Liberal candidate dumped following anti-Muslim comments

The Victorian Liberal Party will cancel its endorsement of candidate for Isaacs Jeremy Hearn after his anti-Muslim rant posted online last year.

The rant contained Mr Hearn claiming Australian Muslims are conspiring to introduce Sharia Law.

Liberal minister Alan Tudge described Mr Hearn’s as offensive, telling Sky News he will be disendorsed this morning.

 

Mental health concerns for paramedics affected by ambulance ramping

Tasmanian paramedics say ambulance ramping is causing them widespread and undeniable psychological harm which could result in catastrophic consequences if nothing is done to address their concerns.

Ambulance Tasmania CEO Neil Kirby received a letter from paramedics in the state’s south outlining the current situation that they’re calling an “unmitigated crisis” where there is ambulance ramping and overcrowding at the Royal Hobart Hospital.

"Vampire facial" likely to have caused two HIV cases at New Mexico spa

Health officials are investigating two cases of HIV among clients who received “vampire facials” at an Albuquerque spa.

The New Mexico Department of Health announced on Monday that laboratory tests indicated that the two clients were infected with the same virus, increasing the likelihood that the infections may have resulted from the injection-related procedures at the spa.

New report says alarming levels of resistance to antimicrobial drugs is a "global crisis"

A new United Nations committee report has found life saving medical procedures, such as surgeries, are becoming increasingly risky due to alarming levels of resistance to antimicrobial drugs.

The authors of the report, who have named this issue a “global crisis”, wrote that common diseases, such as tuberculosis, are becoming untreatable in all countries of all income levels as a result of resistance to antibiotics, antivirals, antifungals and antiprotozoals.

Catchment boundaries revealed for new high-rise inner-city high school

The first high-rise inner-city high school currently being built has revealed catchment boundaries for its potential students.

The boundaries were publicly released yesterday for the Inner City North State Secondary College by Education Queensland, surrounding the school being built on the corner of St Pauls Terrace and Brookes Street in Fortitude Valley.

Brisbane train line reopens following fatal incident

A Brisbane train line has reopened after a fatal incident this morning.

Shorncliffe trains were suspended in both directions during most of this morning’s peak hours, and TransLink have said commuters may still face up to 60 minutes of delays, despite services resuming at about 8:30am.

Police investigations are ongoing and buses are continuing to operate to assist the service delays.

 

Pauline Hanson says One Nation is being targeted following strip club scandal

Pauline Hanson states she believes her party has been unfairly targeted following the leak of footage showing her party’s candidate Steve Dickson in a Washington DC stripclub.

She pointed out Kevin Rudd’s 2003 visit to a New York strip club, though the manager of this club has stated in the past Rudd urged his colleagues to leave and behaved like a gentleman during his short visit.

The footage of Dickson, conversely, shows him making several derogatory comments about the dancers and touching one of them inappropriately.

 

Clive Palmer candidate attempts to trade ad spend for favourable coverage

A candidate for Clive Palmer’s United Australia party has attempted and failed to trade favourable coverage in regional newspaper, Shepparton news, for a large advertising payment.

The paper quickly rejected the offer saying decisions made on editorial content are based on news value.

One United Australia party senator predicts the party’s advertising spending will exceed $60 million by the end of the campaign.

 

Global study finds decrease in child and teen deaths

A new study has found that more children are surviving into adulthood as the world’s population continues to rise, but the number of disabled people has also increased.

The JAMA Pediatrics journal published research that has found a decrease of 51.7% of global child and adolescent deaths from 1990 to 2017, but there has been a 4.7% increase of disability.