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• At least 2000 people killed in Congo's Ebola outbreak 25-08-2026

  At least 2000 people have died in Congo's Ebola outbreak, the fastest-growing on record, as health authorities struggle to get help to remote localities due to rebel conflict, bad roads and work stoppages over payment issues. Government data p

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• Bird flu 'tsunami' set to cause Aussie wildlife carnage 25-08-2026

  Australia faces the prospect of devastating animal mass mortalities despite the rollout of a bird flu vaccine, a peak body warns. One in five mammal and bird species in Australia are on a bird flu "doom list" published by the federal env

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• Rod Stewart delays show to have 'minor procedure' 25-08-2026

  Rod Stewart has postponed a show in Ohio so he can undergo a "minor medical procedure". The 81-year-old singer had been due to perform in the US city of Cincinnati on August 9, but he called off the concert just hours before he was due t

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• Labor keeps voluntary assisted dying services offline 24-08-2026

  Australians seeking voluntary assisted dying care will have to keep travelling to in-person doctor visits after Labor shut down efforts to lift a ban on telehealth consultations. Under current laws outlawing online material that incites suicide, d

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• Trump signs order to reduce US vaccine schedule 24-08-2026

  US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order calling for fewer childhood vaccinations by limiting the inoculation schedule to 11 immunisations. The order advances a long-standing goal of Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., an anti-v

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• Call for pet protection as bird flu cases rise 24-08-2026

  HOW TO PROTECT DOMESTIC ANIMALS FROM BIRD FLU The South Australian government and RSPCA have issued advice to pet and poultry owners after the national bird flu tally grew, with the majority of cases found in SA[subscribe] PET BIRDS AND POULTRY

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• Cats board hold crisis meeting over concussion deal 23-08-2026

  Geelong are bracing for a potentially massive penalty as they prepare to submit their reply to the AFL's 'please explain' over the secret concussion deal with Jake Kolodjashnij. Amid speculation over the futures of Geelong chief execut

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• 'We die': disabled voices warn against NDIS cuts 23-08-2026

  A verbal agreement has been struck between Australia's two major political parties to cut billions of dollars in funding to the disabled community. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met with Opposition Leader Angus Taylor on Monday at Parliament

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• Backyards become frontline for nation's bird flu fight 23-08-2026

  Backyards have become Australia's new frontline against a fast‑moving bird flu outbreak. Pet and poultry owners have been urged to take precautions to protect their beloved domestic animals as the national tally of confirmed or presumed

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• Cutting minutes of vigorous exercise raises cancer risk 21-08-2026

  Dropping even just a few minutes of vigorous exercise every day can push up the risk of cancer by 15 per cent, research suggests. Experts found swapping exercise for more sedentary behaviour - such as watching TV or sitting at a desk - drives up t

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