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Ebola outbreak outpacing health response, WHO chief says
It comes as health facilities in some of the worst-hit regions are attacked amid ongoing violence. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australi...
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More than 20 hospitalised after substance sprayed in Tokyo mall
The shopping centre, located in the touristy and upmarket shopping district of Ginza, has been blocked off following the incident. Newsiline summarises th...
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PM moves condolence motion for AFL great and motor neurone disease campaigner Neale Daniher – video
Former player and AFL coach Neale Daniher has died, 13 years after being diagnosed with motor neurone disease. Newsiline summarises this report from The G...
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Breaking: Neale Daniher, former AFL player and motor neurone disease campaigner, dies
Former Essendon player and Demons coach Neale Daniher has died, aged 65. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the...
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Mobile GP service and after-hours care to end because of Tasmanian health cuts
Primary care providers being forced to cut services after losing Tasmanian government funding say the result will be added strain on "pressure cooker" eme...
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Victoria's largest sexual health centre to close CBD facility
The service says government funding has failed to keep pace with increased demand and overhead costs, with rates of sexually transmitted diseases at near-...
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'Beautiful, kind, caring man' dies in hospital months after alleged bashing
Friends of Darwin man Martin Wiberg, 48, are remembering him as a "very gentle soul" after he died in hospital this week. Newsiline summarises this report...
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Queensland jockey dies in hospital after training accident
Both of Shane McGovern's legs were amputated during a weeks-long stay in hospital. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links read...
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WA health official wants more support to stem 'rare' diphtheria outbreak
The director of the Communicable Disease Control Directorate says vaccines help prevent more serious symptoms, but more efforts are needed to tackle the d...
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Hospitality wars: who is recruiting children to firebomb Melbourne bars, nightclubs and restaurants?
More than 50 people have been arrested over alleged attacks on venues since April, but police still don’t know what’s behind the crime wave Get our breaki...
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Top End tourism and hospitality businesses seek lifeline amid rising costs
A popular Darwin restaurant has closed down and the owner of another local hospitality business is asking for COVID-era support measures to be brought bac...
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Mental health evidence delays sentencing of Molly Ticehurst's murderer
The defence team for Daniel Billings has submitted evidence from a forensic psychiatrist that found he was in an "abnormal state of mind" when he killed h...
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Albury Wodonga Health executive exodus continues as board chair departs
The exodus of executives is continuing at embattled Albury Wodonga Health, with the board chair announcing he will not be seeking reappointment when his t...
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Worst diphtheria outbreak on record spurs $7m federal vaccine response
The federal government has stepped in to address the largest diphtheria outbreak since records began, unveiling a multi-million dollar package for more va...
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NT Health authorities MIA as diphtheria spreads across the outback
As diphtheria spreads across four different Australian jurisdictions in the largest outbreak since records began, public health messaging in the NT — the...
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New Qld public hospital to refuse some services for religious reasons
The Queensland premier has opened the state's first major new public hospital in almost a decade — at Springfield, south-west of Brisbane — but it won't o...
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Health officials warn cases of diphtheria could rise
Cases of diphtheria could continue to rise as the number of people affected reaches 220 across the country — the biggest outbreak of the disease since nat...
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Sydney shooting leaves one person dead, four in hospital
Police have established a crime scene at a south-west Sydney home after five men self-presented to hospital on Tuesday night. Newsiline summarises this re...
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Why is there no vaccine for this Ebola outbreak?
The latest Ebola outbreak is caused by a strain of virus discovered nearly two decades ago, yet there is no vaccine. Newsiline summarises this report from...
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This childhood disease nearly vanished. Now we're seeing its worst outbreak in decades
The vaccine that prevents this "ancient" disease is freely available. Newsiline summarises this report from SBS News Australia and links readers to the or...