Maroondah Hospital misdiagnosis: 10-year-old’s appendicitis missed twice

15 August, 2025

A 10-year-old girl, Violet Nasailasila-Mazur, underwent emergency surgery at the Royal Children’s Hospital after her appendix burst, following two misdiagnoses at Maroondah Hospital. Doctors had dismissed her severe abdominal pain as a stomach bug on two separate visits, despite her mother, Felicity…

AUSTRALIA

Australian meth, cocaine, MDMA, and heroin use jumps 34% in one year

15 August, 2025

Australians consumed 34 per cent more methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and MDMA in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to the latest National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program. The survey found that 22.2 tonnes of these drugs were consumed nationwide between August 2023…

AUSTRALIA

Nationwide ban on abusive childcare workers could take a year, Attorney-General warns

15 August, 2025

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has admitted that urgent measures to close loopholes in Australia’s childcare system, which are being exploited by child abusers, may take up to 12 months to implement. Speaking ahead of a meeting of federal, state, and territory attorneys-general today,…

VICTORIA·WORLD

August 15: Melbourne honours the “Easter of Summer” with splendor and devotion

15 August, 2025

August 15, the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, is one of the most important celebrations of Orthodoxy and is observed with deep emotion both in Greece and in Greek communities around the world. In Melbourne, celebrations began early in the…

VICTORIA

Major Melbourne housing project approved near Queen Victoria Market

14 August, 2025

Construction of a major new housing development near Melbourne’s Queen Victoria Market is expected to begin next year after receiving federal government approval. The project, called Gurrowa Place, will transform the precinct with thousands of new homes, including student accommodation and affordable…

WORLD

Turkey’s population reaches 85.8 million amid aging trend

14 August, 2025

Turkey’s population reached 85,824,854 in the first half of 2025, increasing by 159,910 people, according to data released today by the Turkish Statistical Institute (TUIK). Annual demographic changes indicate a clear trend of population aging. Over the past year, the number of…

WORLD

Evacuations begin as Israeli forces move to seize Gaza City

14 August, 2025

The forced evacuation of residents in Gaza City has begun following Israeli military approval to seize the city, marking a new phase in Israel’s campaign against Hamas. Israeli authorities stated that their operation aims to neutralize Hamas strongholds and secure the release…

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Maroondah Hospital misdiagnosis: 10-year-old’s appendicitis missed twice

Australian meth, cocaine, MDMA, and heroin use jumps 34% in one year

Nationwide ban on abusive childcare workers could take a year, Attorney-General warns

August 15: Melbourne honours the “Easter of Summer” with splendor and devotion

Major Melbourne housing project approved near Queen Victoria Market

Turkey’s population reaches 85.8 million amid aging trend

Evacuations begin as Israeli forces move to seize Gaza City

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