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A group of community, health, research and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations have renewed calls for the Northern ...

Methylamphetamine is taking a toll on the central Kimberley town of Fitzroy Crossing. It is a story playing out across ...

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Backpacker hotspot Vang Vieng is in the spotlight following deaths of six tourists from suspected methanol poisoning.

A travel blogger has expressed her shock after six backpackers were revealed to have been poisoned at a Laos hostel she had promoted on social media. Steph Dawson, who runs an Instagram travel ...

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