Tamara Clark

Jan 14, 2025 | abc.net.au | Tamara Clark |Julia Bergin

A man is missing at a popular inland swimming spot in north-west Victoria. New South Wales police said a man, believed to be 54 years old, was reported missing at the Murray River Apex River Beach Holiday Park in Mildura just after 4pm on Tuesday. Mildura local Brodie Provan, who was on scene at the time, told the ABC he saw the man calling out for help from the water. "I probably spent about 10 minutes in the water trying to find him, and then the police showed up," Mr Provan said.

Jan 12, 2025 | abc.net.au | Tamara Clark

A new report shows the cost of GP visits is rising and the number of practices offering bulk billing is declining. The average out-of-pocket cost for a GP visit has risen by 4.1 per cent nationally over the past year. Grattan Institute health program director Peter Breadon says GP funding must change in order to allow more flexibility when charging patients. Retired helicopter pilot and cattle station worker Allan Wembridge is no stranger to hard yakka, and the injuries that come with it.

Dec 18, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tamara Clark

A "pandemic of misinformation" since the outbreak of COVID-19 has led to unfounded hesitations about vaccines for pets, one expert says. Sydney School of Veterinary Science senior lecturer Anne Quain said there had been "a rise in misinformation" on social media platforms regarding vaccination of animals, including "spurious claims about adverse effects of vaccines". "I think the rise in misinformation is part of an infodemic or pandemic of misinformation," she said.

Dec 11, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tamara Clark

A Victorian coroner has called for the creation of a child protection taskforce in the wake of a damning report into four family violence deaths across the state between 2016 and 2017. The deaths of four children aged between six months and 15 years old exposed fatal shortcomings in the state’s child protection services, a coronial inquest has found. Readers are advised this article contains content some may find distressing.

Nov 19, 2024 | abc.net.au | Tamara Clark

A Victorian woman who murdered her abusive husband by feeding him temazepam-laced lemon biscuits and stuffing him in a freezer has had her sentence reduced. Walpeup woman Rebecca Payne was originally sentenced to 16 years' jail with a non-parole period of 10 years. The state's Court of Appeal has slashed that sentence to 12 years and she will be eligible for parole after seven. She has already served more than four years in custody.