Category: ausvision-news

The government is urging Australians to get off the couch and exercise, with alarming new figures revealing half of us are overweight, battling diabetes or suffering another chronic disease. Statistics from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare show 1-in-5 Aussies have at least two chronic diseases brought on by inactive lifestyles or smoking. These include heart and lung disease, arthritis and back problems. The government says while an ageing population explains part of the …

The Australian dollar tumbled after the People’s Bank of China lowered the yuan’s midpoint against the US dollar in the daily trading range.  The Australian dollar plunged more than 1 per cent on Tuesday when China devalued the yuan after more than a year of steady appreciation against its main trading partners, including Australia. In late local trade, the Aussie was fetching US73.17¢, compared with US73.95¢ at the same time on Monday, and an intraday high …

It’s believed the woman, understood to be 25, was posing for a photo on the rocks at Bare Island, off La Perouse, when she was swept into the water about 3.35pm, police said. A search and rescue operation was begun after the incident was reported. Police at the scene. (9NEWS) Emergency services, including police boats and divers scoured the area around the rocks and further out to sea. They later discovered her body. Divers and …