The 'spy' who scammed me
An Australian woman says Goran Markovic ripped her off, pretending he was an undercover agent.
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Julie Power
Julie Power is a reporter for Fairfax Media
Road safety: 'We are critically underfunding the problem'
Micaela Henderson has cheated death not once, but four times.
Road safety: 'We are critically underfunding the problem'
Micaela Henderson has cheated death not once, but four times.
Don't see the dentist? You could be increasing risk of pneumonia
Failure to see the dentist regularly can nearly double the risk that even a healthy person will get pneumonia, finds a new American analysis of 26,000 people.
SIDS breakthrough gives hope for future
An Australian study of 30 babies who died from Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, or cot death, has discovered they have decreased levels of a protein that helps adults and babies wake up if they stop breathing from sleep apnea.
'Fall' is a four-letter word, say experts
Nearly three times as many people die each year from falls than car crashes in Australia. Yet international experts say "fall" is often a four-letter word, something many people are reluctant to discuss with those closest to them for fear they will lose independence.
Drunk, middle-aged men most often drowning victims
Drownings in pools and by visiting overseas backpackers may make headlines, but a 10-year study reveals the biggest killer is rivers, accounting for nearly 27 per cent of all deaths by drowning.
Australian Indigenous road fatalities as bad as sub-Saharan Africa
The number of Indigenous Australians dying on the roads was similar to the rate in Sub-Saharan Africa, and three to five times the national average, an international conference was told on Monday.
Road traffic deaths are not accidents, expert tells safety conference
There is nothing "accidental" about the 1.25 million people - 3400 a day - who die in crashes around the world each year, the World Health Organisation's injury prevention director says.
GoFundMe: The new Aussie obituary
"There will be flurry of activity, and money will start pouring in." Regulators around Australia struggle with billion- dollar boom in online fundraising like GoFundMe.
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