Meltwater News Feed
The Newsfeed provides a snapshot of the global state of affairs for children, young people and families. The sources are national and international political and news agencies.
Latest News
| 01/09 16:18,ABC Science |
| ABC New research suggests young people getting less than five hours sleep per night are tripling their chances of developing a mental illness. The George Institute for Global Health surveyed almost 20,000 Australians aged between 17 and 24 for the research. |
| 30/08 06:42,Brisbane Times |
| An education expert has called on the Queensland Government to match other Australian states in supporting anti-bullying programs in schools. Griffith University Professor Bruce Burton says with bullying being a major problem for children and cyber-bullying on the rise, the implementation of anti-bullying... |
| 30/08 03:37,Yahoo! News |
| LONDON (Reuters) An international scientific team has identified for the first time a genetic risk factor associated with common migraines and say their research could open the way for new treatments to prevent migraine attacks. |
| 29/08 03:20,Brisbane Times |
| THE number of births to teenage mothers in Australia has jumped after decades of steady decline, with a 10 per cent increase nationally. But health experts are divided over how worried we should be about the trend. |
| 29/08 02:14,Canada.com |
| 28/08 10:53,Yahoo! News Australia |
| The European Medicines Agency is investigating a possible link between the Pandemrix swine flu vaccine and the sleeping disorder narcolepsy amid concerns in Finland and Sweden. |
| 24/08 04:15,The West Australian |
| Drunkenness and alcoholism in Australia is said to be costing the community $36 billion a year - more than twice the previous estimate. The Alcohol Education and Rehabilitation Foundation called for a shake-up of liquor laws, advertising and taxes to change Australia's drinking culture following its report's. |
| 23/08 05:15,Brisbane Times |
| PUBLIC health experts have demanded film classification rules be tightened after it was revealed that more than half the top-grossing movies for young people contain smoking. |
| 23/08 03:41,Brisbane Times |
| A NEW report shows the state government has made limited progress in improving the lives of indigenous Australians, despite continued heavy spending on a variety of remedial programs. |
| 22/08 05:58,Brisbane Times |
| DOCTORS are being pressured to diagnose children with behaviour disorders to get them extra assistance in schools, labelling many with diseases they probably don't have, researchers warn. |