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Australians keeping watchful eye on Seine water quality

Australians keeping watchful eye on Seine water quality

Australian Olympic team chef de mission Anna Meares notes if competition goes ahead in the River Seine as planned, try stopping competitors from taking part.

Bulk-billing rates rising after decade of 'neglect'

Bulk-billing rates rising after decade of 'neglect'

Bulk-billing rates rising after decade of 'neglect'

Bulk-billing rates rising after decade of 'neglect'

More doctors are choosing general practice, a development described as the "green shoots of recovery", as bulk-billing rates across the country begin to rise.

Ambos have 99 pay meetings, but the deal ain't won

Ambos have 99 pay meetings, but the deal ain't won

Ambos have 99 pay meetings, but the deal ain't won

Ambos have 99 pay meetings, but the deal ain't won

Paramedics will escalate industrial action as they implement dozens of new work bans, but patients have been told their safety will be paramount.

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ACT passes voluntary assisted dying laws

ACT passes voluntary assisted dying laws

The ACT has become one of the last jurisdictions to pass voluntary assisted dying laws two years after a federal ban on legislating on the issue was overturned.

Hens culled, egg shortage as bird flu outbreak spreads

Hens culled, egg shortage as bird flu outbreak spreads

A third Victorian chicken farm will cull tens of thousands of hens after a deadly strain of avian flu was found, sparking a warning about egg supplies.

Funding boost for nation's busiest ambulance service

Funding boost for nation's busiest ambulance service

Queensland will hire an extra 268 ambulance staff with an additional $129.5 million to be allocated in the upcoming state budget.

Shopping centre tragedy sparks mental health funds rise

Shopping centre tragedy sparks mental health funds rise

Additional funds will be directed to services for homeless people in NSW suffering from mental illness, following a mass stabbing that left six people dead.

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Billion-dollar deal the right prescription for chemists

Billion-dollar deal the right prescription for chemists

Billion-dollar deal the right prescription for chemists

Billion-dollar deal the right prescription for chemists

After drawn-out negotiations, the government and pharmacies have locked in a five-year deal that will provide an extra $3 billion to the sector.

Hospital crisis sees elective surgeries cancelled

Hospital crisis sees elective surgeries cancelled

Hospital crisis sees elective surgeries cancelled

Hospital crisis sees elective surgeries cancelled

South Australia's public hospital system is in an 'unprecedented crisis', with a 'code yellow' declared to try and ease pressure on emergency departments.

Why Google is recruiting Aussies for AI breakthroughs

Why Google is recruiting Aussies for AI breakthroughs

Why Google is recruiting Aussies for AI breakthroughs

Why Google is recruiting Aussies for AI breakthroughs

Some of Google's most promising artificial intelligence projects are happening in Australia, the firm's research boss says, and the results could change lives.

Contact tracing ongoing in Queensland monkeypox cluster

Contact tracing ongoing in Queensland monkeypox cluster

Contact tracing ongoing in Queensland monkeypox cluster

Contact tracing ongoing in Queensland monkeypox cluster

Queensland has recorded 10 cases of monkeypox but they are not linked to a cluster found in a southern state.

Hope in heartbreak as birth trauma report ushers change

Hope in heartbreak as birth trauma report ushers change

Hope in heartbreak as birth trauma report ushers change

Hope in heartbreak as birth trauma report ushers change

Survivors who told intimate and harrowing stories of birth trauma hope sharing their ordeals will help prevent other mothers from experiencing the same pain.

Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

Lack of GPs driving record hospital pressure: minister

NSW emergency department attendances and ambulance responses are at a record high, while the state lost 500 general practitioners in one year.

Alcohol restrictions proposed to tackle family violence

Alcohol restrictions proposed to tackle family violence

Alcohol restrictions proposed to tackle family violence

Alcohol restrictions proposed to tackle family violence

There's a push to overhaul alcohol laws as part of national efforts to tackle family violence, including restricting alcohol delivery.

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Doctors' aid group urges Australia to sanction Israel

Doctors Without Borders chief Dr Christos Christou has called on Australia to immediately sanction Israel for its military assault on Gaza.

Robbie Williams show stopper 'just one of those things'

Millions in damages are being sought from the Australian Grand Prix over its cancellation of a Robbie Williams concert due to the risk of COVID-19.

New hope to cut side effects of anti-psychotic drugs

A new coating for anti-psychotic drugs that mitigates weight gain as a side effect has the potential to change the lives of patients, researchers say.

US curbs Victorian poultry imports on bird flu concerns

Poultry imports have been restricted from Victoria to the US after highly pathogenic avian influenza was detected in the Australian state.

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Bird flu at second farm as farmers on high alert

Farmers are remaining on high alert after bird flu was detected at a second Victorian farm linked to another property where mass culling is under way.

Premier rejects nurses' push for major pay increase

Chris Minns says nurses and midwives deserve a pay rise but their demands for a 15 per cent boost is beyond the state's means.

Cardiac surgery suspended at major Melbourne hospital

Cardiac surgery at Austin Health in Melbourne has been temporarily suspended due to a bypass machine fault which was discovered during an operation.

Social media use linked to spike in teen self harm

Queensland's chief health officer has issued a warning about the "public health problem" of social media to young people.

Additional deaths probed after hospital failure claims

A review into allegations deaths were not correctly reported at a major hospital will probe an additional 63 cases after the discovery of irregularities.

Multicultural kids more likely to struggle at school

Migrant and refugee children in Australia are more likely to have development issues than their peers, a study has found.

Low blood donation storages as sickness grips Victoria

Lifeblood Red Cross is calling on new donors to step up, as sickness plagues Victoria.

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