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• As Aussie waistlines expand, so do treatment costs 25-06-2026

  The majority of Australians are overweight or obese, with increasing numbers of people carrying excess weight costing health systems hundreds of millions of dollars. Sixty-seven per cent or 13 million adults in Australia are overweight or obese, a

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• Reports for sick birds surge but no new cases detected 25-06-2026

  Authorities continue to test sick and dead birds that could be infected with a deadly bird flu as a reporting hotline rings hot. More than 100 reports of potentially sick birds have been made to the national emergency hotline since the first H5N1

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• Health company accused of using fake doctors for sales 25-06-2026

  Australians suffering medical conditions were conned into believing their lives were at risk by sales teams pretending to be medical professionals, the consumer watchdog says. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has filed Federal Co

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• Indigenous Health Data Sovereignty: Who Owns the Story? 24-06-2026

  Every year, large volumes of data are collected about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples: hospital admissions, disease prevalence, mortality rates, mental health presentations, chronic condition registries. This data shapes policy, drives

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• Indigenous Chronic Disease Management: Closing the Gap Between Diagnosis and Long-Term Care 24-06-2026

  Rheumatic heart disease should not exist in Australia in 2026. It is caused by repeated strep throat or skin infections left untreated, progressing through acute rheumatic fever to permanent heart valve damage. It is preventable with a simple course

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• Intergenerational Trauma and Its Physical Health Consequences: What Clinicians Need to Know 24-06-2026

  When a patient presents with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes, chronic pain, or cardiovascular disease that does not respond as expected to standard management, the clinical instinct is to look harder at the pathology. But for many Aboriginal and To

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• Blow for case against nurses over anti-Israel video 24-06-2026

  A video of two Australian nurses allegedly making anti-Semitic comments to an Israeli influencer has been struck out of court as the pair prepare to go to trial. Ahmad Nadir, 28, and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 27, have pleaded not guilty to being menacing

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• Health fears after weedkiller approved for ongoing use 24-06-2026

  Australians risk ongoing toxic chemical exposure increasing their chances of Parkinson's and other diseases after a controversial weedkiller was approved for restricted use, an advocacy group warns. Paraquat and diquat will remain available fo

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• Long, expensive 'slog' between health studies and work 24-06-2026

  By the time Lilli Donovan obtains her psychology degree, she will have worked 1000 hours for free. She had to work three jobs just to save up for study.[subscribe] "It has been a six-year slog," the 26-year-old masters student told AA

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• 'Safe to eat': scramble to reassure public over virus 23-06-2026

  Australians are being reassured poultry and egg products are safe to eat after a deadly bird flu strain. The virus has made its way onto local shores for the first time, plunging a major chicken producer into lockdown.[subscribe] Two birds in W

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