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• Child's death after petting zoo trip sparks warning 01-10-2026

  A three-year-old girl's tragic death from a rare infection commonly found in farm animals has triggered warnings from health authorities over the importance of hand hygiene. The girl died in a Melbourne hospital over the weekend after six week

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• 'No brainer': tobacco tax-cut idea could crush crime 01-10-2026

  Making cigarettes cheaper and removing economic incentives for organised crime to peddle illicit tobacco is a "no brainer", according to an economist. As the coalition announces a policy to slash taxes on cigarettes and make a legal pack

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• 'Sailor's disease' scurvy linked to young boy's death 30-09-2026

  A six-year-old boy has died from scurvy, the so‑called "sailor's disease" common in the convict era.. Brisbane boy Connor Dean died after a cardiac arrest under general anaesthetic at Queensland Children's Hospital in 2024.

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• Women's health innovators face arduous path to success 30-09-2026

  Australia could be a leader in women's health innovation, but investors are not prioritising health tech and it is sending female innovators overseas. Just two per cent of all tech startup capital in Australia in 2025 went to all-female founde

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• Ebola response must be scaled up, says WHO 30-09-2026

  The head of the World Health Organization says the Ebola response needs to ‌be scaled up to tackle the outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with tracking the chains of transmission still posing a challenge. "Until every chain is

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• Congo's Ebola toll passes 3000, cases rise to 6186 29-09-2026

  More than 3000 people have died from Ebola in the Democratic Republic of Congo since the outbreak was officially declared in mid-May, health authorities say. A total of 6186 cases have been confirmed in the Central African nation, including 3007 d

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• Festival pill testing to become permanent after trial 29-09-2026

  Pill testing is set to be rolled out at music festivals this summer after a successful year-long state government trial. The NSW government announced $4.3 million to continue the service, which allows festival-goers to anonymously check the conten

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• 'Massive' gaps and a new frontier facing women's health 29-09-2026

  A woman in her 20s wakes up at 4am to go through her skincare, gym and supplement regime, and makes breakfast from scratch after being told by influencers she must. She skips social events, performs another extensive routine before bed and then li

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• More patients stranded as bed-block crisis worsens 28-09-2026

  A patient has been stranded in a public hospital for almost three years in a state that has become "ground zero" for Australia's bed-block crisis. Health Minister Tim Nicholls has revealed the number of Queensland hospital patients w

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• Young footy referee died in 'challenging' health system 28-09-2026

  Robert Murray was a "warm and obliging" young man, a devoted footy referee and avid supporter of his remote hometown team. But at the age of 31, Mr Murray died of pneumonia at the small Collarenebri multipurpose health centre in northwes

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