Monday, 17 March 2025 07:59
GWS GIANTS CASTING A MEMBERSHIP SHADOW
AFL making inroads againts popular codes
JANAKAN SEEMAMPILLA
THE GWS Giants are kicking goals on and off the field so far in 2025. The Giants beat Melbourne at the MCG 77-74 in a thriller to go to 2-0 on the AFL ladder.
THE GWS Giants are kicking goals on and off the field so far in 2025. The Giants beat Melbourne at the MCG 77-74 in a thriller to go to 2-0 on the AFL ladder.
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Saturday, 08 March 2025 11:03
PEOPLE LIVING IN TASMANIA ARE HEALTHIER
A MONASH University study has ranked Tasmania and Hobart as Australia’s healthiest places to live, while Darwin and the Northern Territory ranked the unhealthiest. The Environmental Quality Health Index (EQHI) assesses air quality, green spaces, climate, and socioeconomic factors to measure health risks. Coastal regions generally scored higher than inland areas. The study highlights the need for targeted improvements in lower-scoring regions to reduce health risks and promote wellbeing across Australia.
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Saturday, 08 March 2025 11:01
WARNING OVER CASHLESS GAMBLING
THE NSW Council of Social Service (NCOSS) welcomes the NSW Government’s gambling reform consultation papers but stresses that mandatory cashless gaming remains the most effective harm-minimization tool. The papers propose facial recognition technology and a third-party exclusion register to help problem gamblers. While NCOSS supports these measures, CEO Cara Varian urges a statewide exclusion register and calls on the government to implement mandatory cashless gaming as recommended by experts.
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