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Suspended doctor says he told truth about COVID

Suspended doctor says he told truth about COVID

A suspended doctor facing disciplinary action for writing fake COVID-19 exemptions and sharing misinformation about vaccines says he told patients the truth.

GPs urge jabs as winter lurgies return with a vengeance

GPs urge jabs as winter lurgies return with a vengeance

GPs urge jabs as winter lurgies return with a vengeance

GPs urge jabs as winter lurgies return with a vengeance

A spike in illness ranging from flu and whooping cough to gastro concerns doctors and health authorities who urge more people to get vaccinated.

Backyard chickens in latest Canberra bird flu detection

Backyard chickens in latest Canberra bird flu detection

Backyard chickens in latest Canberra bird flu detection

Backyard chickens in latest Canberra bird flu detection

Chickens in the backyard of a Canberra home are the latest to test positive to a strain of bird flu that has sparked mass culls and egg shortages.

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Tourism bouncing back with record visitor spending

Tourism bouncing back with record visitor spending

International visitors are spending the most since 2019 as the tourism industry inches closer to recovering from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bird flu detected at eighth Victorian farm

Bird flu detected at eighth Victorian farm

Another Victorian farm has been confirmed to have bird flu, the eighth in the state, with the chickens at the property doomed to be euthanised.

Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Bird flu misinformation spreading faster than virus

Experts have hosed down fears about bird flu outbreaks in Australia and overseas being stoked on social media.

Mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu at second NSW farm

Mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu at second NSW farm

The highly contagious and deadly H7N8 strain of bird flu has been detected at a second farm in the Hawkesbury region, NSW's health minister says.

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Plea for calm as mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu

Plea for calm as mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu

Plea for calm as mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu

Plea for calm as mass bird-cull ordered to stop flu

Some 240,000 birds will be destroyed on a NSW egg farm to tackle the spread of bird flu in two states.

Experts struggle to crack mystery new bird-flu outbreak

Experts struggle to crack mystery new bird-flu outbreak

Experts struggle to crack mystery new bird-flu outbreak

Experts struggle to crack mystery new bird-flu outbreak

Australia does not do enough to protect its biosecurity, an expert has warned as authorities work overtime to contain the spread of bird flu in two states.

Funding plea as health system faces 'national crisis'

Funding plea as health system faces 'national crisis'

Funding plea as health system faces 'national crisis'

Funding plea as health system faces 'national crisis'

Patients are copping the brunt of a deteriorating health system as state and territory health ministers call on the federal government to help fix the "crisis".

Spotlight on long COVID as millions spent on research

Spotlight on long COVID as millions spent on research

Spotlight on long COVID as millions spent on research

Spotlight on long COVID as millions spent on research

More than four years since the outbreak of COVID-19, the government is investing nearly $15 million into research of its long-term symptoms.

Fears people will crack as Coles imposes egg limits

Fears people will crack as Coles imposes egg limits

Fears people will crack as Coles imposes egg limits

Fears people will crack as Coles imposes egg limits

A growing bird flu outbreak is yet to hit farmed chicken meat but shoppers have been urged to avoid panic-buying after a supermarket introduced egg sale limits.

Thousands of hens to be culled as flu hits fifth farm

Thousands of hens to be culled as flu hits fifth farm

Thousands of hens to be culled as flu hits fifth farm

Thousands of hens to be culled as flu hits fifth farm

A Victorian egg producer will destroy tens of thousands of hens after avian influenza was detected at a second farm, bringing the number impacted to five.

WHO confirms first fatal human case of bird flu A(H5N2)

WHO confirms first fatal human case of bird flu A(H5N2)

WHO confirms first fatal human case of bird flu A(H5N2)

WHO confirms first fatal human case of bird flu A(H5N2)

The World Health Organisation says a death related to a confirmed human case of infection with A(H5N2) subtype of bird flu is the first of its kind globally.

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Bird flu strikes down chickens at fourth Victorian farm

A fourth chicken farm in Victoria has tested positive for a highly pathogenic strain of bird flu as authorities prepare to cull all birds on the property.

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.

Bird flu cull leads to 450,000 fewer eggs per day

It could take years for farms impacted by an avian influenza outbreak to recover after the deaths of half a million chickens.

Bird flu outbreak sparks mass cull of farmed chickens

Thousands of birds at an egg farm will be culled after a bird flu outbreak as authorities reveal a child is Australia's first case of a deadly global strain.

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Low blood donation storages as sickness grips Victoria

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

Discovery brings universal flu vaccine one step closer

Scientists are a step closer to developing a universal flu vaccine that could replace yearly jabs thanks to a new discovery made in Melbourne.

Bird flu found in one in five US milk samples: FDA

The United States Food and Drug Administration says one in five commercial milk samples tested across the country contained particles of the avian influenza.

Wider bird flu spread worrying, animal health body says

The head of the World Organisation for Animal Health says it is worrying to see the spread of bird flu to more different species.

Omicron linked to more long COVID-19 cases: study

Long COVID-19 cases may have increased with the Omicron variant, with a study finding almost one in five people suffering symptoms months after diagnosis.

Vaccine mandates for NSW health workers reconsidered

NSW health workers might no longer need to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as the minister responsible declares people need to "get back on with life".

Chronic fatigue support needs 'urgent' funds: advocates

People with chronic fatigue need support and research into the syndrome in line with a 2023 parliamentary report, an advocacy group says.

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