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After 145 years of local production, the James Boag Brewery in Launceston is closing permanently on November 6, 2026 (today). This marks the official end of an era for the iconic Tasmanian institution, which has ceased all local brewing and bottling operations.

From On Scene news Australia 😭😭👇👇👇👇 MEDICALLY ASSISTED DEATH AFTER YEARS OF SUFFERING | A 26-year-old Australian woman has made the heartbreaking decision to end her life through medically assisted dying after spending more than a decade battling a rare, debilitating illness that has left her in constant pain and experiencing organ failure. Annaliese “Annie” Holland, from Adelaide, Australia, was diagnosed at 18 with autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG), a rare disorder in which the immune system attacks the nerves responsible for involuntary bodily functions, including digestion, heart rate and blood pressure. By age 22, doctors had told her that her condition was terminal. Over the years, Annie has endured multiple organ complications, severe osteoporosis, spinal fractures and more than 25 episodes of sepsis. She has been unable to eat normally for approximately a decade, relying instead on intravenous nutrition delivered directly into her bloodstream. However, repeated infections and complications have severely limited her remaining intravenous access. In a recent interview on the Life Uncut podcast, Annie revealed that she had gone approximately six weeks without receiving intravenous nutrition and that her health was rapidly deteriorating. “I have said that I don’t think I can do another six months of how I am,” she explained. Annie had once dreamed of becoming a paramedic, but her illness forced her to abandon those plans. Instead of experiencing the milestones of adulthood, she has spent much of her life hospitalized, undergoing treatments and struggling to survive. Despite being approved for voluntary assisted dying (VAD), Annie admits she is terrified of death and devastated by the pain her decision will cause her family. “Even though it’s ending my pain and I know I’m going to be pain-free, it’s putting pain onto someone else in a completely different way. I think that’s the hardest part,” she said. Annie has emphasized that she does not want to die, but believes her deteriorating condition has left her with little quality of life. “This isn’t me just choosing to end it. I’m going to die anyway. It’s just me choosing when and how,” she previously explained. She has chosen to keep the date of her medically assisted death private. In the meantime, Annie continues sharing her journey publicly, hoping to raise awareness about rare illnesses, chronic pain and the difficult decisions faced by terminally ill patients. At just 26 years old, she is grieving not only the life she is preparing to leave behind, but also the future she once imagined having. #Adelaide #SouthAustralia #Australia

🇦🇺 The EU trade agreement signed by PM Albanese mandates that Australian beef and dairy farmers feed their livestock Bovaer (3-NOP), a synthetic feed additive designed to reduce emissions. Leaving the poison NOPA in milk, meat and nature! Killing calves in Denmark This requirement will be legally binding and fully enforceable under EU🇪🇺 NOPA-NoFFF.com (find us on Facebook)