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Health system 'unprepared' for next climate disaster

Health system 'unprepared' for next climate disaster

Doctors are warning Australian governments to be better prepared for the next climate disaster, with hotter days and increased fire danger likely this summer.

Eight-hour hospital bed wait before woman's death

Eight-hour hospital bed wait before woman's death

Eight-hour hospital bed wait before woman's death

Eight-hour hospital bed wait before woman's death

A coroner says the treatment provided to a 71-year-old woman who died while waiting for a bed at a Tasmanian hospital was substandard.

NRL games, horseracing targeted in paramedic strike

NRL games, horseracing targeted in paramedic strike

NRL games, horseracing targeted in paramedic strike

NRL games, horseracing targeted in paramedic strike

Industrial action by NSW paramedics will target major sporting events as the group effectively turns down an offered four per cent pay rise.

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Bitter news for beer lovers as tax hits pints and kegs

Bitter news for beer lovers as tax hits pints and kegs

Australia has the third highest beer tax on the world and brewers want the federal government to stop the "out of control" increases.

Overseas-trained doctors fast-tracked amid GP shortage

Overseas-trained doctors fast-tracked amid GP shortage

Australia's peak body for general practitioners will simplify its processes for international medical graduates to get more GPs into areas facing shortages.

Australian cattle tested to prove no 'disease risk'

Australian cattle tested to prove no 'disease risk'

Australia's chief vet has reassured Indonesian authorities that Australia remains free of the potentially deadly lumpy skin disease.

Wally Lewis CTE '90 per cent certain' after shock scans

Wally Lewis CTE '90 per cent certain' after shock scans

Broncos hooker Billy Walters says the NRL is acting appropriately to prevent CTE, after Wally Lewis was diagnosed with a probable case of the form of dementia.

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Study proves air filters help deal with bushfire smoke

Study proves air filters help deal with bushfire smoke

Study proves air filters help deal with bushfire smoke

Study proves air filters help deal with bushfire smoke

A CSIRO study has shown air purifiers that target very fine particles do a good job of boosting air quality when bushfires take hold.

One in two to have mental health disorder by 75: study

One in two to have mental health disorder by 75: study

One in two to have mental health disorder by 75: study

One in two to have mental health disorder by 75: study

Researchers are calling for targeted programs after an Australian-led global study found half the population will experience mental health disorders by age 75.

Shane Tuck's final days like a 'war zone in his head'

Shane Tuck's final days like a 'war zone in his head'

Shane Tuck's final days like a 'war zone in his head'

Shane Tuck's final days like a 'war zone in his head'

The sister of an AFL player who died in his 30s says his brain was "rotting away" from disease and his final days were like "a war zone in his head".

Sweet science: honey could help develop new antybiotics

Sweet science: honey could help develop new antybiotics

Sweet science: honey could help develop new antybiotics

Sweet science: honey could help develop new antybiotics

Thanks to traditional owners, scientists have found honey produced by Australian ants contains antimicrobial properties that could help develop antibiotics.

Thousands roll up sleeves for free flu vaccinations

Thousands roll up sleeves for free flu vaccinations

Thousands roll up sleeves for free flu vaccinations

Thousands roll up sleeves for free flu vaccinations

Queenslanders are answering pleas from health officials to get vaccinated against the flu, especially the severe B strain that continues to take hold.

'Business as usual': Closing the Gap efforts inadequate

'Business as usual': Closing the Gap efforts inadequate

'Business as usual': Closing the Gap efforts inadequate

'Business as usual': Closing the Gap efforts inadequate

Australia is failing to make meaningful progress in implementing key priority reforms to improve the lives of Indigenous people.

Paramedics being poached but NSW won't raise pay offer

Paramedics being poached but NSW won't raise pay offer

Paramedics being poached but NSW won't raise pay offer

Paramedics being poached but NSW won't raise pay offer

Paramedics in NSW say a four per cent pay rise offer is not enough and have resumed industrial action to make their point to the state government

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Homebirths to be introduced at Royal Women's Hospital

Victoria's publicly funded homebirth program will be expanded to three extra hospitals, including the Royal Women's Hospital, the state government says.

Vic govt not sorry for tower lockdown despite payments

More than 2500 residents who were locked down in nine Melbourne public housing towers will each be paid $2200 or $1130 after settling with the state government.

Warning of lingering harm amid rural pediatric squeeze

The children's health charity Royal Far West is warning of worsening complex developmental conditions as families wait years to see specialists.

NT looks to reinstate voluntary assisted dying laws

The NT government has launched a new bid to introduce voluntary assisted dying laws more than a quarter of a century after its pioneering legislation.

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Measles alert after cases visit hospital and shops

NSW Health has urged people to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles after two members of the same family visited several locations while infectious.

Big fine for mass dumping of asbestos contaminated soil

A man who pleaded guilty two two charges after contaminated soil was dumped on his property must pay more than $200,000 and clean up his land within months.

Woman gets cancer from husband's asbestos-laden clothes

The family of a woman who contracted cancer after inhaling asbestos dust and fibre present on her husband's work clothes has been awarded more than $600,000.

Aussies live longer and prosper but face money worries

Life expectancy and job satisfaction in Australia have improved but a report tracking the nation's wellbeing was less positive on other key measures.

Bad news for drinkers as tax on spirits set to rise

Australia’s tax on spirits is set for another hike next month, meaning drinkers can expect to pay more for a rum and coke.

Heat disrupts cancer tests for a million rural Aussies

Bowel cancer screening kits cannot be used when temperatures rise above 30.5C, sparking calls for targeted rural health campaigns during winter.

Alice Springs takeaway alcohol restrictions extended

Alcohol restrictions are being extended in Alice Springs with no end date set as figures show a reduction in hospitalisations and domestic violence incidents.

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