New study shows Long Covid cost Australian economy $9.6 billion in 2022

Australian workers living with Long Covid cost the economy nearly $10 billion at the peak of the pandemic in 2022, new research shows. A study published in the Medical Journal of Australia found that in 2022, approximately 100 million hours of work were lost by workers suffering the effects of Long Covid.

Nick Bruining: Increase in calls about elder abuse shows need for control and central register for powers of attorney

The chief executive of Western Australia's largest organisation fighting elder abuse has called for a national register of health care powers of attorney. Advocare WA chief executive Louise Johnstone Forster said the state had fallen behind in tackling the growing problem of elder abuse.

The hype surrounding UFC 305 shows that WA has become Australia's MMA centre; the former premier stands by the cage ban

In 2013, due to a state government ban on cage fighting, a headline-grabbing fight between Mark Hunt and Antonio Silva was bought and held in Brisbane. A decade later, the same combat sports organization will compete in Perth for the third time on Sunday with the UFC 305 spectacle at the RAC Arena.