Melinda James

1 week ago | abc.net.au | Melinda James

It's estimated as many as 1 in 4 Australian women experience persistent pelvic pain. It can be utterly debilitating and is often suffered in silence. But a new study involving a medical treatment usually used on cardiovascular patients is giving new hope that pelvic pain is entirely curable for many women.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Brooke Chandler |Melinda James

"Just one more breath, just one more day and just one more conversation" is the mantra Brooke McIntosh repeats to herself as she edges closer to becoming the fastest woman to run continuously around Australia. The 29-year-old entrepreneur has been running at least 80 kilometres a day — the equivalent of about two marathons — since she left her home town of Perth on March 3.

3 weeks ago | abc.net.au | Melinda James

This week, ABC Illawarra’s Melinda James took to the stage at the Illawarra Performing Arts Centre in Wollongong for a conversation with author Pip Williams and playwright Verity Laughton. Together, they discussed Ms Williams' book The Dictionary of Lost Words (2020) from which Ms Laughton constructed a stage production currently touring Australia. The Dictionary of Lost Words has received critical acclaim, winning the Australian Book Industry Awards in 2021, amongst others.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Brooke Chandler |Melinda James

A grape grower and winemaker in the New South Wales Southern Highlands says he has been left millions of dollars out of pocket after his grapes were ruined by a nearby hazard reduction burn. Dave Lorentz, the owner of Cherry Tree Hill Wines near Sutton Forest, said he was unable to use about 60 hectares worth of fruit destroyed by the smoke. Mr Lorentz said he was still coming to terms with the fallout. "This is just absolutely devastating for the whole region and my business," he said.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | Nick McLaren |Melinda James

The University of Wollongong (UOW) has announced up to 10 per cent of non-academic staff are set to lose their jobs in the latest round of redundancies. The university has announced plans to cut up to another 180 jobs as part of a major restructure, bringing total job losses this year to around 276.