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'Nightmare': PM's tribute after teen's methanol death

'Nightmare': PM's tribute after teen's methanol death

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has paid tribute to Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones following her death from suspected methanol poisoning in Laos.

Plea to end the nation's kidney dialysis dependence

Plea to end the nation's kidney dialysis dependence

Plea to end the nation's kidney dialysis dependence

Plea to end the nation's kidney dialysis dependence

Kidney disease advocates are calling for earlier treatment, increased research and more organ transplants to end Australia’s dependence on outdated dialysis.

Opposition fails to stub out lighter tobacco fines

Opposition fails to stub out lighter tobacco fines

Opposition fails to stub out lighter tobacco fines

Opposition fails to stub out lighter tobacco fines

Moves to lighten penalties for first offences by small operators ignited a row that could have delayed a government crack down on illegal tobacco.

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Record number of GPs in training but 'job not done'

Record number of GPs in training but 'job not done'

Australia is facing a severe shortage of GPs. Though more medical students are opting to become local doctors, peak medical bodies say more must be done.

New parents urged to 'make the call' on mental health

New parents urged to 'make the call' on mental health

New parents are struggling with their mental health, a perinatal anxiety and depression helpline says as it records a surge in calls from Indigenous families.

Eight killed in second mass attack in China in a week

Eight killed in second mass attack in China in a week

Police say a former student who killed eight people in a stabbing spree at a vocational college in China was angry he did not get his graduation certificate.

Mind check: should schools track kids' mental health?

Mind check: should schools track kids' mental health?

Australian schools will have access to a government-funded digital tool to support students' mental health but some question whether it will be effective.

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Cholera blamed for beseiged Sudan town's mystery deaths

Cholera blamed for beseiged Sudan town's mystery deaths

Cholera blamed for beseiged Sudan town's mystery deaths

Cholera blamed for beseiged Sudan town's mystery deaths

Cholera is thought to be the cause of hundreds of deaths in a besieged town in Sudan's El Gezira state.

Loneliness epidemic among older and younger Australians

Loneliness epidemic among older and younger Australians

Loneliness epidemic among older and younger Australians

Loneliness epidemic among older and younger Australians

An epidemic of loneliness has spawned a host of poor health outcomes for Australians with urgent preventative measures needed, an inquiry has been told.

Dog walkers, picnickers have roles in biosecurity bout

Dog walkers, picnickers have roles in biosecurity bout

Dog walkers, picnickers have roles in biosecurity bout

Dog walkers, picnickers have roles in biosecurity bout

A major gathering of global biosecurity experts has been told about the fight against Disease X and efforts to contain bird flu and other zoonotic diseases.

Thousands rally as nurses reject one-or-the-other deal

Thousands rally as nurses reject one-or-the-other deal

Thousands rally as nurses reject one-or-the-other deal

Thousands rally as nurses reject one-or-the-other deal

Angry nurses will not accept delaying their demand for improved staffing ratios as a condition of securing a major pay rise.

Dutton supports abortion access, hits out at 'games'

Dutton supports abortion access, hits out at 'games'

Dutton supports abortion access, hits out at 'games'

Dutton supports abortion access, hits out at 'games'

Peter Dutton backs a woman's right to access abortion services, and has hit out at attempts to "play games" with a state-based issue.

Big police pay rise sparks ructions in other wage deals

Big police pay rise sparks ructions in other wage deals

Big police pay rise sparks ructions in other wage deals

Big police pay rise sparks ructions in other wage deals

Police and nurses point to a big pay increase for officers in one jurisdiction while threatening strike action as their wage negotiations deteriorate.

'Generational' wage rise to make state's cops top-paid

'Generational' wage rise to make state's cops top-paid

'Generational' wage rise to make state's cops top-paid

'Generational' wage rise to make state's cops top-paid

More than 10,000 police officers will be in line for at least 25 per cent pay rise over four years as the NSW government settles one of several wage disputes.

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Babies, pregnant mums to have greater RSV protection

The federal government will provide free access to vaccines protecting expectant mums and babies from respiratory syncytial virus.

Mission to inspire generation of Indigenous pharmacists

Yuwi pharmacist and academic Dr Jared Miles has made it his mission to address the under-representation of Indigenous people in his field.

Baby Jasper's brave battle with rare nerve cell cancer

One in 8000 Australian babies will develop neuroblastoma or nerve cell cancer but if it's caught early, they can survive.

Psychology goes in search of new age Aussie farmers

Researchers are looking into whether psychology can help improve workplace practices on Australia's cotton farms, in a bid to better attract and retain workers.

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Deadly cough spreading like wildfire amid record cases

Australians are falling behind on whooping cough vaccinations as the nation faces its worst outbreak of the deadly bacterial disease.

Racism, colonialism 'driving Indigenous self-harm'

The ongoing trauma triggered by Australia's racist past is driving suicide in Indigenous communities at a rate more than double that of non-Indigenous people.

Australia poised to work smarter not harder in AI era

Healthcare, agriculture and finance are tipped as the biggest winners in the era of artificial intelligence as Australia chases long-elusive productivity gains.

Pill testing to go ahead at Schoolies after backflip

The Queensland government remains staunchly against pill testing, but the free and confidential service will go ahead at Schoolies in a matter of weeks.

Clinicians to heed parents after toddler's cancer death

A hospital probe after a toddler died from undiagnosed cancer says clearer communication between staff and the child's parents would have improved his care.

Call for clubs, bosses to treat deadly cancer seriously

A skin cancer survivor says workplaces and sporting clubs need to do more to protect Australians from sun damage as new data highlights skin cancer hotspots.

Secret settlement following COVID-19 care home deaths

A payout figure will remain under wraps after the operators of an aged-care facility reached an settlement over the deaths of residents during COVID-19.

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