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• Labor holds firm as seniors face $250 health cover hike 11-08-2026

  Labor will renew its fight to steer a controversial health insurance change through parliament as state governments and providers push back against the plan. More than three million Australians aged 65 and older will pay an average of about $250 m

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• Fresh hope as treatment cost slashed for rare cancer 11-08-2026

  Patients with a rare and incurable brain cancer could be given precious extra time after the first targeted treatment for the disease in 20 years was added to the national discounted medicines scheme. Vorasidenib, known by the brand name Voranigo,

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• Bird flu testing, as mass mortality incident detected 11-08-2026

  Australia could be experiencing its first wildlife mass mortality event triggered by bird flu. More than 80 dead and sick greater crested terns have been found at an island called Baudin Rock in South Australia.[subscribe] SA's chief vet Sk

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• 'Cancer doesn't wait': a new plan to help rural men 10-08-2026

  When Darren Cruickshanks went to see his GP for blood test results, he expected to be told to exercise and stop eating KFC. "That's been happening for years," the real estate agent from regional Victoria told AAP, with a laugh.[subsc

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• Nation-first fully-integrated bionic arm to hit shelves 10-08-2026

  Melbourne engineer Xavier Vella would love to be able to bench press at the gym or fulfil a childhood dream of completing the monkey bars. Born with limb loss below the elbow on his left side, the 29-year-old adapted to life with limb difference f

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• FED:Bird flu cases grow to 53 as first gull tests positive 10-08-2026

  A silver gull has tested positive for bird flu, bringing the total number of confirmed detections in Australia to 53. The Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry said on Saturday a silver gull found at Robe in South Australia had been co

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• New test provides hope for menopause 'tunnel of chaos' 09-08-2026

  Almost every hour, an Australian woman dies from heart disease. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death for Australian women, and risk increases with age, yet the impact of menopause on heart health is poorly understood.[subscribe]

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• Pay rise for aged-care nurses amid dire worker shortage 09-08-2026

  Aged-care nurses are receiving another pay rise as the sector struggles with chronic workforce shortages. The government has announced enrolled nurses in aged care will receive an extra $8000 in their annual income packets from August 1 - the fina

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• FED:Suspected bird flu case in seagull 'a watershed moment' 09-08-2026

  Concerns are growing for a critical Australian sea lion colony after a bird flu case was confirmed near the endangered species' key breeding site. A suspected case has also been found in a seagull in South Australia in what experts described a

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• Young people brushing dental health aside, experts warn 07-08-2026

  For the past couple of years sporadic, dull aches have alerted Georgia Smith to the wisdom teeth slowly rearing in her gums. Despite the pain and discomfort, the 26-year-old has avoided the dentist for two years.[subscribe] The Melbourne woman

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