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Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Millions of Australians are being overcharged by health insurers using a loophole to dodge the rules against raising premiums.

The land of nod: exhausted Aussies sleeping on the job

The land of nod: exhausted Aussies sleeping on the job

The land of nod: exhausted Aussies sleeping on the job

The land of nod: exhausted Aussies sleeping on the job

Australians are so tired they are being unproductive at work, falling asleep on the job or chucking sickies, a new report has found.

Indigenous psychiatrist's passion to reshape care

Indigenous psychiatrist's passion to reshape care

Indigenous psychiatrist's passion to reshape care

Indigenous psychiatrist's passion to reshape care

An Indigenous psychiatrist is hoping to transform Australia's mental health response, advocating for community-based crisis care.

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WHO sends experts to DR Congo over mystery disease

WHO sends experts to DR Congo over mystery disease

The World Health Organisation is sending experts to the Democratic Republic of Congo to support local authorities in investigating an apparently new disease.

Environment agency heads deny blame for chemical spread

Environment agency heads deny blame for chemical spread

The NSW authority responsible for water pollution has been grilled about the spread of cancer-linked chemicals throughout water supplies in a fiery exchange.

Children of asylum seekers on 'trajectories of risk'

Children of asylum seekers on 'trajectories of risk'

Children of asylum seekers who are still in limbo with their visa status in Australia carry the emotional burdens of their parents, researchers have found.

DR Congo probes mysterious deadly flu-like 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.

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Drug forum ends on sour note as diversity challenged

Drug forum ends on sour note as diversity challenged

Drug forum ends on sour note as diversity challenged

Drug forum ends on sour note as diversity challenged

Accusations of diversity issues and "sanitised" recommendations have marred the end of a nation-leading forum centred on reducing community drug harms.

National body to head clean-up of 'forever chemicals'

National body to head clean-up of 'forever chemicals'

National body to head clean-up of 'forever chemicals'

National body to head clean-up of 'forever chemicals'

Eighteen recommendations from a review of contamination from "forever chemicals" near three defence bases have been agreed to by the federal government.

High rates of hearing loss among Indigenous people

High rates of hearing loss among Indigenous people

High rates of hearing loss among Indigenous people

High rates of hearing loss among Indigenous people

Indigenous children, especially in remote areas are being impacted by high rates of severe middle ear infections, which can cause hearing loss a report says.

Drug decriminalisation push nipped in the bud, for now

Drug decriminalisation push nipped in the bud, for now

Drug decriminalisation push nipped in the bud, for now

Drug decriminalisation push nipped in the bud, for now

A broad consensus for treating drug use and possession outside the justice system in a government-run drug summit butts up against current policies.

'Tyranny of distance' still plaguing remote health care

'Tyranny of distance' still plaguing remote health care

'Tyranny of distance' still plaguing remote health care

'Tyranny of distance' still plaguing remote health care

Thousands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people live more than one hour's drive from basic health care services.

Breaking down period stigma in remote communities

Breaking down period stigma in remote communities

Breaking down period stigma in remote communities

Breaking down period stigma in remote communities

As menstrual health can impact educational outcomes and quality of life, researchers have developed a teaching guide hoping to break down stigma around periods.

Mobile fix for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

Mobile fix for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

Mobile fix for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

Mobile fix for 'forever chemicals' in drinking water

A mobile treatment system will be installed at a key water filtration plant as authorities rush to bring levels of PFAS chemicals in line with new standards.

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'Russian roulette': deadly drug alert as imports surge

Federal police are warning commonplace drugs like cocaine and MDMA are increasingly laced with a powerful type of synthetic opioid.

Medical trainees report appalling racism, harassment

The rate of medical trainees reporting racism and harassment has appalled the chair of the national regulator for medical practitioners.

Paramedic helicopter promise struggles for lift-off

Building one new helicopter base a year for three years to improve regional health care is proving far more difficult than first thought.

Injecting room boss 'ready to quit' over drug inaction

Nearly 5000 places hand out free syringes but only two take the next step and supervise drug users, which must change soon, say key reform advocates.

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Neighbours actor Ian Smith reveals terminal cancer

Neighbours fans have been left shocked by news from Ian Smith, who plays long-running character Harold Bishop, that he has terminal lung cancer.

State settles further $7.5m child sexual abuse claims

A settlement of about $7.5 million will be paid to survivors of alleged child sexual abuse at a hospital the focus of a damning inquiry.

Higher hospital fees to drive up premiums: insurers

Nearly four million health insurance premiums could increase after large health funds opted to pay higher hospital fees under threat of higher taxes.

Endometriosis drug cheaper for first time in 30 years

The federal government announced a plan to subsidise a treatment for the disease as part of a broader initiative to address the unnecessary suffering.

Major funds boost for mental health, addiction services

Mental health and addiction services including those catering to the most complex cases will share in almost a quarter of a billion dollars in health funding.

'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.

Birth rate fears after cap on nation-first IVF subsidy

Couples trying to have children via IVF have been dealt a blow with the restriction of a first-in-Australia subsidy to those on lower incomes.

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