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• A 10-hour trip for a blood test amid rural health gaps 27-05-2026

  A rural mother has to travel six hours interstate every fortnight as she expands her family, an emotional quest that has likely cost her more than $100,000. Sophie Fletcher, a farmer and mother-of-two from Walcha, in northern NSW, has also taken s

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• Deadly disease outbreak linked to waning vaccinations 27-05-2026

  A dip in vaccination rates has been blamed for one of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks as the rare respiratory disease continues to spread. Hundreds of cases spanning three states and a territory have been reported amid fears the highly

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• NT:'This is serious': respiratory disease outbreak spreads 26-05-2026

  One of Australia's worst diphtheria outbreaks has spread across three states amid fears the respiratory disease has claimed a life in an outback community. The National Notifiable Disease Surveillance System reports 133 notifications of the di

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• Elderly man's fatal overdose after pharmacy error 26-05-2026

  An elderly vision-impaired man who was given medication from an incorrectly labelled pill organiser subsequently died from a drug overdose, an inquest has heard. South Australian coroner Emma Roper is inquiring into the death of Pelayo Del Carmen

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• Two dead in outback town from mosquito-borne virus 26-05-2026

  Two deaths from a mosquito-borne virus in an outback town have prompted a warning for people to cover up and use insect repellent. Northern Territory health authorities on Tuesday confirmed two people had died from Murray Valley encephalitis, a ra

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• 'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola 25-05-2026

  Travellers from West Africa could soon face additional screening for the deadly Ebola virus. The country's chief health officers met on Monday to consider the next steps in combating a strain of Ebola sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Climate change risks billions in roads, hospitals bills 25-05-2026

  Tens of billions of dollars worth of roads, rail, hospitals and energy assets in one state alone are at risk of damage or destruction from climate change-fuelled extreme weather. In what has been billed as an Australian first, Victoria's indep

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• 'Nightmare scenario': illegal tobacco impact laid bare 25-05-2026

  Illicit tobacco sales are destroying the livelihoods of legitimate retailers and the market will be "fully illicit" within two years, a Senate inquiry has been told. Demand for illegal tobacco has exploded in Australia because of large t

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• The Research Case for Creatine Beyond the Gym 24-05-2026

  Most people first hear about creatine from a teenager. A son who has just joined a gym. A nephew who has discovered protein powder. A patient turning up to a GP appointment with a tub his mate just bought him, asking mid-consultation whether the stuf

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• Sobering-up centre to close after drunkenness shift 24-05-2026

  A dedicated sobering-up centre will shut its doors after criticism the inner city site was a "white elephant" for state taxpayers. The 20-bed facility at Collingwood in Melbourne's inner north will close in mid-2027 as part of a rede

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