AUSTRALIA

A recent study revealed that a very high number of victims of fatal cop-shootings in Australia suffer from severe mental disorders and schizophrenia.

The ear health of Indigenous is worrying, with statistics showing they are up to 10 times more likely to suffer from ear disease and hearing loss compared to the non-Indigenous Australian counterparts, revealed a senate inquiry.

The Australian dollar has opened this morning close to USD0.8950 after a relatively quiet trading session overnight.

On Monday, Hobart City Council aldermen have agreed unanimously to make Elizabeth Mall, the bus mall and Wellington Court smoke-free zones.

The marketing and sale of the antidote for acetaminophen poisoning through, Acetadote (R) Injection has been approved in Australia, announced Cumberland Pharmaceuticals Inc. (CPIX) and Phebra Pty Ltd.

Global woes and the uncertainty over the future have forced investors to go for bullion and the prospects for silver is extremely good in the coming years, said metal consultants CPM Group.

The Australian Dollar has opened weaker this morning following a raft of news releases overnight across the globe.

Mental health has been called to be put highest priority in the national health and political agenda, by one of Australia's largest churches, Wesley Mission, following the findings of recent research stating 77 per cent of people in NSW have either experienced mental illness or knew someone who had.

The Australian dollar rallied against the US during Asia despite data showing a decline in business confidence and job advertisements.

Chinese annual inflation pushed up to an 18-month high in April and property prices rose at a record clip, showing that the government still has its work cut out to keep the world's third-largest economy from boiling over.

Chinese annual inflation pushed up to an 18-month high in April and property prices rose at a record clip, showing that the government still has its work cut out to keep the world's third-largest economy from boiling over.

The government will be reviewing the services of renal dialysis in Central Australia after it was heavily criticised for sending indigenous patients away from Alice Springs which is much closer to them.

The AUD is fairly unchanged from yesterday's close to be currently trading around USD0.9030 despite the huge gains posted in the offshore equity markets.

Scientists in Australia have found that people with family history of diabetes put on extra weight from overeating compared to people with no family history of the disease.

The small pill that altered the direction of women's rights and human sexuality - introduced in the US back in 1960 and marketed in Australia six months after - turns fifty on Tuesday.

Till recently, Victoria was just another state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is all set to witness the second gold rush in the coming days after the discovery of gold for the first time in 1851 at Ballarat and Warrandyte transformed it into a leading industrial and commercial centre.

The U.S. Federal Reserve reopened currency swap facilities with other major central banks on Sunday to help ease market strains in Europe.

The impact of a proposed tax on mining firms in Australia hit home on Monday as Peabody Energy cut its takeover bid for Macarthur Coal and Xstrata suspended copper exploration work in Queensland, both citing the tax.

The volatility in financial markets continued on Friday's trade but thankfully not to the same extent as seen the previously.

Following the new data released by SANE Australia revealing 90 per cent of the mentally ill who also suffered from chronic diseases like heart disease and diabetes, the government has been called to bring in a Medicare Benefits Scheme item number to promote health checks by GPs on people with mental illness.

Experts stated the increase in prescriptions of opioid is correlated with increased habits among drug abusers and also legitimate patients.