Fiona MacDonald, best known for her appearance on Wombat and It's a Knockout, has passed away at the age of 67 after a lengthy battle with motor neurone disease.

Fiona MacDonald, best known for her appearance on Wombat and It's a Knockout, has passed away at the age of 67 after a lengthy battle with motor neurone disease.

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BREAKING: Fiona MacDonald passes away after battle with motor neurone disease

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Research from Flinders University explored parents' perspectives towards supplying alcohol to their underage children. 

The survey interviewed more than 1,000 Australian parents and found that 40 per cent believed 17 years old was the right age for an alcoholic drink.

Director of the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction at Flinders University Professor Jacqueline Bowden told Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons, "The good news is that adolescent alcohol consumption is decreasing." 

"What we're wanting parents to know is that them facilitating adolescent drinking is not a good idea," Professor Bowden continued. 

 

Research from Flinders University explored parents' perspectives towards supplying alcohol to their underage children.&nbsp;
The survey interviewed more than 1,000 Australian parents and found that 40 per cent believed 17 years old was the right age for an alcoholic drink.
Director of the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction at Flinders University Professor Jacqueline Bowden told Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons, "The good news is that adolescent alcohol consumption is decreasing."&nbsp;
"What we're wanting parents to know is that them facilitating adolescent drinking is not a good idea," Professor Bowden continued.&nbsp;
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When is the right age for parents to introduce alcohol to adolescents? 

ASIC is taking banking giant HSBC Australia to the Federal Court, over allegations of failure to protect its customers from scams.

ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court joined Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons to discuss the allegations. 

"Our real concern here is the failure at the front end to prevent and detect scams when it should've been and then after someone had become a victim to a scam it took far too long to investigate," Ms Short said. 

ASIC is taking banking giant HSBC Australia to the Federal Court, over allegations of failure to protect its customers from scams.
ASIC Deputy Chair Sarah Court joined Dean Miller on 4BC Afternoons to discuss the allegations.&nbsp;
"Our real concern here is the failure at the front end to prevent and detect scams when it should've been and then after someone had become a victim to a scam it took far too long to investigate," Ms Short said.&nbsp;

BREAKING: Fiona MacDonald passes away after battle with motor neurone disease

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