Federal government forecasting predicts about 850,000 people, twice the current numbers, will be living with dementia by 2058 unless there is a cure or breakthrough treatment.

An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found dementia was the leading cause of death for women,the second leading cause of death for all Australians after heart disease.

The report found an estimated 337,200 people provide unpaid care, often at a great cost to their own wellbeing and income. 

New research claims women receive worse medical treatment than men for common heart attacks.

A study by Sydney researchers has found that women diagnosed with a common type of heart attack or the condition unstable an-JIGH-nah (angina) received “less evidence-based treatment” than men, both immediately and in the long term.

The lead researcher David Brieger, a physician and professor of cardiology at the University of Sydney, says “Despite the way we think we’re practising, we are still innately conservative and under-treating women for whatever reason.

The first citizen astronauts comprising the SpaceX Inspiration4 mission have safely splashed down in the Atlantic Ocean off Florida's coast after completing a three-day flight of the first all-civilian crew ever launched into Earth orbit.

The Inspiration4 crew had no part to play in flying the spacecraft, which was operated by ground-based flight teams and onboard guidance systems, even though two members are licensed pilots.

A 55 year old man has been charged with offences, including assaulting police during a protest against COVID-19 vaccinations and lockdowns held in Brisbane City Botanic Gardens.

Police says the man was arrested and charged after he was found flying a drone in a restricted area, with the matter still being investigated and further referred to the Civil Aviation Safety Authority. 

As the crowd walked through Queen Street Mall, some protestors told passersby who wore masks to quote “take them off”.

Retired racehorses are now helping veterans cope with PTSD.

Ipswich man, and former serviceman, Isaac Adams found that working with horses has helped him control his anger and dissatisfaction because horses are receptive creatures and respond to emotion.

The strict regimented lives of veterans and racehorses make them the perfect pairing to work and heal together.

Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is urging residents to continue to come forward and get vaccinated so border rules could finally be removed by Christmas.

The National Cabinet has agreed in principle to remove restrictions once 80 per cent of eligible people are fully vaccinated.

More than 56,000 people got vaccinated during the state’s Super Pfizer Weekend, with more still to be counted.

Ms Palaszczuk says “We all hope that we can see our relatives and friends at Christmas time.”

The Australian Council of Trade Unions is claiming lack of action on gender inequality in the workforce.

According to reports 90,000 women had lost their jobs between May and August, compared to 25,000 men, while in New South Wales alone, nearly two-thirds of all jobs lost since the lockdown began in June, had been held by women.

The ACTU’S president Michele O’Neil says,  “The Morrison government is overseeing a faltering recovery which is entrenching insecurity and gender inequality in the Australian workforce.”

The federal environment department says the proposal to ditch the need for the recovery plans from the 185 at risk species and ecological communities is just the first tranche with more to follow.

The proposed changes are drawing criticism with University of Queensland’s Professor of Conservation Science James Watson saying the plans are a quote “quick fix”. 

Female municipal employees in Kabul are told to stay home unless their jobs cannot be filled by a man.

The new Taliban mayor of Afghanistan, Hamdullah Nomany, says the Taliban “found it necessary to stop women from working for a while”.

In the latest round of restrictions placed on women, the group has shut down the women’s affair ministry and replaced it with a ministry for the “propagation of virtue and the prevention of vice”.