Flinders, Australia News

An exciting breakthrough on the potential anti-skin cancer properties of the tropical fruit mangosteen has earned its researcher, Flinders University PhD candidate Jing Jing Wang , a seat in the finals of a prestigious medical prize.

Liberal MP for the South Australian seat of Boothby and Opposition parliamentary secretary for health Andrew Southcott has told ABC breakfast radio the State Government is being "shifty" in its use of funding for mental health beds.

ELEANOR HALL: Australia's chief scientist says Australia's university funding system is inadequate and is leaving the country desperately short of graduates in key skills.

FARMERS are calling for a national approach to help control wild dogs, now seens as the largest threat to Australia's sheep and wool industry.

A week after being administered in February with the anti-cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil at her school, the teenager began fainting and experiencing strong head pains - and her parents say she has lapsed into a semi-permanent, child-like state.

Optometrists from Flinders University will soon be able to diagnose and manage eye diseases in rural and remote communities - all from the comfort of their computer chair.