Patrick Wood
Third of known planets may be water worlds, scientists say
More than 20 years ago, Kevin Costner dared to dream of a planet completely covered in water, but his big-budget film, Waterworld,...
‘World-first’ call for exercise to be prescribed to all Australian cancer patients
When Nicole Cooper was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer last year, she started to hit the gym hard. In between bouts...
Back pain being ‘mismanaged’ with harmful treatments, experts warn
A team of international health experts has accused the medical fraternity of “mismanaging” back pain and providing “ineffective and harmful” treatments. In...
Father makes ‘bully’ son run to school after bus ban
A father has made his 10-year-old son run 1.6 kilometres to school after the boy was banned from the school bus for three...
Didn’t get that broadband speed you were promised? That could soon be illegal
Were you promised huge internet speeds by your provider, only to have your browser grind to a halt at night? Have you...
Meet the Australian chasing fame in Japan – by any means necessary
David Elliot-Jones is a fairly ordinary, actually kind of nerdy-looking Australian. And this might be exactly what rockets him to stardom in...
Rise in adoption rate ‘hopefully just the beginning’
Adoption rates in Australia are on the rise, arresting years of decline that ended in record low numbers last year. New figures...
The safest (and most dangerous) used cars on our roads
A major study of 7.5 million road crashes has revealed the safest – and most dangerous – used cars on the market in Australia....
The shipwreck hunter searching for the ‘holy grail’ in Antarctica
There’s an estimated 3 million shipwrecks discarded on the ocean floor, and self-described “shipwreck hunter” David Mearns is on a mission to...
Patty Mills on his $65m NBA deal and inspiring Indigenous kids
Patty Mills may have just signed a new $65 million deal to play in the NBA, but he is quick to point...