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• Experts back quarantine plan for cruise ship evacuees 15-05-2026

  A 500-bed quarantine facility, sitting empty in a rural suburb, will shape Australia's response to a deadly hantavirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship. The $400 million Bullsbrook quarantine facility in WA, which has been empty for four years, w

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• FED:'Difficult' trip home for hantavirus cruise passengers 15-05-2026

  Australians on board a cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak will return home within days as officials manage the "difficult" preparations. Four Australian citizens, a permanent resident and a New Zealander have touched down in

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• Last six passengers leave Hantavirus-hit ship 14-05-2026

  The last six passengers and some crew members of the hantavirus-hit MV Hondius have left the ship on the Spanish island of Tenerife as ‌its captain praised their patience and discipline during an "extremely challenging" few weeks. S

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• Two more test positive as ship evacuation nears end 14-05-2026

  Two people have tested positive for hantavirus after being evacuated from a luxury cruise ship hit by a deadly outbreak, health authorities ‌say, as Spain prepared to evacuate and repatriate the last passengers remaining on the vessel. A Fren

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• 'No apology': quarantine for Aussies on virus-hit ship 14-05-2026

  Australians returning from a cruise afflicted by a rare and deadly virus will be required to quarantine for at least three weeks. A government-supported charter flight will carry four Australian citizens, one permanent resident and a New Zealand c

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• Free meningococcal jabs for some but 'lottery' persists 13-05-2026

  A mother who lost her teenage daughter to a rare disease has vowed to keep fighting for every Australian child to get access to a life-saving vaccine. Victoria has earmarked $9.4 million to vaccinate Year 10 students, or age equivalent children, a

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• FED:Aussies facing quarantine on return from virus cruise 13-05-2026

  A viral nightmare might soon be coming to an end for five Australian residents as the government confirms plans are in place to evacuate passengers from a stricken cruise ship. A government-supported charter flight will carry four Australian citiz

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• Australians last to leave virus-stricken cruise ship 13-05-2026

  Australian passengers will be among the last to leave a stricken cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak after its arrival in the Canary Islands. A report issued by Spain's Health Ministry before the MV Hondius docked in Tenerife confi

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• Stepping up - the number you need to keep weight off 12-05-2026

  Dieters who want to keep the weight off should make sure they are walking 8500 steps per day, new research suggests. Experts who compared a group of people dieting and exercising with a group dieting alone or not receiving any treatment found dail

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• 'Disregarded': how Medicare lets down rural patients 12-05-2026

  After more than a decade balancing academia, art and motherhood in a capital city, Sandra moved to a picturesque alpine village for a fresh start. But once she settled in the rural outpost near the NSW-Victoria border, she found herself even more

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