Our Australian Capital Territory has become the first territory to legalise possession and growth of cannabis for personal use.

Blood and Honour and Southern Cross Hammerskins are two white supremacist, neo-Nazi groups that are banned in several European countries, with the former proscribed as a terrorist group in Canada. But in Melbourne, they are allowed to organise rock concerts which will certainly only help to galvanise those already in their ranks as well as serve to recruit new members.

Following the deaths of loved ones to cancer, Israeli app developers Eliran Malki, Irad Deutsch and Ohad Rubin put their heads together back in 2015 and have since created the world’s largest social network and navigator app for cancer patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals called Belong.Life – Beating Cancer Together.

In recognition of Women’s Health Week, Women for Change thought it was timely to help raise awareness of endometriosis, the pain it regularly inflicts upon sufferers of the condition and what research is being done to help treat it.

Supermodel Adut Akech – chosen as this year’s face of Melbourne Fashion Week – has urged a “wake up call” to the media after Who magazine’s profile on her featured an image of another model, Flavia Lazarus.

Mostly known for being an illegal substance that is used often catastrophically on the party circuit, it seems the ingredients that comprise MDMA, if utilised correctly under strict medical supervision, can have therapeutic benefits for sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder.

The organisation Al Qaws – meaning “the bow” in Arabic - has been banned from carrying out any activities in the West Bank by the Palestinian Authority. The group represents and advocates for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer Palestinians, but any activity conducted on their behalf could lead to arrest.

It is not news to many that plastic waste is a toxic blight upon our planet. That is why many are working on sustainable alternatives that can break down in the ocean.

Sometimes you just want to dance without having to worry about all the other social stresses that come with letting your hair down in a public place.

The statistics of people with allergies to food is massive, with 32 million people across the US, including 5.6 million kids, suffering from a food-related allergy.