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Coroner confirms sedation risks in circumcision death of WA toddler

The death of David Flynn during a non-therapeutic circumcision has reignited debate over Medicare ...  
Experts sound alarm on mass starvation in Gaza

With increasing urgency, leading world health experts are condemning the famine inflicted on ...  
SA’s ‘underwater bushfire’ devastating marine life and threatening human health

Dead fish and other marine life in the tens of thousands have washed up on South Australian ...  
When the system becomes the abuser: A domestic violence survivor's account

This is the anonymous story of a survivor of domestic violence who sought help — and was met ...  
Slashing support: How the NDIS is leaving the most vulnerable behind

As funding cuts take hold, the NDIS is drifting further from its founding promise, leaving those ...  
What to expect from emergency respite services

Emergencies don’t wait for the right time and when you’re caring for someone full-time, even a ...  
Pharmaceutical prices are health discrimination

COVID exposed how laws around medicine can prioritise profit over patients — is it time to ...  
Rehab Melbourne: Personalised addiction recovery for a modern world

In Melbourne's vibrant yet high-pressure environment, addiction doesn't discriminate. Driven by ...  
Facing the Beast: Why we fight MND

Motor neurone disease is one of the cruellest battles anyone can face and the fight to defeat it ...  
Be like Mike Hussey: Give blood and save lives ─ maybe even your own

Like 100,000 other Australians, you might be walking around with a killer gene that could end your ...  
Tobacco policy hell sets open season for black market

Over the past month, major investigations have been conducted into Australia’s $5 billion ...  
Medicare in prisons an essential human right

Advocating for Medicare in prisons is an important and often overlooked issue in the broader ...  
Why I am representing the Legalise Cannabis Party

After working in politics for 25 years, there are many reasons I have chosen the Legalise Cannabis ...  
The nuclear testing revival: Global fallout with deadly consequences

The push to restart U.S. nuclear testing raises fears of global fallout, echoing a dangerous past ...  
Neale Daniher campaigns for life-changing MND research

Australian of the Year Neale Daniher has brought much-needed awareness to motor neurone disease ...  
Tobacco prohibition by stealth

Drug laws in Australia are preventing tobacco users from switching to safer forms of nicotine use ...  
Jane Caro calls for men to ‘get active’ on International Men’s Day

A call for men to celebrate International Men's Day raises deeper issues regarding gender equality ...  
Poor speech alienates hearing-impaired Australians

Sufferers of hearing loss find the problem exacerbated by poor speech delivery, from ordinary ...  
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