The heartbroken parents of a year 8 girl who died after an accidental chroming incident over the weekend has vowed to make it their “life mission” to raise awareness of the issue.

Cut-price tickets will be offered to this year’s Melbourne Cup with the Victoria Racing Club to wind back the clock on the cost of entry to the race that stops a nation.

“Rich and greedy” people in Sydney and Melbourne are over-consuming water on their pools and gardens, leaving poorer people without basic access, according to a new report.

And food tracking tools and eating a balanced diet has been revealed as the secret to significant long-term weight loss, new research shows.

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