treechange n.— «These days, now that a seachange has become prohibitively expensive for many, people are now considering the option of a “treechange”: downshifting from the capital cities to scenic rural localities, still...
ramping n.— «Queensland Health has backed down from plans to fine public hospitals that force ambulances to wait long periods to unload patients at their emergency departments. A proposal for penalising hospitals for the practice known as...
suicide smock n.— «Police have invented a “suicide smock” to stop prisoners from killing themselves in Queensland’s overcrowded watchhouses. A smock was used last Thursday night at Beenleigh watchhouse after police rescued a...
turf v.— «Both sides of 11 men were playing for bragging rights and the ultimate “turf,” an inside term meaning a difficult or perplexing patient who is “turfed” by a GP to a specialist.» —“Is anyone a doctor...
turf n.— «Both sides of 11 men were playing for bragging rights and the ultimate “turf,” an inside term meaning a difficult or perplexing patient who is “turfed” by a GP to a specialist.» —“Is anyone a doctor...
black aspirin n.— «If you drink water between drinks and then drinka hell of a lot before you go to bed, the hangover is minimised. Then lots of black aspirin [Coke] the next day.» —“What’s the definitive cure for a hangover...