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• 'Breathtaking' NDIS exploitation in remote communities 06-08-2026

  Aboriginal people using National Disability Insurance Scheme services in Northern Territory communities are being exploited by providers at "breathtaking" rates, an inquiry has been told. The federal government wants to pass laws to rein

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• Closing the Gap's damning 'warning' for children 06-08-2026

  Dire warnings have been fired to governments following damning revelations that Australia has met just one of 19 targets to address Indigenous disadvantage. At the halfway mark of the 2031 Closing the Gap agreement, First Nations pre-school enrolm

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• 'Not good enough': pleas to act on Indigenous targets 06-08-2026

  Authorities are being urged to work more closely with Indigenous groups as Closing the Gap targets fall badly behind expectations. Out of 19 targets towards the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, five areas are improving but are not on track t

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• Dr Fauci faces contentious US Senate hearing on COVID 04-08-2026

  Dr Anthony Fauci, the former top US infectious disease expert, has declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination and accused a Republican senator of ‌an "unhinged" campai

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• Alzheimer's blood test to radically change diagnosis 04-08-2026

  Confirming a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease will soon be as simple as getting a blood test, with a radical new method able to detect precursors decades in advance. However, those behind it are cautious about who will be taking the test, sayi

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• FED:People don't want to be 'forgotten' amid NDIS inquiry 04-08-2026

  Disability advocates are warning people risk being "forgotten" if they are removed from the NDIS under changes designed to claw back savings. The federal government was hoping to pass changes to the scheme through parliament before the f

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• Isolation leaving the elderly at risk of malnutrition 03-08-2026

  An empty chair at the dinner table once filled by a loved one, and a quiet loss of purpose or meaning that wears away at your ability to eat. It might not sound like a dramatic health event, but according to a new report older Australians are more

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• Bird flu scare sparks fears of sea lion extinction 03-08-2026

  A suspected bird flu case has been found near a critical Australian sea lion population, sparking fears the endangered species may be at risk of extinction. Conservationists warned one of the Australian sea lions' biggest breeding colonies may

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• Costing lives and billions: call to act on hepatitis 03-08-2026

  Vicki Bagnara delayed receiving treatment for a silent disease for a decade after witnessing her partner's traumatic death. Shrouded in uncertainty and facing mounting stigma, she felt isolated while her hepatitis C worsened with each passing

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• Doctors' AI usage raising privacy and safety concerns 03-08-2026

  Australian doctors are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence scribes for note taking, raising concerns for the safety and privacy of vulnerable patients. It has triggered worries potential productivity benefits are being placed ahead of

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