Researchers say women are more likely to have depression and anxiety, while more men report substance abuseWomen are up to 40% more likely than men to develop mental health conditions, according to new analysis by a clinical psychologist at Oxford University.The finding, based on analysis of epidemiological studies from the UK, US, Europe, Australia and New Zealand, has significant consequences ...

After riding the resources boom into the realms of Australia's ultrarich, the country's wealthiest mining tycoons watched their collective fortunes shrink by nearly $11 billion over past year.

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith met for a working lunch at the Pentagon this afternoon, Pentagon Press Secretary George Little said. In a statement summarizing the meeting, Little said the two defense leaders discussed the progress and cooperation between the United States and Australia on a number of fronts, including [...]The post Hagel, Australian Counterpart ...

A measure of Australian consumer confidence fell sharply in May.

As chief of interventional radiology at Stanford Hospital specializing in blood clots in the leg, Lawrence “Rusty” Hofmann routinely got requests from patients around the world for a second opinion on a treatment or diagnosis. One patient from Australia was ready to mortgage her house to come see him in Palo Alto, Calif. Hofmann asked instead for her medical records ...