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PM 'shocked' by asbestos find at new inner-city park

PM 'shocked' by asbestos find at new inner-city park

More than 10 tonnes of asbestos-contaminated mulch from the Rozelle Parklands in Sydney will need to be removed and destroyed.

HIV-hepatitis project aims to reduce health inequities

HIV-hepatitis project aims to reduce health inequities

HIV-hepatitis project aims to reduce health inequities

HIV-hepatitis project aims to reduce health inequities

A new project focusing on Indigenous-led health initiatives is aiming to help address disproportionate rates of hepatitis and HIV in First Nations communities.

Record number of flesh-eating ulcer cases

Record number of flesh-eating ulcer cases

Record number of flesh-eating ulcer cases

Record number of flesh-eating ulcer cases

There were a record number of cases of flesh-eating Buruli ulcers in 2023, prompting a warning to cover up in warmer months.

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One-week delay after alarm raised about park asbestos

One-week delay after alarm raised about park asbestos

The NSW government was told about possible asbestos at a new park in inner-city Sydney a week before authorities tested the site, it has been revealed.

Manager of scandal-plagued Oakden care home banned

Manager of scandal-plagued Oakden care home banned

A manager at the Oakden mental care facility has been barred from practising for 12 years, after an investigation found "shameful" neglect of its residents.

King Charles seeks treatment for enlarged prostate

King Charles seeks treatment for enlarged prostate

The Princess of Wales has gone under the knife for a planned abdominal surgery, while King Charles will also be in hospital for a prostate procedure.

Cost of responding to hundreds of MDMA overdoses rising

Cost of responding to hundreds of MDMA overdoses rising

The cost of responding to MDMA overdoses is on the rise, with hundreds of people admitted to hospital in Victoria each year.

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Islander teen flies 3000km for life-saving surgery

Islander teen flies 3000km for life-saving surgery

Islander teen flies 3000km for life-saving surgery

Islander teen flies 3000km for life-saving surgery

Weighing less than a nine-year-old, Solomons Island teen Ronny has flown to Sydney to remove a fast-growing nasal tumour impeding his eating and breathing.

Fresh Sydney measles alert after second infant infected

Fresh Sydney measles alert after second infant infected

Fresh Sydney measles alert after second infant infected

Fresh Sydney measles alert after second infant infected

People returning from Asia and the Middle East are being urged to look out for measles symptoms after a second infant arrived in Sydney with the disease.

First vaccine approved for infectious respiratory virus

First vaccine approved for infectious respiratory virus

First vaccine approved for infectious respiratory virus

First vaccine approved for infectious respiratory virus

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has for the first time approved a vaccine against the highly contagious respiratory syncytial virus.

Yezidi refugees have a field day picking up hockey

Yezidi refugees have a field day picking up hockey

Yezidi refugees have a field day picking up hockey

Yezidi refugees have a field day picking up hockey

A regional Queensland town, home to the largest Yezidi community in Australia, is getting young refugees into hockey to lay roots and heal from their traumas.

Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Vic paramedics consider striking over pay, conditions

Victorian paramedics have rejected Ambulance Victoria's latest enterprise bargaining agreement offer, with strike action now on the cards.

Measles alert after infectious baby returns from Asia

Measles alert after infectious baby returns from Asia

Measles alert after infectious baby returns from Asia

Measles alert after infectious baby returns from Asia

People are being warned to watch for measles symptoms after an infected infant was at Sydney Airport before being taken to a cafe.

Pill testing might have stopped festival deaths: study

Pill testing might have stopped festival deaths: study

Pill testing might have stopped festival deaths: study

Pill testing might have stopped festival deaths: study

The rollout of pill-testing services has been thrown back into the spotlight after research highlighted a series of potentially preventable deaths at festivals.

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Vape inaction 'not an option' despite huge GP need

Australia is being urged to address the emerging health crisis of vaping amid a warning that 450,000 users will need regular GP visits for prescriptions.

Three new party drugs sniffed out at pill testing site

Three new recreational drugs have been discovered at Australia's only fixed pill testing site, prompting health warnings with the effects not yet understood.

Croc attack leaves nine-year-old in critical condition

A child was airlifted to hospital in a critical condition after being bitten by a crocodile in a remote area of the Northern Territory.

Double testing failed to pick up asbestos in park mulch

Authorities are scrambling to deal with contaminated mulch found throughout a park in inner-city Sydney after a child brought home a sample containing asbestos.

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More older cyclists are dying on Australia's roads

As the overall tally of cycling fatalities declines Australia-wide, the number of older cyclists dying on the road is on the rise, a new report has found.

Crackdown slated for $3 billion illegal tobacco trade

Australian Border Force will receive a major funding boost in a crackdown on the illegal tobacco trade the government has labelled a "serious tax crime".

Safe sex messaging pushed after concerning rise in STIs

Young Australians are being urged to get their "fun parts" tested in a new sexual health campaign launched in response to rising infections.

Cancer check-ups urged despite cost of living pressure

With cost of living pressure forcing more Australians only to see a doctor when they have to, the Prostate Cancer Foundation is urging people to get a check-up.

More asbestos found near inner Sydney parkland

Three sites at Sydney's Rozelle Interchange Project have been closed off to the public after samples of recycled mulch came back positive for asbestos.

Woman critically ill after suspected festival overdose

A Melbourne music festival goer has been hospitalised just a week after nine people became ill taking MDMA at another festival.

Park overhaul call after asbestos found near playground

Seven pieces of asbestos have been found in new Sydney parklands as a local mayor takes aim at the contractor that built the park over a $4.6b interchange.

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