Securing homes in the face of bushfires is a known challenge. Far less appreciated is the effect of bushfire smoke and why we must keep it out of residences.
Australian society will be reshaped as its population ages, it needs to have some confronting conversations about ageing and how it pays the inevitable cost.
At the Medically Supervised Injecting Room (MSIR) in Melbourne, Australia, people inject drugs under medical supervision. MSIR provides other services, including Hep C testing, opioid replacement therapy, a GP clinic, and dental care. Should Malaysia adopt this?
Former New Zealand PM Helen Clark calls for the decriminalisation of drug use and possession and the legal regulation of all drugs, saying that cannabis, for example, should be regulated similar to tobacco that's actually more dangerous.