Aaron Langmaid
ABC.net.au
Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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Business booms for Melbourne's last typewriter repairman, Tom Koska
Tom Koska has received plenty of thank-you letters for his workmanship over the years, but nothing quite like this. → Read More
Doctor warns failures in outdated Medicare bulk-billing system risk tipping health system over edge
A Melbourne GP warns quality healthcare could soon be reserved for the rich with the poor and vulnerable left in Australia's clogged hospital waiting rooms. → Read More
With Swans in the grand final, super fan gran Nell Cooper books seat at the tattoo parlour
When her beloved South Melbourne Bloods — the Sydney Swans — sent Collingwood packing to secure a grand final berth at the weekend, Nell Cooper wasted no time in booking a tattoo. → Read More
Adventure Tourism Victoria looks to returning backpackers to fill workforce shortages
The return of working holidaymakers is an untapped resource to fill Victoria's workforce shortage, tourism advocates say, with numbers expected to hit pre-pandemic levels next year. → Read More
Medical Journal of Australia report casts doubt on effectiveness of headspace
Doubt has been cast over the effectiveness of a well-known youth mental health provider that receives hundreds of millions of dollars in government funding. → Read More
As COVID restrictions ease, handshakes and hugs are making a comeback. But are we ready?
As COVID restrictions ease, physical greetings are starting to return. But will people need to brush up on their social skills after years of lockdowns? → Read More
Victorian musicians still grappling with the sting of the global pandemic call for revellers' return
The "long tail" of the pandemic will continue to weaken Victoria's live music industry unless it can work on a "strategic partnership" to keep musicians on stage and venue doors open, a new report says. → Read More
Does 5G pose a health risk? ARPANSA scientists say Melbourne study proves the answer is no
One of the researchers says he hopes the results will help to remove some of the emotion from the long-running debate over 5G. → Read More
Melbourne light pole manufacturer may lose star employee due to visa administrative error
A Melbourne manufacturer risks losing its star employee due to a visa administrative error. It comes at a time when Australian employers are pleading for the door to be flung open to skilled migrants. → Read More
Teenage cancer patient waits 27 hours for treatment in Victorian hospital hallway
A nurse reportedly broke down in tears when she learned how long William, 18, and his mother had been forced to wait for treatment in the emergency ward. → Read More
Victorian Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation telehealth obstacle prevents house-bound from accessing service
A private members bill on the Voluntary Assisted Dying legislation, making it easier for doctors to access people restricted to their homes due to ill health, is unlikely to be reviewed until after the Victorian election. → Read More
Weather helps fire threats ease but blazes continue to rage across Victoria’s east
Cooler conditions and rain have given crews a reprieve as they continued efforts to contain bushfires threatening Dargo and the Bunyip blaze that has destroyed more than 12,000ha. → Read More
Out-of-control fires get closer to homes near Hepburn, Grantville, eastern Victoria
An evening wind change concerns firefighters working to contain the out-of-control blaze looming in the hills above Hepburn, where fires burn about 500 metres from homes. → Read More
Pellegrini’s blanketed in tributes for city icon Sisto Malaspina after Bourke St attack
Sisto Malaspina was the kind of guy who might have leaned across the bar to help a customer come to terms with a tragedy like this. → Read More
FightMND campaigner Dr Ian Davis posts final heartbreaking photo with son hours before his death
THE man who started the extraordinary campaign to raise funds and awareness for motor neurone disease has posted a heartbreaking photo with his son in what was his final hours. → Read More
Fred Valentich disappearance: mystery of pilot’s last flight endures after 40 years
FORTY years since his baffling disappearance off the coast of Cape Otway, Victorian pilot Fred Valentich’s fiancee has revealed an ominous conversation she shared with her boyfriend only a day earlier. → Read More
Victorian kids get snow-how at unique school in the mountains
THEY’RE the latest members of the snow flake generation — Victoria’s coolest kids in a class of their own. → Read More
Fair Go for the Bush: Dan Ahchow’s shift to Great Western in tree change
DAN Ahchow’s plan to make it in the Big Smoke led him back down the highway to a quiet country town. → Read More
The country town where you can’t drink water
IT takes an Act of God or some heavy lifting if you’re after a cool glass of water at Ultima. → Read More
Neale Daniher’s Big Freeze 4 for MND: See photos, video as AFL coaches take icy plunge
ALL 18 AFL coaches have taken the plunge down the icy slide for Neale Daniher’s Big Freeze 4. → Read More