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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".

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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

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

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 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

Homebirths to be introduced at Royal Women's Hospital

Homebirths to be introduced at Royal Women's Hospital

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

Vic govt not sorry for tower lockdown despite payments

Vic govt not sorry for tower lockdown despite payments

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

Warning of lingering harm amid rural pediatric squeeze

Warning of lingering harm amid rural pediatric squeeze

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

NT looks to reinstate voluntary assisted dying laws

NT looks to reinstate voluntary assisted dying laws

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.

Measles alert after cases visit hospital and shops

Measles alert after cases visit hospital and shops

Measles alert after cases visit hospital and shops

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

Big fine for mass dumping of asbestos contaminated soil

Big fine for mass dumping of asbestos contaminated soil

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

Woman gets cancer from husband's asbestos-laden clothes

Woman gets cancer from husband's asbestos-laden clothes

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.

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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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Falling cases put Australia on brink of eliminating HIV

The first country to achieve a virtual elimination of HIV could be Australia, but marginalised groups and late detections remain a concern.

Footballer Shane Tuck 'heard voices before his death'

Former footballer and professional boxer Shane Tuck heard voices and had mental health concerns for years, an inquest into his death has been told.

Start from scratch call as nuclear dump plan shelved

South Australia has called for a fresh start on a proposal to build a nuclear waste dump somewhere in the nation.

People examined after NSW horse dies of Hendra virus

NSW has recorded its first case of the Hendra horse virus in years and is trying to assess who came into contact with the animal before its death.

Free flu jabs as premier tells anyone sick to stay home

Queenslanders will get free flu jabs with the state already recording more cases than last year as concerns grow about the disease spreading among children.

Defence veteran suicides a national tragedy: inquiry

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide has been told the military community has suffered a "tidal wave" of loss due to high rates of suicide.

Truckies to open up on struggles while on the open road

One truckie wants to get his fellow drivers to open up about their demons on the road, as the industry faces a mental health crisis.

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