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An exodus of over-qualified Pacific Island nurses who are taking up aged care jobs in countries such as Australia has experts concerned the "brain drain" is leaving critical gaps in the region's healthcare systems.

Paranoid schizophrenia took David Nicholls from a fully-independent worker to relying on charity for his groceries. He says without Foodbank NT, he'd be skipping meals and going hungry.

When she was 12, Lily Bratchell lost her right ovary to a large complex cyst after initially being misdiagnosed with appendicitis. She hopes sharing her story will save others the pain and give them time to protect their fertility.

Deaths due to COVID were also more prevalent in areas with greater socio-economic disadvantage such as in poorer areas and among migrant and Indigenous communities.

Think back to your childhood. December was the longest of months. It might have been filled with rehearsing school nativity performances, writing up your wishlist and savouring the morning’s advent calendar chocolate. But at times it felt like Santa would never arrive.

Pavla Dolanska has been jailed for the 'sickening and shocking' attack

His mum Josephine was laid to rest on Tuesday after her death on Friday aged 93

Darciann Fleary says she has been battling the council for over a year to try and get the mould issue resolved.

'One nurse said that she actually bought food for one patient because, obviously they didn't have any money. She said she went out and bought someone a pack of biscuits'

Australia ranks 70th in the world for women’s economic participation. Any measure that helps remedy that can only be a good thing

Benefits would be uprated from April 2023