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• Vital medical service to fly further with landmark deal 27-10-2026

  A landmark deal has been awarded to the Royal Flying Doctor Service to provide aeromedical retrievals across a vast outback territory for a decade. The service is set to take over from CareFlight in the Northern Territory's Top End, Big Rivers

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• Doctors strike as dispute over pay, conditions drags on 27-10-2026

  Exhausted doctors may be close to their first "meaningful" offer for improved pay and conditions after ditching their scrubs and walking off the job. Thousands of doctors across Victoria united in solidarity on Thursday, many braving the

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• Why kids with autism have started moving away from NDIS 27-10-2026

  The first stage of changes to move children with autism off the NDIS have started on Thursday as part of measures to reduce the cost of the disability scheme. WHAT HAS CHANGED[subscribe] * NDIS Minister Mark Butler announced measures in August

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• Fast treatment for urinary infections and birth control 26-10-2026

  Thousands of women will be able to access medicine immediately when it is needed, rather than waiting for a doctor's appointment, following an expansion of federal government support. A trial to allow easier access to both hormonal contrac

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• 'Families need clarity' on NDIS early autism overhaul 26-10-2026

  People with disabilities need to be assured of what supports they will receive under changes to the NDIS, advocates have urged, as the first round of reforms roll out. The plan for autistic and developmentally delayed children to roll off the NDIS

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• Congolese politician killed for defending Ebola efforts 26-10-2026

  Mourners have gathered to bury a Congolese politician who was beaten to death after publicly defending the government's response to Ebola. Marie-Célestin Karondwa, a local official with Congo's ruling Union for Democracy and Social

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• Lady A's Charles Kelley reveals blood cancer diagnosis 25-10-2026

  Lady A singer Charles Kelley has revealed he has been diagnosed with blood cancer. The American musician, 45, is best known as the co-lead vocalist and founding member of the country music trio Lady A, which was formed in 2006.[subscribe] Posti

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• Coroner acts on anorexic woman's plea for change 25-10-2026

  A young woman whose dying wish was to improve eating disorder treatments must have her legacy delivered through a coroner's recommendations, her father says. Jennifer Michelle Matters, known as Jenni, weighed 29.5kg when she died aged 24 in Ad

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• Doctors to walk out as fears over patients' safety grow 25-10-2026

  Thousands of doctors will briefly hang up their scrubs later this week in a bid to win momentum for stalled government negotiations over pay and conditions. For the first time in 20 years, doctors across Victoria's public hospital system will

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• Mass drownings spike ahead of summer's 'perfect storm' 23-10-2026

  A family sets out on a country drive, a group of mates embark on a boat trip, or a couple go on a quiet coastal walk. While summer outings end well in the vast majority of cases, it is these kinds of seemingly innocuous activities behind Australia

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