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• Health hazard: doctors say it's time to run out of gas 15-10-2026

  Doctors are calling on the Australian government to rule out new gas projects and phase out gas appliances, warning the fossil fuel poses a major public health risk. Children and hospitality workers are among the most exposed to health risks from

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• 'Complete failure' to protect babies from killer nurse 15-10-2026

  An English judge has issued a scathing report blaming dysfunctional management and a "complete failure at all levels" to protect babies at the hospital where neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was convicted of murdering seven newborns. The inquir

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• Perez Hilton takes 'important next step' in recovery 15-10-2026

  Perez Hilton's mother has been granted temporary custody of his three children as he enters a residential treatment program for the sake of his mental health. The troubled blogger - whose real name is Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr - is recoverin

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• Dusty achieves million-dollar dream for bush pediatrics 14-10-2026

  After walking more than 500km through the bush communities he's looking to serve, 12-year-old Dusty heard the very news he'd been hoping for. Dusty Langby from Warren, in central western NSW, walked to Canberra to raise money for children&

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• Australia closer to HIV target but disparities exist 14-10-2026

  HIV diagnoses have dropped by a quarter over a decade, bringing Australia closer to eliminating the disease, but there have been disproportionate numbers reported in First Nations people. From 2016 to 2025, the rate of HIV diagnoses reduced by 25

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• First pelican falls to bird flu, another sea lion dies 14-10-2026

  The first Australian pelican with bird flu has been confirmed and another endangered sea lion has been found dead. They were among five positive events reported in South Australia on Monday.[subscribe] The pelican was found to have been infecte

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• Aussie imaging agent to help brain cancer patients 13-10-2026

  US regulators have approved a Melbourne biotech company's imaging agent that should help doctors determine whether a patient's brain cancer is being treated successfully. The US Food and Drug Administration over the weekend approved Telix

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• Labor defends insurance rebate cut as elderly targeted 13-10-2026

  Labor is calling for calm despite modelling which shows older Australians on the pension will face additional cost pressures if the private health insurance rebate is scrapped. Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced the scrapping of the private health i

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• First case of bird flu in endangered sea lion 13-10-2026

  A case of bird flu has been detected in an Australian sea lion for the first time, raising concerns for the species' already dwindling population. A sea lion at South Australia's Seal Bay on Kangaroo Island tested positive for the highly t

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• Australian-first women's pain standard for healthcare 12-10-2026

  A women's pain standard to set clear expectations for how health services recognise, assess and respond to pain has been launched following an inquiry that uncovered systemic failings. The Australian-first Victorian Women's Pain Standard,

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