April 7, 2013 On March 3, 1941, two former high school mates travelled together to the Sydney Showground to enlist in the Second World War.

April 6, 2013 Patients are being deceived into taking drugs they do not need, that do not work and even put lives at risk, according to a scathing review of the influence big drug companies have on healthcare.

April 6, 2013 A man fell 35 metres - about the height of an 11-storey building - after stumbling into a disused mine at Golden Point, near Castlemaine.

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April 6, 2013 There are a lot of uncertainties about Julian Assange's bid for a seat in the Australian Senate.

April 6, 2013 Police in the Philippines have confirmed that an Australian man was shot dead last night at a holiday resort near the capital of Manila.

April 6, 2013 When a disease gets its own berth in the calendar and campaign gimmick you know it has hit a sweet spot in the public mind. SIDS' red nose day in June. Men's health's Movember five months later. Breast cancer's pink … The new kid on the block? Food allergy's ''one in 10'' campaign. In its second year this May, the campaign hopes to raise awareness about food allergies and anaphylaxis - its most severe form - through a week's activities. Comedian Peter Helliar and The Wiggles' Anthony Field are the ambassadors and its gimmick is asking supporters to paint one in 10 of their fingernails - or one in 10 of their painted nails a different colour - to represent the number of children it claims have a food allergy.

April 6, 2013 There has been an explosion in diagnosis of food allergies. But the risks may be overstated by some.

April 6, 2013 Stressed-out families are turning to young travellers to solve their childcare problems, using online social networks to find live-in au pairs from around the world.

April 6, 2013 Hundreds of Australians linked to secretive offshore entities have been identified in a massive trove of leaked international financial documents.