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• Norway's King Harald in 'very serious' health condition 18-09-2026

  The health of Norway's King Harald has ‌deteriorated while in hospital and his condition is now "very serious", the royal ‌court says. Europe's oldest living monarch, 89, and Norway's ceremonial head of state ‌

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• 'Deeply unserious': funding boost for bird flu slammed 18-09-2026

  A $20 million boost for wildlife protection in response to the bird flu outbreak has been slammed as "deeply unserious" by a leading conservation group. The federal government on Thursday announced a total funding increase of $145 millio

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• A shot of microplastics a jolt for coffee drinkers 17-09-2026

  Caffeinated commuters are being given a wake-up call, with research showing they might be receiving an unwanted shot of microplastics with their morning cup of coffee. Scientists have found single-use paper cups widely used for takeaway coffee rel

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• Chemist Warehouse earnings surge on weight-loss drugs 17-09-2026

  Profits are booming for the owner of Chemist Warehouse since buying the pharmacy giant, backed by a boom in weight-loss drugs. Sigma Healthcare, which rounded out its first financial year with Chemist Warehouse since completing the takeover in Feb

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• Roaches to the rescue cyborg insects to deliver aid 17-09-2026

  It sounds like something out of a horror movie, but for people trapped under rubble in an earthquake or similar disaster, the arrival of a fleet of cockroaches could be the difference between life and death. Biorobotics engineers have been working

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• Lifeline for emergency departments from new health hub 16-09-2026

  The push to ease pressure on slammed emergency departments has prompted a state government to unveil plans for a new integrated health hub. Giving patients alternatives to visiting a NSW hospital and somewhere they can receive holistic and prevent

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• Fears for seals grow after second flu detection 16-09-2026

  A second long-nosed fur seal has tested positive to bird flu near an endangered sea lion breeding site as a vaccination program ramps up. The South Australia government on Tuesday confirmed the seal had died of the virus at Pages Conservation Park

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• Call for tobacco tax to be cut as crims control market 16-09-2026

  Australia's tax on tobacco should be slashed by up to 80 per cent to dismantle organised crime networks controlling the market, the federal opposition has urged. The excise, which adds about $1.50 to the price of every cigarette in a pack, is

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• Assisted dying clause gagging doctors defended 15-09-2026

  A proposed gag on doctors raising voluntary assisted dying with patients is a safeguard against terminally ill people being coerced into ending their lives, a territory's chief legal officer says. Northern Territory Attorney-General Marie-Clar

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• Bird flu could wipe out endangered sea lion population 15-09-2026

  An endangered Australian seal population could be wiped out if a deadly bird flu strain infects its colonies, as authorities test a second marine mammal suspected to have contracted the virus. The first positive case of H5 bird flu in a mammal was

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