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Two South Australian ministers have written a scathing response to a male colleague who slammed their proposal to decriminalise abortion. Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman and  Human Services Minister Michelle Lensink have introduced a bill to remove abortion from the state's criminal code. The move would allow a termination after 22 weeks and six days if two doctors say there is a valid medical reason. Federal senator Alex Antic, who is pro-life, wrote to state Liberal colleagues asking them to vote down the bill. In a blistering response, the ministers accused him of 'insulting' women by 'assuming he knows best' and sarcastically congratulated the 'junior minister' on finally getting 'press attention'.   Deputy Premier Vickie Chapman and Human Services Minister Michelle Lensink  have introduced a bill to remove abortion from the state's criminal code  Currently abortions in South Australia can be illegal if certain conditions are not met. Pictured

Taxpayers are set to pay $162,000 to replace two rugs in one of Australia's most famous historical residences - a figure described by Labor as 'extraordinary'. Jenny Jones Rugs - run by internationally-awarded Perth designer Jenny Jones - has been contracted to provide the pair of hand-woven rugs to Sydney's Government House. The 58 and 19 square-metre rugs billed to the NSW Government's Department of Premier and Cabinet are intended to replace ones which cost $150,000 13 years ago. A heritage expert has defended the designer purchase given the high-profile and 'prestigious' diplomatic events held at the home.  But Labor Opposition spokeswoman Yasmin Catley said the price tag was out of touch given the economic struggles of regular Australians during the COVID-19 crisis. The NSW Government has announced it is spending $162,000 in taxpayer's money to replace two rugs at Sydney's Government House The 58 and 19 square-metre rugs are intended to replace

Australian families could be saving more than $1,800 a year on their groceries by switching to plant-based diets, a new study has found. Nutrition researchers from Victoria's Deakin University compared the cost of a weekly shopping trip focused on sustainable meals to one that involved much higher amounts of meat and processed foods.   The study found that a family of four who bought food from the planetary health diet, which involves mainly plant-based options, were saving around $35.50 a week or $1,844 a year.  A study conducted by Victoria's Deakin University found that those who switch to a more plant-based diet can save up to $1,800 a year on their groceries (stock image) The groceries were all bought from Coles supermarkets in various socioeconomic areas around Australia's capital cities. One of the lead researchers in the study, Tara Goulding, said in every comparison done in the various states, a sustainable diet proved to be cheaper.  'There is often a percepti

Lip Lab founder Kimberley Treacy could lose her property portfolio under proceeds of crime laws over 'unexplained wealth'.  The NSW Crime Commission is trying to seize the $133,970 found in a plastic Aldi bag under a rock near her southwest Sydney home. An additional $151,000 was found in the house, including $79,950 hidden in a Christmas present. The 31-year-old and her boyfriend Shannon Macauley, 38, were arrested at her Camden beauty business in March. Kimberley Treacy, 31, and her boyfriend Shannon Macauley, 38, were arrested at her Camden beauty business in March The mother-of-two made her millions after she and her sister created cruelty-free beauty line Lip Lab Cosmetics, with 14 stores across Australia  She pleaded not guilty to the commercial supply of cocaine and ice. Macauley claimed his girlfriend didn't know about the drugs and money. He pleaded guilty to commercial drug supply and was sentenced to a minimum six years' jail. Treacy faces two charges of pu

NHS workers and their relatives account for one in six Covid-19 patients of working age who are hospitalised, a study has found.   Scientists at the University of Glasgow analysed data for hospital admissions among adults aged 18 to 65 in Scotland against the general p.  Healthcare staff in 'patient-facing' roles, such as working in A&E, were three times as likely to be admitted with the disease as the general population.  Their family members were also twice as likely to be hospitalised with the disease, results of the research showed.    Healthcare workers are more susceptible to picking up the infection because they work in close proximity to Covid-19 patients.  They then may unknowingly take the coronavirus to their home, where there are potentially older and more vulnerable people, the researchers warned. Their work highlights the importance of adequate personal protective equipment , such as medical masks, gloves, and goggles, which were in huge shortages in the first

Controversial television personality Sam Newman has revealed he was once so broke he couldn't afford to pay his electricity bills and was forced to sit at home in the dark. The AFL great's television career came crashing down in the late 1980s when he lost his hosting job following the cancellation of his show World Of Sport.   Newman said he was 'stone motherless broke' and struggling to pay his bills after making a bad business decision shortly after the show was scrapped.    'I became destitute. I remember sitting in my house with the power turned off because I couldn't pay the bill,' Newman told the Herald Sun podcast this week.  The 74-year-old said his saving grace was reading a 'full-on' interview with Cher in Playboy magazine, sparking an idea to write a regular column for the Herald Sun.  Newman said he was 'stone motherless broke' and struggling to pay his bills after making a bad business decision when he lost his hosting job on Wo

Australian men are the third fattest in the world after the US and Chile, with middle-aged males most at risk, new research has found. The federal government's Ten to Men longitudinal study on male health found more than 70 per cent of middle-aged Australian men are overweight. The researched also revealed a grim picture, finding that once overweight men generally remain so two years later and find it nearly impossible to lose the weight. It also put the combined cost of obesity in Australia at $8.6billion annually, factoring in health care, absenteeism from work, disability payments, unemployment and the loss of productivity because of illness, or premature death. Australian middle-aged men are the third fattest in the world after the US and Chile, according to new research In its key findings, the study revealed 71 per cent of men aged 35 to 57 were either overweight or obese.  Globally, that put Australia behind just the US and Chile at 74 per cent each. That level dropped to 60