Doctors Worry About Prescribing Pharmacists

The announcement from the NSW Government last weekend on pharmacists having the authority to give certain prescriptions for patients have left General Practitioners ropeable. They believe accessing to care could not be easily addressed solely by this pilot program, rather, putting pressures on the already fragmented healthcare system. Meanwhile, pharmacists argued that this brings greater …

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Evacuation Order Issued for Forbes as Water Levels Rise

Emergency evacuation orders were this morning issued for the town of Forbes in Central West NSW. The region has suffered widespread flooding recently due to high rainfall. Forbes sits on the Lachlan River, downstream from the Wyangala dam, which yesterday spilled 230,000 megalitres of water, dramatically increasing the rate at which the water level was …

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Iran issues first death sentence linked to anti-government protests

A Revolutionary Court in Tehran has issued the first death sentence to a person, convicting the unnamed person of “enmity against Allah” and “spreading corruption on Earth” . This comes following nationwide anti-government demonstrations that were sparked by the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who was detained after allegedly violating the country’s strict dress code for …

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The Trauma of Caste: being Dalit in the digital space

Discussions around Casteism have become more important than ever as the number of South Asians immigrating abroad has increased. This hierarchy is entrenched in the  Informational Technology sector and Artificial Intelligence, creating an inequitable space for Dalits. Caste has been recognized as a form of oppression by the United Nations and also considered as a …

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