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Albanese government not ‘engaging deeply and honestly’ over NDIS overhaul, Queensland premier says
Bill Shorten hits back at criticism from state leaders including Steven Miles, as federal government unveils...
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Burney welcomes ‘circuit breaker’ – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Alice Springs youth curfew: state of emergency called after violence in town...
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Greens and disability groups criticise federal government gag on NDIS talks
Guardian Australia understands a major announcement will be made on Wednesday but those consulted are sworn...
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ABC broadcaster James Valentine ‘hopeful and terrified’ after oesophageal cancer diagnosis
Sydney Afternoons’ host told listeners he will need surgery to remove his entire oesophagus and is...
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‘More than the usual gastro’: at least 260 people report symptoms after outbreak at Victorian music festival
Those who attended the Esoteric festival in Donald on 8-12 March warned about Shigella bacteriaGet our...
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Victorian doctor suspended amid investigation into woman’s death after abortion
Women’s health clinic boss claims ‘witch hunt’ after Dr Rudolph Lopes suspended in weeks following 30-year-old’s...
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Queensland passes law to allow nurses to provide abortion pills amid strong opposition from LNP
Nurses and midwives will be allowed to dispense MS-2 Step as state grapples with ‘postcode lottery’...
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Telstra apologises to family of Victorian who died during triple zero outage
Government says regulator is looking into the disruption which prevented more than 100 calls being transferred...
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New online tool reveals how much Australian aged care homes spend on food, care and services
Exclusive: Anika Wells says ‘Dollars to Care’ tool which allows users to compare homes on key...
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Family of young Indigenous woman who took her own life in Melbourne hospital call for investigation
Makalie Watts-Owens, a 24-year-old Tagalaka, Kukatja and Worimi woman, voluntarily admitted herself to St Vincent’s before...
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Thousands of NSW students to stay home after asbestos found in mulch at two more Sydney schools
Positive tests recorded at schools in Marsden Park and Orchard Hills takes total number of sites...
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Participants at retreat where man died after ayahuasca ceremony allegedly told not to talk, NSW inquest hears
Jarrad Antonovich died after drinking plant-based psychedelic and having frog toxin extract ‘kambo’ dabbed into burnsGet...
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Health minister accuses vaping lobby of targeting children after industry ad campaign against ban
Industry claims vapes should be regulated like alcohol but Mark Butler says companies want to create...
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Ban on doctors raising voluntary assisted dying with ill patients to remain as Victoria reviews law
Advocates lament missed opportunity for reform, saying some safeguards have become barriers Get our morning and...
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Sydney Harbour shark bite: NSW Ambulance apologises after staffer leaked photo of victim’s injuries
Family of Lauren O’Neill told ‘we believe a NSW Ambulance staff member was responsible’ for leak...
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Health minister tells Australians to ‘ring around’ to find GPs who bulk bill
Mark Butler says doctors look to have made a ‘significant return to bulk billing’ but patients...
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Penrith council closes park over concern mulch could contain asbestos
Asbestos-like fragments found at newly-opened Regatta Park in Emu Plains sent for urgent testing, Penrith city...
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Asbestos found in mulch at new sites across Sydney following earlier Rozelle parklands discovery
Hazardous material found in mulch at railway substations in Dulwich Hill, Canterbury and Campsie and alongside...
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Women subjected to violence and sexual assaults resulting in pregnancies after NSW floods, study finds
Exclusive: Despite the immediate horrors, women have largely led recovery efforts where government has failed, researchers...
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Record number of flesh-eating Buruli ulcer cases prompts warning in Victoria
Health authorities warn people living in or visiting coastal areas to cover up in warmer months...
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BoM upgrades chance of tropical cyclone off Queensland to 55% – as it happened
This blog is now closed.Albanese offers extra powers for ACCC to battle supermarket price gougingGet our...
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MDMA overdose: nine people hospitalised after Melbourne music festival had severe hyperthermia
Authorities believe extreme heat and physical activity, rather than a single bad batch, exacerbated drug’s impact...
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Baby in critical condition in Victoria after being delivered in ‘freebirth’
Ambulance Victoria says woman and baby taken to hospital after incident in town of Ocean GroveA...
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Man dies after waiting more than 10 hours for ambulance in Adelaide
The 54-year-old died on the same night a ‘code white’ was declared across the city’s public...