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'Just instinct': farmer loses arm, neighbour steps up

'Just instinct': farmer loses arm, neighbour steps up

A quick-thinking neighbour has been credited with helping save the life of an elderly Queensland farmer who lost his arm in a horror harvester accident.

How extreme Aussie weather is fuelling 'eco-anxiety'

How extreme Aussie weather is fuelling 'eco-anxiety'

How extreme Aussie weather is fuelling 'eco-anxiety'

How extreme Aussie weather is fuelling 'eco-anxiety'

More than half of Australians say they are giving up on regular hobbies such as gardening and playing sport due to stress brought on by extreme weather.

States push back on footing bill for NDIS changes

States push back on footing bill for NDIS changes

States push back on footing bill for NDIS changes

States push back on footing bill for NDIS changes

State leaders and ministers say they were kept in the dark on the extent of planned changes to the NDIS and fear they're being left to pick up the tab.

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'Cuts, cuts, cuts': NDIS costs slashed in crack down

'Cuts, cuts, cuts': NDIS costs slashed in crack down

Tens of thousands of disabled Australians could lose access to support as the government tries to pare back the soaring cost of the NDIS.

Showers free in aged care reform as health rebate cut

Showers free in aged care reform as health rebate cut

Over-65s will lose a generous private health insurance rebate to help fund at-home support services for aged care recipients after a government backflip.

Research shows popular IVF hormone add-on may not work

Research shows popular IVF hormone add-on may not work

A hormone procedure commonly offered to IVF patients as an 'add-on' doesn't improve chances of falling pregnant, a new study has found.

Heat-safe rentals pushed to protect from quiet killer

Heat-safe rentals pushed to protect from quiet killer

Heat stress is already weighing on health and productivity despite being largely preventable, informing a push to reform housing and work safety policy.

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Disability cuts on table as treasurer eyes cost spiral

Disability cuts on table as treasurer eyes cost spiral

Disability cuts on table as treasurer eyes cost spiral

Disability cuts on table as treasurer eyes cost spiral

State officials will be briefed on the federal government's plans to overhaul spending on the NDIS, expected to be announced within days.

Fatal fungi: health alert as mushroom season begins

Fatal fungi: health alert as mushroom season begins

Fatal fungi: health alert as mushroom season begins

Fatal fungi: health alert as mushroom season begins

Death caps and yellow-staining mushrooms are among the toxic fungi health authorities are warning residents to avoid as growing season gets under way.

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

New rules allow more LGBTQI people to donate blood

Thousands of gay and bisexual men and transgender people will be able to donate whole blood for the first time after changes to eligibility.

War on illegal tobacco needs more 'boots on the ground'

War on illegal tobacco needs more 'boots on the ground'

War on illegal tobacco needs more 'boots on the ground'

War on illegal tobacco needs more 'boots on the ground'

Huge enforcement gaps between jurisdictions mean illicit cigarettes and tobacco products are still too easy to access, experts warn.

Divers saved after tense 20-hour search in rough waters

Divers saved after tense 20-hour search in rough waters

Divers saved after tense 20-hour search in rough waters

Divers saved after tense 20-hour search in rough waters

After a 20-hour search, emergency services and police crews have found two men who had drifted more than 25 kilometres from their dive site.

Free access to potentially life-saving jab for seniors

Free access to potentially life-saving jab for seniors

Free access to potentially life-saving jab for seniors

Free access to potentially life-saving jab for seniors

The federal government is introducing free respiratory syncytial virus vaccinations for Australians 75 years and older.

Syndicate smashed in $2 million steroids, peptides bust

Syndicate smashed in $2 million steroids, peptides bust

Syndicate smashed in $2 million steroids, peptides bust

Syndicate smashed in $2 million steroids, peptides bust

More than $2 million worth of steroids and peptides have been seized in cross-agency raids to break up an alleged criminal syndicate.

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'It killed my mum': Prince Harry reveals royal turmoil

The Duke of Sussex has spoken candidly about the death of his mother and his struggles in his early life as a royal during his final appearance in Melbourne.

Wage increase delivered for midwives, nurses

Thousands of nurses and midwives have won a landmark pay rise for the first time in more than two decades after an industrial umpire ruled in their favour.

'Tragic case': damning report on boys found in squalor

Almost six years after two disabled brothers were found in squalor, a damning report reveals how concerns about their health and wellbeing were ignored.

AMA warns health system cracks 'impossible to ignore'

A peak health body has busted the myth that hospitals are overrun due to people unnecessarily presenting to EDs, saying the reason is a systemic one.

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More women set to skip the doctor to get the pill

Many women at low risk of complications will soon be able to access the contraceptive pill without a trip to their GP, but the rollout will not be swift.

Crowds abuzz for former royal couple's Australian visit

The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have received a warm welcome on their return to Australia as they toured charity organisations and a children's hospital.

Young Australians turning to AI for mental health help

The online generation is using artificial intelligence more and more, increasingly trusting the technology with friendship and mental health support.

Trial to reshape 'gruelling, traumatic' IVF process

A Victorian-first study into a gentler IVF treatment hopes to reshape fertility care by eliminating the two-week hormonal injection process.

'World of hurt': AFL great's cancer warning for men

Carlton defender Sam Docherty was in his football prime when diagnosed with cancer. Now he's urging men to learn from his mistake.

'Heartbreaking': mum's plea as allergy crisis worsens

Allergies are on the rise across Australia, with medical experts and families calling for more action as the economic cost soars to nearly $20 billion a year.

NDIS overhaul uncertainty 'deeply unsettling'

As the government debates how to rein in the spiralling cost of the NDIS, advocates say the disability community is struggling with the uncertainty.

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