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Inquiry chief calls out 'villains' causing harm to kids

Inquiry chief calls out 'villains' causing harm to kids

Alcohol and drug abuse, domestic violence, and mental health issues are the "villains" in homes where children are removed into a broken system of state care.

Ebola was likely circulating in Congo for two months

Ebola was likely circulating in Congo for two months

Ebola was likely circulating in Congo for two months

Ebola was likely circulating in Congo for two months

Experts suspect an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo started a couple of months ago, with 139 deaths reported so far.

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Near-sighted: optometrists treated 'like retail staff'

Large eye care chains have veered closer to an in-and-out retail experience, with optometrists accusing them of putting sales targets above patient care.

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'Concerning outbreak': respiratory disease cases rising

'Concerning outbreak': respiratory disease cases rising

Case numbers in one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks are climbing, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese joining the call for people to get vaccinated.

Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations

Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations

One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has spread across the nation with fears the respiratory disease has claimed a life in an outback community.

Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus

Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus

Two mosquito-bite deaths in an outback town has prompted a warning from health authorities for people to cover up and use insect repellent.

Aged care price cap reform latest casualty of Iran war

Aged care price cap reform latest casualty of Iran war

Older Australians will have to wait longer for price limits on home care services as the government cites rising costs and volatility caused by the Iran war.

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'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola

Extra screening measures could enforced at airports for arrivals from West Africa as a deadly strain of Ebola spreads through the region.

Climate change risks billions in roads, hospitals bills

Climate change risks billions in roads, hospitals bills

Climate change risks billions in roads, hospitals bills

Climate change risks billions in roads, hospitals bills

A state has been warned climate change-linked weather hazards endanger almost a fifth of the value of major infrastructure assets.

'Nightmare scenario': illegal tobacco impact laid bare

'Nightmare scenario': illegal tobacco impact laid bare

'Nightmare scenario': illegal tobacco impact laid bare

'Nightmare scenario': illegal tobacco impact laid bare

Legitimate tobacco retailers say tax hikes have led to illicit sales decimating their income, with the legal market destined to be wiped out.

Sobering-up centre to close after drunkenness shift

Sobering-up centre to close after drunkenness shift

Sobering-up centre to close after drunkenness shift

Sobering-up centre to close after drunkenness shift

The plug will be pulled on a sobering-up centre within four years of a state decriminalising public intoxication following an Aboriginal woman's death.

WHO declares global health emergency for Ebola outbreak

WHO declares global health emergency for Ebola outbreak

WHO declares global health emergency for Ebola outbreak

WHO declares global health emergency for Ebola outbreak

The United Nations health agency says 80 suspected deaths, eight laboratory-confirmed cases and 246 suspected cases of Ebola have been reported.

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

WHO declares Ebola outbreak a global health emergency

The Ebola outbreak in The Congo and Uganda is a ‌public health emergency of international concern and there are no approved treatments, the WHO has declared.

One Canadian tests positive for hantavirus

One Canadian tests positive for hantavirus

One Canadian tests positive for hantavirus

One Canadian tests positive for hantavirus

One of four Canadians who returned home from a cruise ship where there was a hantavirus outbreak has received a presumptive positive test result for the virus.

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More harmed than harmful: the truth about schizophrenia

Dr James McLure works on developing treatment for schizophrenia. Having spent years battling his own psychosis, it's a disease he has particular insight into.

NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers

Sweeping NDIS reforms will enforce tougher provider registration requirements and improve the quality of support for all, an inquiry has been told.

Pandemic flashbacks as hantavirus group touches down

Scenes heavily reminiscent of the coronavirus pandemic have played out as passengers from a hantavirus-affected cruise ship touched down in Australia.

Family rues cop's lack of remorse for tasing great-gran

The family of a 95-year-old great-grandmother fatally tasered by police feel the officer who pulled the trigger showed no accountability for his actions.

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US reports no hantavirus cases from cruise outbreak

Authorities say more hantavirus cases are expected from the cluster linked to a cruise ship, but stressed it does not pose a pandemic threat.

Cops open to dementia training after gran's Taser death

Working with a government-backed dementia training provider could be a possibility for police after an officer fatally tasered a 95-year-old grandmother.

Hantavirus cruise evacuees secure flight to Australia

Six cruisers evacuated from a hantavirus-stricken ship will arrive back in Australia ahead of a three-week quarantine under the watch of critical care staff.

Critical period to stop new mums slipping through gaps

The greatest risk of major depression for new mothers is two weeks after giving birth, a study has revealed, sparking calls for better screening and support.

Cop could have been ordered not to taser great grandmum

The supervisor of an officer who tasered a 95-year-old woman could have directed him to re-holster the weapon before he fired, an inquest has been told.

Thousands face tests over dentist HIV, hepatitis risks

A retired dentist who treated thousands of patients over decades may have exposed them to serious bloodborne viruses such as HIV through poor infection control.

Rural leaders see budget shortfalls for health, roads

The federal budget was billed as the most ambitious and important in decades, but rural Australians say critical gaps outside the cities did not get a look-in.

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