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A major new report reveals we now live longer, but rising out-of-pocket costs and chronic disease are straining the system. Newsiline summarises this repo...
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A restorative mussel farm could improve water quality and biodiversity in Cockburn Sound and the project leaders say there's no need to stop there. Newsil...
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Launceston General Hospital's emergency department was overflowing on Monday night, with the nursing union describing the scenes as "chaotic" and "unsafe"...
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Queensland mental health community services receive funding from government departments based on an indexation rate. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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Exclusive University of Sydney study finds heat-related hospital admissions to increase by 6% to 7.7% by the end of the century Get our breaking news emai...
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Natalya Wallace thought she just had the baby blues as a result of a traumatic birth experience. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia...
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Enduring brutal physical abuse can increase the risk of developing a sinister brain disease, yet many victim-survivors are unaware, experts warn. Newsilin...
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Aboriginal Australians have used native plants as bush medicine for tens of thousands of years. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia a...
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Private health insurers can legally avoid ambulance bills because corpses are not considered patients, a loophole that left a grieving widow shocked. News...
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Psychiatrist Dr Sarah Dahlenburg was so worried about her region's mental health service she warned her bosses. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC...
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Fifteen-year-old unable to be saved after being left outside Craigieburn Community hospital Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our...
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The boy was found by emergency services workers with serious injuries outside a medical centre in Craigieburn, but died at the scene. Newsiline summarises...
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Vaccinations for the rare but potentially deadly meningococcal B disease are now free for all Tasmanian infants for the next four years. Newsiline summari...
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Leanne Staniforth says her husband, John, suffered in silence before his death by suicide. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and li...
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More than five tonnes of antibiotics were used to treat a disease that killed 9,000 tonnes of fish last summer, Salmon Tasmania says. Newsiline summarises...
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The federal government wants to cap access to physical and mental health supports to $5,000 a year for injured war veterans, but there are growing concern...
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A little black triangle on medicine information leaflets is meant to make it easier to report adverse effects of new medications. Newsiline summarises thi...
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A trial to ease pressure on a public emergency department has raised concerns a multi-million-dollar company is getting a special deal. Newsiline summaris...
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A man has died, and a boy remains in hospital, following a single-vehicle crash in Blackmans Bay in Tasmania's south. Newsiline summarises this report fro...
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All Australian veterans will soon have access to claim compensation for health issues, fulfilling a royal commission recommendation, but those conscripted...
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A new generation of influencers is promoting extreme thinness to millions online — with often-tragic consequences. Newsiline summarises this report from S...
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A Queensland family shares its journey with motor neuron disease for the first time and gives advice on how to cope with a diagnosis. Newsiline summarises...
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Coal, oil and gas are major ingredients for far more than just energy. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the o...
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More than four hundred reports have been made to the emergency animal hotline in just over a week. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Australi...
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After undergoing brain surgery, Cheryl Blacklock can no longer process numbers quickly and has instead found a new life through art, painting faces that a...
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First Nations babies born through a midwifery program offered at three Melbourne hospitals are more likely to be full term and a healthy weight, a study h...
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With bird flu arriving on our shores, governments, wildlife groups and agricultural organisations are springing into action. Newsiline summarises this rep...
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The bugs that cause Ebola, hantavirus and diphtheria are microscopic, but many of the barriers to controlling them are human-sized. Newsiline summarises t...
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An MND expert says the registry is a first step to help identify what causes the incurable disease and how it could be stopped. Newsiline summarises this...
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Herbicide manufacturer Sygenta had reservations dating back to 1970s but regulator says tighter controls, including phasing out backpack sprayers, can pro...
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The government is preparing to push ahead with a watered-down version of recommendations from the landmark Murphy inquiry, which called for a comprehensiv...
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Sudden cardiac arrest is statistically rare but among the leading causes of death for children and young people. Newsiline summarises this report from The...
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Pauline Hanson said thousands of words in her marathon appearance at the National Press Club, but only a few of them will be heard widely. Newsiline summa...
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It took seven years for the Jungle hit-maker and Flume collaborator to share the music that saved her following a "mental breakdown". Newsiline summarises...
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Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency to use International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance definition for ‘regulatory work’ Get our breaking new...
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After a career in forestry, David Quill uses woodworking to help his motor neurone disease fight. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia...