Police Defend Taser Training
Australia.

The accidental discharging of a Taser gun by an officer in Bendigo earlier this month, has Victoria Police defending the training provided to...

Man Jailed For Threatening To Kill And Causing Serious Injury
Australia.

Andrew Miller, 43, who repeatedly threatened to kill and seriously injured a woman in a hotel room in Ballarat last June, has been sentenced to at...

Thalidomide Victims To Receive $50 Million Dollar Windfall
Australia.

Australian and New Zealand victims of thalidomide, the birth defect drug have negotiated a remarkable compensation payout with the help of an 86...

Education Minister Apologises Over School Gas Heaters Gaffe
Australia.

The NSW government is under fire for failing to disclose when the state’s unflued school heaters will be replaced or how much it will cost to...

Teacher with Cancer Gets Off Jail Sentence For Indecency
Australia.

A former teacher, who taught at a Melbourne school for the deaf will not go to jail for making student expose themselves in class, as he has...

HIV And Drug Abuse
United States.

The United States has been called upon to lift travel restrictions on sex workers and drug users by rights groups that featured significantly at...

BHF Raises Heart Disease Awareness Amongst Muslims
United Kingdom.

According to the Manchester Evening News, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) aiming to raise awareness about heart disease among the Islamic...

GPs Deeply Concerned Over Their White Paper Commissioning Role
United Kingdom.

Many GPs are deeply concerned about the impact the changes will have on their relationship with patients, and fearing it could have the reverse...