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We're sitting idle on the toxic fumes harming our kids

We're sitting idle on the toxic fumes harming our kids

It's as easy as disengaging a button or key but it's taken a long time to spread the message that idling engines near schools is a danger to children's health.

Billion-dollar suicide strategy failing, audit finds

Billion-dollar suicide strategy failing, audit finds

Billion-dollar suicide strategy failing, audit finds

Billion-dollar suicide strategy failing, audit finds

Almost $1 billion is being poured into suicide prevention but the government is failing to measure its impact or develop effective policies, an audit has found.

GPs disturbed by latest contraceptive pill 'shortcut'

GPs disturbed by latest contraceptive pill 'shortcut'

GPs disturbed by latest contraceptive pill 'shortcut'

GPs disturbed by latest contraceptive pill 'shortcut'

Australia's top doctors' group has lashed a state government's move to allow women seeking the contraceptive pill to bypass general practitioners.

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Aged care bed funding boost, but 'more needed'

Aged care bed funding boost, but 'more needed'

The federal government will spend an additional $115 million to boost residential aged care capacity in selected hotspots across the nation.

NDIS ordered to pay up in 'significant' court battle

NDIS ordered to pay up in 'significant' court battle

The national disability insurer was wrong to deny funding to a man in need of a mobility scooter, a court has ruled in a landmark decision.

Push to list gambling harm as a public health issue

Push to list gambling harm as a public health issue

Harm reduction advocates want to list gambling harm as a public health issue so the Centre for Disease Control can develop a better insight into its impact.

Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Protections for some of the sickest patients at a major hospital were not implemented before a construction-induced fungal infection claimed two lives.

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UK parents quizzed about social media ban for kids

UK parents quizzed about social media ban for kids

UK parents quizzed about social media ban for kids

UK parents quizzed about social media ban for kids

British parents and children are being asked how they feel about the potential introduction of an Australian-style social media ban for kids.

The breakthrough that could swing the fight against MND

The breakthrough that could swing the fight against MND

The breakthrough that could swing the fight against MND

The breakthrough that could swing the fight against MND

Australian scientists may soon be able to grow models of human spinal cords from live cells in a new effort to understand a fatal disease dubbed "The Beast".

'Phew': Kath and Kim star announces cancer remission

'Phew': Kath and Kim star announces cancer remission

'Phew': Kath and Kim star announces cancer remission

'Phew': Kath and Kim star announces cancer remission

Magda Szubanski, best known as Sharon Strzelecki from the sitcom Kath and Kim, says she is in remission after battling a rare blood cancer.

Hospital giant urges insurers to cough up more money

Hospital giant urges insurers to cough up more money

Hospital giant urges insurers to cough up more money

Hospital giant urges insurers to cough up more money

A major private hospital operator has swung to profit with help from strong Australian revenue growth, but its boss wants a bigger share of insurance premiums.

Patients dead as hospital build sparks fungal outbreak

Patients dead as hospital build sparks fungal outbreak

Patients dead as hospital build sparks fungal outbreak

Patients dead as hospital build sparks fungal outbreak

Sydney's largest public hospital admits construction works sparked an outbreak of a fungal infection that left two patients dead and four more sick.

Strength training 'magic pill' to reduce cost of ageing

Strength training 'magic pill' to reduce cost of ageing

Strength training 'magic pill' to reduce cost of ageing

Strength training 'magic pill' to reduce cost of ageing

Australia spends more than $36 billion annually on aged care, but advocates say strength training should be taken seriously as a way to prevent senior decline.

High steaks: dwindling industry threatens food security

High steaks: dwindling industry threatens food security

High steaks: dwindling industry threatens food security

High steaks: dwindling industry threatens food security

Farmers are having to send their livestock up to four hours' drive away to be processed, as limited access to local abattoirs raises food security concerns.

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Security boosted for beleaguered mental health hospital

Changes are coming for Australia's largest mental health hospital after fatal incidents allegedly involving absconding patients.

'Horrified': childcare giant's abuse scandal response

Australia's largest for-profit childcare operator began overhauling hiring even before a former worker was charged with sexual abuse, an inquiry has been told.

Homicide cops probe 'distressing' mental hospital death

A union is renewing its calls for action on staffing and safety concerns as police investigate the death of a patient at a mental hospital.

Security boost call as mental health patients flee care

Two escapees from mental health care were allegedly involved in incidents that killed three people, and now security arrangements are being questioned.

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Big trucks and buses drive a heavy healthcare burden

Premature deaths and childhood asthma are among the health risks of allowing high-polluting heavy vehicles to travel on populated routes.

Health alert after thieves steal 'toxic' poppy plants

People are being warned to be careful of poppy flower products after thieves ransacked farms and stole hundreds of "toxic" plant heads.

Australia's problem drinkers not who we think they are

Australians seeking support for alcohol dependence are becoming stuck in a cycle of readmission and relapse as care is withdrawn when at their most vulnerable.

'Simple' tax solution dismissed as illegal tobacco cure

Australia's surging illegal tobacco trade has sparked calls for changes to the cigarette excise but a leading bureaucrat says it's not the solution.

Insurer's 'failing' health system warning as costs soar

Health insurer Medibank Private has lifted its interim bottom-line net profit after the number of Australians taking out policies increased.

Zuckerberg denies at trial that Instagram targets kids

Mark Zuckerberg has sparred with lawyers in a Los Angeles courtroom as he defended Meta's practices in an unprecedented trial over youth social media addiction.

Healthcare pay offer lauded as $1.5b hospital launched

A significant new pay offer has been presented to healthcare workers undertaking industrial action, as a $1.5 billion public hospital is unveiled.

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