Following the posting of vulgar photographs by two Australian High School teachers on Facebook, agitation has sprung up among the students and the staff members of the school. The matter is being investigated by the school authorities, confirmed the Education Queensland's department.

Children are exposed to sexualized content and the professional body for Australia's psychiatrists says the self-regulation of advertising and other media industries has failed to protect children from this.

Calling it a step in the right direction, the West Australian General Practice Network says $145 million in Indigenous health funding would make things better.

Making the biggest investment into Aboriginal health reform in the state's history, the State Government yesterday announced $128.7 million for the purpose.

The Rudd government has stated that under the federal health reform plan, the number of operations at public hospitals would remain capped.

The office of Health Minister Nicola Roxon has confirmed that for planning purpose, the states will continue to set the number of services at each local hospital network, which has come as a blow to the hopes of doctors and health reform advocates.

A research into the medical use of adult stem cell is being funded by the Catholic Church. The church, which is against embryonic stem cell research, is approving the adult stem cell.

On Tuesday, a grant of $100,000 was announced by the Sydney Archdiocese.

The money will be presented to a researcher at St Vincent's Institute of Medical Research, Melbourne, Dr Carl Walkley, on Wednesday.

New rules allowing nurse practitioners and midwives to prescribe tests and drugs under Medicare and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme have been welcomed by medical workers working at the ACT.

This law would also provide protection scheme for midwives, excluding those who help in births at home. The Federal Parliament passed the law.