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Government claims no appropriate location could be found for long-mooted second facilityFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA proposed safe injecting room in Melbourne’s CBD has been rejected by the Victorian government, with addiction experts warning the decision will “cost lives”.The government on Tuesday announced that a trial facility, recommended...

Worksafe also charged World Travel Expeditions after Lachlan Cook, 16, died in hospital following health complicationsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA travel company and a Melbourne private school have been charged over the death of a student who became unwell on a school trip.The Kilvington grammar school student, Lachlan...

Those who attended the Esoteric festival in Donald on 8-12 March warned about Shigella bacteriaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictoria’s health department says at least 260 festival goers have reported gastroenteritis symptoms after attending a dance music festival, with authorities urging anyone showing signs of shigellosis to be tested.Those who attended the Esoteric festival in Donald on...

Women’s health clinic boss claims ‘witch hunt’ after Dr Rudolph Lopes suspended in weeks following 30-year-old’s deathGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastA doctor working at a women’s health clinic in Melbourne has been suspended as a regulator revealed it was aware of concerns about other practitioners there. The facility’s boss claims it is a “witch hunt”.It follows...

Government says regulator is looking into the disruption which prevented more than 100 calls being transferred to emergency servicesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastTelstra has apologised for a technical issue that meant Australians were not able to speak to trained triple zero call takers for more than an hour.The telecommunications giant issued the apology to people who...

Makalie Watts-Owens, a 24-year-old Tagalaka, Kukatja and Worimi woman, voluntarily admitted herself to St Vincent’s before her death• WARNING: this story contains distressing contentThe family and friends of a young Aboriginal woman who took her own life in a Melbourne hospital within hours of presenting seeking psychiatric help are calling for a full investigation into her treatment.Makalie Watts-Owens, a 24-year-old Tagalaka, Kukatja and Worimi...

Advocates lament missed opportunity for reform, saying some safeguards have become barriers Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAllowing doctors to start conversations with terminally ill patients about voluntary assisted dying will not be considered under a review of Victoria’s euthanasia laws – sparking criticism from advocates who say it is a missed opportunity for reform.A five-year review...

Health authorities warn people living in or visiting coastal areas to cover up in warmer months as a precaution against the mosquito-linked conditionFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastVictorian health authorities tracked a record number of flesh-eating ulcers cases last year, prompting a warning to cover up in warmer months.In...

Authorities believe extreme heat and physical activity, rather than a single bad batch, exacerbated drug’s impact at HardmissionGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAll nine people hospitalised after a mass drug overdose at an electronic music festival in Melbourne last weekend suffered severe hyperthermia, with three people remaining in a critical condition.Another woman in her 30s was hospitalised...

Ambulance Victoria says woman and baby taken to hospital after incident in town of Ocean GroveA newborn baby is in a critical condition in hospital after being delivered in an apparent “freebirth” in regional Victoria.The medical industry has expressed concern about the practice, which is typically characterised as a birth without help from a healthcare professional.Sign up for a weekly email featuring our best...

Despite a surplus of eggs at fertility clinics around the country, very few end up being donated to research or other prospective parentsThe vast majority of eggs frozen by prospective mothers go unused, causing headaches for IVF clinics and preventing potentially groundbreaking research.Scientists are decrying a wasted opportunity as thousands of frozen eggs sit unused in storage instead of being used in potentially valuable...