10 h. ago Have more sex and replace your stove: The simple, everyday ways to reduce cancer risk, according to doctors

Eating fibre, replacing gas stoves and regular ejaculation are just some of the ways cancer experts are reducing their risk of developing the potentially deadly disease.

Science

24 h. ago My parents are ‘super agers’. Here are six things I have learnt from them

At a time when friends are losing their parents or managing an array of doctor’s appointments, my folks are in rude health. As I get older I’ve started paying more attention to what they do.

Politics

58 h. ago Bus driver shortage forces service reduction in Sydney’s north

A private bus operator has warned that less frequent services will continue until enough drivers are recruited to fill holes in the roster.

Transport

63 h. ago Cabinet papers reveal Howard warned of disaster risk before rejecting Kyoto Protocol

Speaking at the release of the 2005 cabinet papers, former minister Philip Ruddock said the government had extensive scientific research about the consequences of unchecked emissions.

Events

2 d. ago Queensland’s public sex offender register is live. Here’s what it’s like to access it

Photos of dangerous child sex offenders have been made available to the public, but most information is provided only under strict access guidelines.

Politics

3 d. ago Queensland’s public sex offender register launches on New Year’s Eve

“We don’t really know what sort of volume it’ll be,” the police minister said, speaking about the potential influx of visitors to the website.

Politics

3 d. ago Queensland’s public sex offender register to launch on New Year’s Eve

Police Minister Dan Purdie confirmed all three tiers of the register were ready to be published online.

Politics

3 d. ago Four common myths discouraging men from seeking prostate cancer screening

It’s the most frequently diagnosed cancer in Australian men after melanoma, with a one-in-five risk for men aged up to 85, but understanding of diagnosis is still vague. Here’s what to know.

Politics

3 d. ago Airlines investigate why passengers put lives at risk for their bags

Mobile phone footage from recent evacuations has shown that people are increasingly pausing to recover their belongings from overhead lockers before evacuating a stricken aircraft.

Events

4 d. ago Childcare watchdog had one inspector for every 66 Victorian services

The troubling picture of children left at risk shows the slim resourcing of the state regulator at a time when reports of sex offences had tripled in five years.

Politics

4 d. ago Instead of sending city doctors to rural hospitals, this uni is changing course

Liam Morrissey saw first-hand the contrast between regional and metropolitan access to healthcare. He’s just graduated from the University of Sydney’s medical school in Dubbo, created to bridge that gap.

Science

4 d. ago A royal commission into antisemitism is a risk, but Labor’s excuses are wearing thin

Royal commissions are a symbolic way Australia confronts its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them.

Events

4 d. ago Labor has its reasons for denying a royal commission. But its latest doesn’t land

Royal commissions are a symbolic way Australia confronts its ugliest problems, even if they do not solve them.

Events

5 d. ago Screen icon and animal rights activist Brigitte Bardot has died

Look back at the life of Brigitte Bardot, the French 1960s sex symbol who became one of the greatest screen sirens of the 20th century and later a militant and controversial animal rights activist.

Politics

5 d. ago Audrey’s rare cancer grows like a frayed shoelace that can’t be tied

Improved treatment for rare and aggressive “ALT cancers” that claim the lives of 5000 to 7000 Australians each year is the focus of $5 million in research funding.

Politics

6 d. ago Mark’s deadly cancer will come back. Now scientists know why

When Mark Norris finished his cancer treatment, there was nothing that doctors could do except wait for it to return. The father of two says that’s not good enough.

Science

7 d. ago Jewish community asked for stronger police presence at Hanukkah festival

A security group deemed the celebration as a high-risk event ahead of the deadly shooting.

Events

7 d. ago Holidaymakers still locked out of caravan park after crane snaps

It could be days before holidaymakers are able to return to the Gold Coast site as winds hamper efforts to dismantle a crane at risk of collapse after wild weather.

Politics

8 d. ago Boxing Day Test LIVE: Big selection clue as crowds flock to the MCG for Boxing Day Test showdown

Australia won’t attempt to replace injured Nathan Lyon with another spin bowler for the fourth Ashes Test against England and will go into Friday’s start of the match with a 12-man, pace-heavy squad. Follow the action LIVE.

Politics

9 d. ago Brisbane anaesthetist probed over racist comments on doctor’s video

The British doctor called on his followers to complain to Australian health regulators and the anaesthetist’s employer, Queensland Health.

Politics