter

2024-10-29 00:55:01

Coalition calls for UNRWA funding to be diverted to other aid groups after laws passed to ban group from Israel
By Jake Evans
The Coalition says money for the United Nations aid group working in Gaza should be redirected after Israel passes laws declaring UNRWA a terror group and banning it from operating within its borders.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-29/coalition-redirect-unrwa-funding/104530854
#ForeignAid #UnrestConflictandWar #FederalGovernment #WorldPolitics #JakeEvans

2024-10-25 07:15:02

How politicians and the media misuse data to push a youth crime crisis narrative
By Kenji Sato
The ABC has asked a mathematician to explain how using statistics can form a narrative that may not show the full story.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-25/youth-crime-statistics-using-data-incorrectly/104488958
#Crime #Media #StateandTerritoryGovernment #CrimePrevention #StateandTerritoryElections #KenjiSato

2024-10-23 20:25:02

Danica worries her son's generation lacks 'basic values and morals'. So she's teaching them
The NSW mother is giving up hours of paid work each week to lead ethics classes as a volunteer at her son's primary school, as a shortage of teachers stops schools from offering them.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-24/ethics-teacher-shortages-nsw-public-schools/104498146
#Ethics #PrimaryEducation #SecondaryEducation #PublicSchools

2024-10-23 04:10:02

Lawyers call out 'unfair' drug driving laws as new data reveals significant increase in police charges
By Emma Rennie
Drug driving charges and infringements in NSW have increased eightfold over the past decade, prompting calls for laws to be overhauled.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-23/data-reveals-explosion-in-nsw-drug-driving-calls-for-reform/104505886
#DrugOffences #Police #PrisonsandPunishment #EmmaRennie

2024-10-23 00:40:04

How Mickey the cockatoo was rescued after spending month living in Sydney shopping centre
A cockatoo named Mickey became trapped inside Macarthur Square Shopping Centre at Campbelltown in Sydney's south-west last month. He "took up residence" at the Coles supermarket before he was captured by local bird expert yesterday.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-23/mickey-cockatoo-nsw-rescued-macarthur-square-coles-supermarket/104505722
#Animals #HumanInterest #Birds #CommunityandSociety

2024-10-23 00:40:02

Roman Polanski's 1973 sexual assault case formally dismissed
The director, who fled the US decades ago after admitting to the statutory rape of a minor will no longer face trial over another case of alleged assault in 1973.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-23/roman-polanski-1970s-case-dismissed/104506236
#FilmArtsandEntertainment #SexualOffences #Crime

2024-10-22 23:40:02

Neville thought he'd received a 'dry' snake bite, but 15 hours later the venom kicked in
By Elsie Adamo and Conor Burke
A toxicologist warns it's never safe to assume a snake bite is free of venom, after a South Australian man experiences an "unusual" delayed reaction to poison from a suspected brown snake bite.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-23/mans-15-hour-delayed-reaction-to-snake-bite-venom/104505596
#Reptiles #AnimalAttacks #RuralandRemoteCommunities #Health #ElsieAdamo #ConorBurke

2024-10-19 21:15:02

Amateur historian turns up long-lost story by Dracula author Bram Stoker
Gibbet Hill — set in a notorious crime hotspot in the English countryside and published as Bram Stoker was beginning work on Dracula — is rediscovered by an amateur historian passing the time in the National Library of Ireland.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-20/dracula-author-bram-stoker-long-lost-story-gibbet-hill-found/104494400
#BooksLiterature #History #Author #Fiction #FantasyBooks

2024-10-18 02:10:02

Powerful NT land councils raided by National Anti-Corruption Commission
A controversial land council boss has been sacked from his role following raids on the council's office by Australia's federal corruption watchdog.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/nts-northern-anindilyakwa-land-councils-raided-by-nacc/104489146
#IndigenousAboriginalandTorresStraitIslander #CorporateGovernance #GovernmentandPolitics

2024-10-18 01:55:02

Tears shed but resolve unshakeable as Casterton residents clean up after 'soul-destroying' hailstorm
By Josh Brine
Residents are banding together to recover after Wednesday's wild storm wreaked havoc in the western Victorian town.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/casterton-clean-up-after-wild-storm-devastated-victorian-town/104485644
#ExtremeWeatherEvents #Hail #Thunderstorms #JoshBrine

2024-10-18 01:50:02

Environmental group 'shocked' as mining company starts work along river despite ongoing appeal
By Andrew Williams
People living next to a controversial mine south of Perth believe groundwork has commenced for its expansion, while the company says it has the necessary approvals to start investigative geotechnical work.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/indigenous-monitors-shocked-at-south32-works-hotham-river/104484676
#MiningEnvironmentalIssues #ActivismandLobbying #AndrewWilliams

2024-10-17 19:20:01

'A marriage between a shark and a banana': This artist had one aim for his creation at Sculpture by the Sea
By Isabella Ross
The shark-banana sculpture simply doesn't make sense. But that's exactly what NSW artist Drew McDonald wanted to convey.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-18/sculpture-by-the-sea-artworks-bondi-2024/104480040
#Sculpture #InstallationArt #Art #IsabellaRoss

2024-10-17 02:25:02

Hundreds of tar balls washed up on four Sydney beaches this week. But what are they?
By Jesse Hyland
Four Sydney beaches have been after hundreds of tar balls washed ashore. But what are tar balls? Where have they come from? And are they dangerous?
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-17/coogee-beach-tar-balls-everything-you-need-to-know/104482828
#Environment #WaterPollution #Pollution #OceansandReefs #EnvironmentalImpact #EnvironmentalManagement #JesseHyland

2024-10-10 13:15:02

Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeeper positions in Lebanon, injuring two, UNIFIL says
The allegation came after an Israeli air strike on a school sheltering displaced people in central Gaza killed at least 28 people on Thursday, including women and children, according to medics.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-11/idf-tank-hits-observation-tower-unifil-naqoura-headquarters/104458590
#UnrestConflictandWar

2024-10-10 01:25:02

Aggressive fish invading waterways on popular Queensland tourist island
By Johanna Marie
A noxious pest from Africa has found its way onto the world's largest sand island, K’gari. Experts are calling for the invasive fish to be eradicated to stop it from threatening native species.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-10/pest-fish-threatens-kgari-native-species-fraser-island-qld/104449680
#Pests #EnvironmentalManagement #PestsDiseasesandControlMethods #PestControl #EnvironmentalPolicy #JohannaMarie

2024-10-07 02:30:02

A Queensland-first solar panel recycling plant to stop 240,000 panels going into landfill annually
The Pan Pacific plant on Brisbane's southern fringe is expected to take apart the panels, recycling each individual element, which is "essential to the future of renewable energy in Australia".
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-10-07/solar-panel-recycling-plant-landfill-glass-precious-metals-/104440218
#RecyclingandWasteManagement #SolarEnergy #StateandTerritoryGovernment #EnergyResearch

2024-09-26 23:20:02

'See you later blossom': Lollipop lady of almost three decades hangs up the high-vis
By Brooke Chandler
Lynn Englert has helped two generations of primary school-aged students cross the road to and from school as a lollipop lady. Her retirement comes as the state government struggles to fill more than 300 school crossing supervisor positions.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-27/lollipop-lady-retires-warilla-29-years-school-crossings/104399388
#HumanInterest #Education #CommunityandSociety #BrookeChandler

2024-09-26 22:45:01

Tomato virus outbreak leaves migrant farm workers facing battle to 'make ends meet'
By Evelyn Leckie and Josephine Lim
With three SA tomato businesses, including a major supplier, forced into quarantine because of the outbreak of a crop virus, workers like Sharon Tarisesei have lost their jobs, and are apprehensive about securing future employment.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-27/workers-concerned-following-loss-of-jobs-amid-tomato-virus/104402688
#Biosecurity #UnemploymentCommunityandSociety #EmploymentServices #AgriculturalCrops #PlantDiseases #EvelynLeckie #JosephineLim

2024-09-21 22:20:01

The internet rallied against a real estate agency. It responded by posting their critics' personal information
By Sam Nichols and Joseph Hathaway-Wilson
After a three-bedroom inner-Sydney apartment went viral for its strict conditions for tenants, the internet came hard for the behind it. In response, that same agency has begun posting personal details of their critics in a move to stop the posts.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-22/sydney-real-estate-agency-personal-information-critics/104373684
#InternetCulture #RealEstateIndustry #RentalHousing #OnlineAbuse #SocialMedia #SamNichols #JosephHathawayWilson

2024-09-20 02:10:02

In a void of detail, two reports attempt to spell the challenge for Peter Dutton to go nuclear
By Jake Evans
Two reports that suggest nuclear power would push up power bills by hundreds of dollars and leave as much as half of Australia's energy demands unmet are being used by the government to tighten the screws on the Coalition over its nuclear proposal.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-20/nuclear-costings-absent-power-bill-rise-supply-shortfall/104374718
#NuclearEnergy #NuclearIssues #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #Utilities #AlternativeEnergy #JakeEvans

2024-09-19 21:10:02

From landmines to killer robots — inside one woman's campaign to ban autonomous weapons of war
By Fiona Pepper and Claire Slattery
They are the stuff of 80s sci-fi blockbuster, The Terminator, but now lethal autonomous weapon systems are being used in conflict zones around the world. One woman is trying to stop them.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-20/ban-autonomous-weapons-of-war-killer-robots-in-conflict-zone/104357992
#Weapons #War #MilitaryOccupation #InformationTechnologyIndustry #Ethics #InternationalLaw #FionaPepper #ClaireSlattery

2024-09-14 03:40:02

The eye-catching sculptures taking pride of place in gardens
By Sarah Moss
From privately owned gardens to public beachside festivals, outdoor sculptures are growing in popularity. The price tag ranges from the hundreds to the millions for a piece of public art.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-14/outdoor-sculptures-increasingly-popular-for-festivals-gardens/104304644
#Art #Gardening #SarahMoss

2024-09-13 03:00:02

After 80 years, Africa could finally become part of the UN's most powerful body
By Esther Linder
By adding two members from the African continent and one island state, the international body for peace and security could reframe its focus, or get even more dysfunctional.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-13/un-security-council-may-expand-to-add-african-seats/104347196
#WorldPolitics #EstherLinder

2024-09-10 23:20:03

Facebook admits to scraping every Australian adult user's public photos and posts to train AI, with no opt out option
By Jake Evans
Facebook has admitted that it scrapes the public photos, posts and other data of Australian adult users to train its AI models and provides no opt out option, even though it allows people in the European Union to refuse consent.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-11/facebook-scraping-photos-data-no-opt-out/104336170
#SocialMedia #FederalGovernment #GovernmentandPolitics #InternetCulture #InformationTechnologyIndustry #JakeEvans

2024-09-10 03:05:01

Russian drones are entering NATO airspace, and allies say it's their 'duty' to respond
By Annika Burgess
NATO countries are becoming increasingly vocal about their capabilities to shoot down Russia drones and missiles, as Romania and Latvia become the latest members of the Western alliance to report Moscow violated their airspace.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-10/drt-russia-drones-in-nato-airspace/104327844
#ArmedConflict #UnrestConflictandWar #WorldPolitics #AnnikaBurgess

2024-09-08 22:10:01

The underwater meadows being planted to save Sydney's seahorses
By Kathleen Ferguson
An elaborate operation is underway as Sydney residents collect seagrass that is washed ashore to be stored by scientists in challenging conditions and replanted back under the sea.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-09/seagrass-meadows-planted-save-sydney-marine-life-seahorses/104324172
#MarineBiology #EnvironmentalManagement #OceansandReefs #KathleenFerguson

2024-09-07 02:25:02

How do you make friends when you're new in town and don't like sport?
By Elyse Armanini
The question of how to make friends in a regional town is often answered with joining a local sports club. But in South Australia's Riverland, a group is finding other ways to connect socially.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-07/regional-group-adult-friendships-fighting-loneliness/104291218
#Communities #ClubsandAssociations #MentalHealth #Relationships #ElyseArmanini

2024-09-05 05:20:01

How to grow a veggie patch you can eat from each week
After much trial and error, I'm finally eating almost daily from my small urban veggie patch. Here are five strategies I follow.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-05/eat-from-your-veggie-patch-each-week-tips/104279026
#Gardening #FoodandCooking

2024-09-03 06:20:01

Mongolia welcomes Putin with open arms — even though it was technically supposed to arrest him
By Kathleen Calderwood
Living in Russia's shadow, Mongolia is not in a position to put President Vladimir Putin offside. But when he came to visit, the nation's obligations to the International Criminal Court were put into stark relief.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-03/why-is-putin-in-mongolia/104303112
#ForeignAffairs #KathleenCalderwood

2024-09-01 05:45:02

Why are tall people more likely to get cancer?
Studies show taller people have a small increased risk of developing many cancers. But why? Here's what we know, don't know and suspect.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-01/tall-people-more-likely-to-get-cancer-what-we-know/104286818
#Cancer #MedicalResearch

2024-09-01 01:50:02

Ripped your jeans? Don't bin them. Mitchell's repair cafe has a fix in a war on waste
By Pip Waller
Mitchell Hawks' love of repairing is having a significant community impact when it comes to the environment and the hip pocket.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-01/repair-cafe-bunbury-cofounder-recognised-in-fight-on-waste/104292112
#Environment #RecyclingandWasteManagement #CommunityOrganisations #PipWaller

2024-08-29 06:25:03

Sunshine Coast joins Melbourne in scrapping e-scooter share scheme
By Josh Dye
About 400 e-scooters will be removed after the local council voted to ends its trial, citing "limited uptake" and community concerns around safety and amenity.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-29/neuron-e-scooter-trial-ended-by-sunshine-coast-council/104270702
#SharedTransport #LocalGovernment #LifestyleandLeisure #JoshDye

2024-08-28 20:45:02

Released Long Bay jail inmate who travelled to Canberra to rape ex partner slapped with 10-year sentence
By Elizabeth Byrne
The court heard the 28-year-old travelled straight from a jail in Sydney to assault his ex-partner, in breach of a family violence order.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-29/ten-years-jail-man-family-violence-canberra/104282142
#DomesticViolence #CourtsandTrials #ElizabethByrne

2024-08-28 20:45:02

2024-08-27 18:55:01

Jetstar denied this family compensation because their receipts were in Japanese
By Kristy Sexton-McGrath and Jessica Haynes
What was meant to be a dream holiday in Japan for Cassandra Nichterlein and her young family turned into a costly nightmare when their return flight from Japan was cancelled.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-28/jetstar-denies-reimbursement-for-cancelled-flights/104271320
#ConsumerProtection #AirTransportIndustry #KristySextonMcGrath #JessicaHaynes

2024-08-23 07:30:01

Native title holders launch fresh appeal over Singleton Station groundwater licence
By Roxanne Fitzgerald
A group of native title holders from Central Australia have launched a fresh appeal against one of the largest groundwater licenses granted in Northern Territory history.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-23/nt-court-of-appeal-singleton-station-water-licence/104260460
#CourtsandTrials #Water #RoxanneFitzgerald

2024-08-23 07:20:26

After four years on dialysis, Joanne faced her 'greatest fear' on her way to a kidney transplant
The kidney patient was driving to Melbourne for a life-changing kidney transplant when an accident brought traffic to a standstill. Now she is calling for more people to sign up for organ donation.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-23/kidney-transplant-traffic-delay-fears-joanne-curdow-rmh/104256994
#RoadAccidentsandIncidents #LiverandKidneys

2024-08-22 19:15:02

Fears Uyghurs may no longer 'exist as a people' without urgent action
By Max Walden
Australian Uyghurs want sanctions against Beijing as a report finds China has imposed 4.4 million years of cumulative imprisonment on members of the mostly Muslim ethnic group.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-23/china-uyghur-policies-xinjiang-atrocity-crime-report-finds/104242378
#HumanRights #Islam #Religion #WorldPolitics #Terrorism #RaceRelations #MaxWalden

2024-08-20 20:05:02

AI chatbot generates 'fictional scenario' using alleged victim's name at former workplace
By Bridget McArthur
A training provider says it believed the sexual harassment case study it used in a course delivered to Bunbury prison staff was fictional. In fact, it included the name and details of a former employee and current federal court complainant.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-21/ai-chatbot-psychosocial-training-bunbury-regional-prison/104230980
#ArtificialIntelligence #SexualMisconduct #PrisonsandPunishment #WorkplaceAccidentsandIncidents #BridgetMcArthur

2024-08-16 04:40:01

Nothing beats the Milky Way. Australia's favourite night sky feature revealed
By Kylie Andrews and Jacinta Bowler
The votes are in and Australia has crowned the most amazing night sky experience. Here's everything you need to know about the Milky Way and how best to see it.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/science/2024-08-16/milky-way-winner-night-sky-poll-science-week/104224630
#AstronomySpace #Nature #Stars #ScienceandTechnology #Pollution #KylieAndrews #JacintaBowler

2024-08-15 02:35:02

'Like buying the Mona Lisa': Babe Ruth 'called shot' jersey could smash record at auction
The record price for a piece of sports memorabilia is set to be smashed in the United States, with a World Series shirt worn by baseball great Babe Ruth already drawing huge bids for an auction later this month.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-15/babe-ruth-called-shot-world-series-jersey-could-fetch-45m/104227794
#Baseball #Sport

2024-08-08 08:50:02

Tsunami warnings issued for Japan's south after strong earthquake hits
A magnitude-7.1 earthquake strikes Japan's south coast on Thursday, with authorities issuing a tsunami alert.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-08/powerful-earthquake-strikes-off-japans-southern-coast/104202476
#Earthquakes

2024-08-06 03:55:01

Hurricane Debby makes landfall as US south flooded — warning of 'once in a thousand year' rain event
The weather system continued to batter coastal regions with flooding and high winds as it was downgraded on Monday to a tropical storm.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-06/hurricane-debby-makes-landfall-flooding-across-southern-us/104188130
#Storms #Floods #AccidentsandEmergencyIncidents #Weather

2024-08-04 03:00:01

Two people confirmed dead in Melbourne's legionnaires' disease outbreak with source still unidentified
Victoria's health authorities confirm two people have died in a legionnaires' disease outbreak in Melbourne and dozens of people are in hospital. A source is yet to be identified.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-08-04/victoria-legionnaires-update-deaths/104181494
#PublicHealth #DiseaseOutbreak

2024-08-03 22:05:02

Love playing Tetris? Its effects on your brain are surprisingly profound
By Shelby Traynor
Scientists are harnessing the Tetris effect, a phenomenon described by people who play the classic 1980s video puzzle game, to help unlock dreams and treat post traumatic stress disorder.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/health/2024-08-04/tetris-unlock-dreams-treat-trauma-and-ptsd/103799818
#MentalHealth #Health #Sleep #Neuroscience #ScienceandTechnology #VideoGames #ShelbyTraynor

2024-07-31 00:50:03

Gretta Ray cancels shows to recover from rare heart disease
By Dannielle Maguire
The Australian singer says she is regaining her strength, but will need to return to hospital for heart surgery in the future.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-07-31/gretta-ray-cancels-shows-heart-disease-infective-endocarditis/104163132
#Health #MusicArtsandEntertainment #HeartDisease #DannielleMaguire