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The singer, who has endured several personal dramas this year, was admitted to a Florida hospital for exhaustion. Earlier today, a post from Carter’s Twitter account said his social media accounts were now being managed by his mother Jane. Another post on Instagram showed a slim Carter curled up in a hospital bed with the caption, “Mommas gonna take care of you”. Carter, 31, was at the Ascension Sacred Heart Emerald Coast facility in Destin, Florida, but appeared to have been released later in the day, as he live streamed videos with his mum from his frequently updated Twitter account. In one video, he mentioned he’d been unwell and was almost admitted to intensive care during his hospitalisation. Earlier this year, Carter’s older brother, pop star Nick Carter, and sister Angel filed a restraining order against their brother. They alleged Aaron had violently threatened them. Aaron said he was “appalled” by the allegations and denied threatening … [Read more...] about Aaron Carter hospitalised for exhaustion after becoming overwhelmed by schedule

Email The Drum By Jeff Sparrow Updated July 01, 2015 17:18:55 Photo: 'A prison is exactly the kind of environment in which tobacco appeals.' (Dave Hunt, file photo: AAP) A prison system plagued by overcrowding, rapes and bashings has rather more urgent needs than a ban on cigarettes. In one sense, the dire state of our prison system makes a smoking crackdown seem quite bizarre. In another sense, it helps explain it. Jeff Sparrow writes."I smoke," writes Linda Tirado in her new book Hand to Mouth. "It's expensive. It's also the best option."Tirado's book recounts her experience in the ranks of the American working poor. She's not writing about joblessness so much as employment on the minimum wage, a pittance that requires her to work two or more menial jobs just to pay her rent.That's part of why she likes smoking."It's a stimulant," she says. "When I am too tired to walk one more step, I can smoke and go for another hour."But that's only part of her argument. She knows … [Read more...] about The ban on cigarettes in prison is stranger than you might think

Email By Paul Farrell Updated December 04, 2018 20:55:29 Photo: 7.30 has obtained details of Transitory Persons Complex Case Review Committee's meetings. (ABC News) Related Story: Nauru mental health situation akin to 'victims of torture', MSF says Related Story: Phelps flags bill to get children off Nauru, but she needs at least one Government MP to back it Related Story: Asylum-seeker children likely to be off Nauru by year's end: Brandis Map: Australia A secret Australian government body tasked with making decisions on medical transfers from Nauru discussed eradicating a longstanding requirement that medical care in offshore facilities must meet "Australian standards", according to internal documents.7.30 can reveal highly confidential details of the Transitory Persons Committee, a body comprised of senior public servants in the Department of Home Affairs.The committee serves as a crucial decision-making body for considering transfers of asylum seekers and refugees … [Read more...] about The secret committee determining medical transfers from Nauru and Manus Island

Australia’s beachside enclave to the rich and famous, which attracts young Hollywood celebrities with its hippy vibe, Byron Bay has a rotten undercurrent. Kept mostly hidden from public view and the important tourist market, the drugged-up drifters make up a sinister underbelly of the “idyllic” resort town. Byron locals have told news.com.au Hayez, the 18-year-old Belgian backpacker who vanished off Byron’s streets five months ago, could easily have been engulfed by this dark side. Better known for making headlines for hosting the likes of the Hemsworth brothers and A-lister Matt Damon, “The Bay” has become a rampant methamphetamine centre for addicted itinerants. Locals say far from Theo being safe to walk the streets, he could have been caught up in “the perfect storm” by encountering a desperate or “psycho” transient. “The people making money out of Byron don’t want you to know, but when you live here you see … [Read more...] about Dark underbelly of celebrity playground where teen backpacker vanished

Email By Rebecca Puddy Updated March 20, 2019 06:44:46 Photo: The smoking ban will be introduced in all SA prisons by the end of the year. (Flickr: Raul Lieberwirth) Related Story: Prison riot prompts review into nicotine patch policy Related Story: Victorian Government charged over Ravenhall prison riot Related Story: NSW prisoners brew up new ways to get around smoking ban Map: SA Taxpayers will pay more than $2 million for nicotine substitutes for South Australian prisoners over the next four years, as the state moves to make its jails smoke-free. Key pointsAround 80 per cent of South Australia's 2,800 inmates smokeSA is one of the last states to ban smoking in prisonsA 12-week nicotine patch and lozenge program will cost $2 million The nicotine patches and lozenges form part of the $6.2 million cost to taxpayers of keeping cigarettes out of the state's prisons in the years to 2022, with additional funding set aside for health and security measures, staff costs and … [Read more...] about South Australian taxpayers to foot the bill for $2m in prison nicotine patches and lozenges