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‘That has to happen’: Cox calls for more mental health action in AFL after Selwood’s passing
Sydney coach Dean Cox has urged the AFL industry to do more to destigmatise mental health issues as he mourns the passing of his former premiership teammate Adam Selwood.

Jazz Thornton slams social media ban, warns Prime Minister is putting children at risk
Thousands of teens credit social media with saving their lives, says leading mental health advocate as she calls for education over prohibition.

Polio in PNG: Health expert says 'no cause for panic' despite 'extremely low' childhood vaccination rates
However, Curtin University's international health professor says when children are not vaccinated "then it's a problem".

Budget 2025: Ethnic leaders seek targeted investment
Without sustainable funding, key services such as language help, health assistance, and migrant and refugee settlement programmes could be impacted, they say.

Health staff told not to talk to each other for more than five minutes a day
Health NZ denied a 'no talking' policy, but issues remain unresolved.

Desktop case, laptop chip? The Asus TUF T500 is a weird little gaming PC
Mini PCs are all the rage at the moment, cramming laptop parts into a teeny-tiny space to give you a desktop that’s cheap and powerful, and at least a little bit upgradeable. But with most of them relying on AMD APUs, their gaming is limited. Can you make that setup work in a larger desktop form factor? Asus thinks you can, and at Computex it’s game to try. The TUF Gaming T500 looks like a small-ish desktop tower, complete with a transparent window on the side to show off its parts. But while the pre-installed graphics card is obvious (an RTX 5060 Ti in this version). Take a gander above it, and you’ll see what looks like the smallest cooling setup ever on top of its processor, directly connected to a rear exhaust fan. It’s tiny because that’s a laptop processor, an Intel 13th-gen i5 or i7, depending on which version you buy. It’s also soldered in place — this is not an ATX or mATX motherboard, it’s proprietary. That CPU is the only one that the desktop will ever have. Which is not to say there are no upgrade options. With a desktop-style PCIe slot for the graphics card, two DDR5 SO-DIMM (laptop) RAM slots, a pair of M.2 gen 4 slots for storage, and even two SATA ports, you’ve got plenty of options for just about everything except the processor. And that extra space means cooling is much easier and more efficient than on any laptop or mini PC. You can even upgrade the wireless with another M.2 card if you like. The TUF series is Asus’ mid-range or budget gaming line, as opposed to ROG. So the T500 is, nominally, mid-range in terms of performance. But with a starting price of $1300, it’s not really hitting below many pre-built gaming desktops without its restrictions. A little quick shopping on PCPartPicker let me build a substantially more powerful desktop from parts, with an upgradeable 13th-gen Core i5, for at the same level…and that was even including a wildly inflated RTX 5060 Ti price in the current market. And that’s the top-end option according to the specs, I don’t think you’ll get that card for $1300. So like Adam on the floor at Computex, I am skeptical of to whom this gaming PC will actually appeal. Granted, there are plenty who just want to play and aren’t all that concerned about what’s under the metaphorical hood…even if you can see through this one. But I still think it needs to offer a better value compromise if it’s going to stand out from other pre-built designs. For more on the latest PC gaming hardware, be sure to subscribe to PCWorld on YouTube, and check out our weekly podcast The Full Nerd.

Budget 2025: Less than a 5% increase in health funding amounts to standing still
OPINION: A 5% rise in New Zealand health funding may only sustain current service levels.

Radius Care Continues Strong Growth with Record FY25
Radius Residential Care Limited (NZX: RAD) today released its audited financial statements for the year ended 31 March 2025, confirming another record operating and financial performance

‘We don’t know’: The harrowing question facing footballers from the AFL to the bush
Footballers involved in one of football’s most violent country grand finals wonder if their current health challenges are linked to the head knocks they copped across their careers.

Meridian to replace transformers at Manapouri
Meridian Energy Limited will replace five of the transformers at Manapouri Power Station over the next two and a half years after receiving advice from independent transformer experts

Health staff told not to talk to each other for more than five minutes a day
Some staff at Southland Hospital have been barred from talking with each other from the moment they walk through the doors, and also cannot go on breaks together, complaints show.

Trial of Maradona's doctors suspended after judge accused of authorising doco
The trial of health professionals accused of negligence in the death of Maradona was suspended after a judge was accused of authorising a documentary about the hearings.