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• 'Numbers increasing': border changes flagged for Ebola 25-05-2026

  Travellers from West Africa could soon face additional screening for the deadly Ebola virus. The country's chief health officers met on Monday to consider the next steps in combating a strain of Ebola sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo

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• Climate change risks billions in roads, hospitals bills 25-05-2026

  Tens of billions of dollars worth of roads, rail, hospitals and energy assets in one state alone are at risk of damage or destruction from climate change-fuelled extreme weather. In what has been billed as an Australian first, Victoria's indep

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• 'Nightmare scenario': illegal tobacco impact laid bare 25-05-2026

  Illicit tobacco sales are destroying the livelihoods of legitimate retailers and the market will be "fully illicit" within two years, a Senate inquiry has been told. Demand for illegal tobacco has exploded in Australia because of large t

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• The Research Case for Creatine Beyond the Gym 24-05-2026

  Most people first hear about creatine from a teenager. A son who has just joined a gym. A nephew who has discovered protein powder. A patient turning up to a GP appointment with a tub his mate just bought him, asking mid-consultation whether the stuf

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• Sobering-up centre to close after drunkenness shift 24-05-2026

  A dedicated sobering-up centre will shut its doors after criticism the inner city site was a "white elephant" for state taxpayers. The 20-bed facility at Collingwood in Melbourne's inner north will close in mid-2027 as part of a rede

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• WHO declares global health emergency for Ebola outbreak 24-05-2026

  An Ebola ‌outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Uganda has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organisation, after 80 suspected deaths. The WHO ‌said the outbreak, caused by the

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• FED:Health groups urge vigilance over big tobacco claims 24-05-2026

  Health bodies are seeking to unmask a push by the tobacco giants to exploit fears over the illicit cigarette trade and safeguard Australia's smoking policies ahead of a parliamentary inquiry previously marred by secrecy. A coalition of 15 orga

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• The brave volunteers turning trauma into purpose 22-05-2026

  When Benn Lockyer reaches out to grieving fathers through a volunteer support line, he already knows there is nothing he can say to "fix" what has happened to them. What he can offer is something else entirely: understanding.[subscribe]

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• More harmed than harmful: the truth about schizophrenia 22-05-2026

  In his 20s, James McLure was a social, footy-playing, self-confessed science "boffin" who regularly attended church but also enjoyed a drink and a joint with his friends. Until slowly, his grip on reality started shifting, his paranoia g

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• NDIS reform to clean-up fraud, improve care: providers 22-05-2026

  People living with disabilities face systemic risks under an insurance system plagued by limited visibility, poor regulation and widespread integrity issues. The organisations delivering these services are confident a government crackdown on unscr

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