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Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

Spike in flu cases sparks plea over 'dire' rate of jabs

An unusual spike in cases has sparked a warning for Australians to get a flu jab and lift poor vaccination rates as winter looms.

Court approves payout after COVID-19 aged care deaths

Court approves payout after COVID-19 aged care deaths

Court approves payout after COVID-19 aged care deaths

Court approves payout after COVID-19 aged care deaths

Families of those who died amid aged care failures during a deadly COVID-19 outbreak will be compensated after a judge signed off on a deal.

Study shows simple way jabs could work better together

Study shows simple way jabs could work better together

Study shows simple way jabs could work better together

Study shows simple way jabs could work better together

Research has shown a simple way booster shots could be made more effective while opening the door to further improvements in the next generation of vaccines.

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Climate change demands more blood, prevents collection

Climate change demands more blood, prevents collection

Extreme weather events caused by climate change are seeing a rising need for blood donations but also making it more difficult than ever to collect them.

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

'Reduce the misery' and get a flu jab, experts urge

People are being urged to take influenza and other respiratory diseases seriously and get vaccinated before cold weather arrives.

Dying man murdered by painkiller overdose, police say

Dying man murdered by painkiller overdose, police say

A man with a terminal nervous system disorder discussed lawful assisted dying with his family before his partner allegedly murdered him, police have alleged.

Pope starts new Catholic reform process from hospital

Pope starts new Catholic reform process from hospital

Pope Francis has embarked on a new reform process for the Catholic Church, from his hospital bed.

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Measles spreading locally as cases spark exposure alert

Measles spreading locally as cases spark exposure alert

Measles spreading locally as cases spark exposure alert

Measles spreading locally as cases spark exposure alert

A list of 19 exposure sites has been released as health authorities warn two measles cases were likely acquired within the local community.

'Cult' members jailed for gambling with child's life

'Cult' members jailed for gambling with child's life

'Cult' members jailed for gambling with child's life

'Cult' members jailed for gambling with child's life

The parents of an eight year old girl have been jailed over the child's "painful" death after a church group gambled with her life and withheld her insulin.

Disease deaths, cases rise as new flood menace surfaces

Disease deaths, cases rise as new flood menace surfaces

Disease deaths, cases rise as new flood menace surfaces

Disease deaths, cases rise as new flood menace surfaces

Authorities are concerned about the death toll caused by a disease linked with heavy rain, with the number of cases rising in flooded northern Australia.

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

Church members who killed girl 'wanted to play God'

As they await their sentences for killing a girl, members of a church group have been told by her sister that God would eventually judge them for taking a life.

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

Church group who killed girl asked to meet psychiatrist

The wait for a 14-strong religious group to be sentenced for killing an eight-year-old girl after withholding her medication continues after a court review.

'Cult' led family from baptism joy to girl's slow death

'Cult' led family from baptism joy to girl's slow death

'Cult' led family from baptism joy to girl's slow death

'Cult' led family from baptism joy to girl's slow death

A father stood between his wife's belief in shunning medicine and his daughter's need for life-saving insulin before his resolve crumbled amid a family crisis.

Call for funding boost after shocking blood cancer rise

Call for funding boost after shocking blood cancer rise

Call for funding boost after shocking blood cancer rise

Call for funding boost after shocking blood cancer rise

A shocking rise in blood cancer cases has prompted calls for more prevention and early detection research, with the disease killing 16 Australians every day.

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System 'failed to protect' girl from parents, church

The system "failed to protect" a diabetic girl killed by her parents and a small religious group who withheld her medication for days, the victim's sister says.

Private school fined $140k, apologises for boy's death

Melbourne's Kilvington Grammar has been sentenced in the County Court over the death of student Lachlan Cook who died on a school trip to Vietnam.

Neale Daniher named 2025 Australian of the Year

The AFL legend has turned his diagnosis of motor neurone disease into a search for a cure, bringing Australians along for the fight.

Bird flu outbreak gone but virus threats remain

An avian flu outbreak in NSW has been eradicated, health authorities say, as the state joins Victoria in lifting restrictions on poultry and egg producers.

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Measles, polio detected as authorities urge caution

Health authorities are urging people to monitor for measles symptoms after an infectious case was detected while polio was also found in wastewater.

Wet-spell sting as mosquito-borne disease threat rises

A wet week in Queensland has created ideal mosquito breeding conditions, with officials warning there's an increased risk of a serious virus spreading from NSW.

Choc-a-block: Cadbury waste knocks out sewage plant

Industrial waste from a chocolate factory has killed the effluent-eating bacteria at a sewage plant, closing beaches along a major river.

Dangerous flesh-eating bacteria detected in new state

A popular coastal town is the latest area to present cases of a flesh-eating bacterial ulcer, with an elderly man losing one of his fingers to the disease.

DR Congo probes mysterious deadly flu-like disease

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo say 71 people, including many children, have died from a mysterious flu-like disease.

'Significant' jump in COVID-19 cases ahead of Christmas

A surge in COVID-19 cases has hit ahead of the festive season with health authorities warning those at risk to take precautions to avoid getting sick.

Major project workers at risk from cancer-causing dust

Construction workers involved in major tunnelling projects could be exposed to higher levels of silica dust than those using now-banned engineered stone.

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