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• Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies 08-04-2026

  Rural Australians are delaying mental health care or going to emergency departments in crisis after changes to Medicare inadvertently created barriers to treatment. The changes, which came into effect in November 2025, require patients to see a GP

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• Doctors in England begin six-day strike over pay deal 08-04-2026

  Resident doctors in ‌England have begun a six-day walkout after rejecting an offer the government says will not get better, with the British Medical Association ‌saying it fails to reverse years of pay erosion and staffing pressures. The

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• Nationals leader's vision for 'Australia on steroids' 08-04-2026

  Nationals leader Matt Canavan will outline his economic vision for a revolutionised "hyper Australia," urging the nation to abandon net zero targets, curb migration and embrace industry protection. "We need an Australia with more of

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• Free, needle-less vaccine to protect kids from flu 07-04-2026

  Hundreds of thousands of young children will be able to receive a painless, needle-free flu vaccination for free as governments attempt to curb falling vaccine rates. NSW has become the latest state to offer a nasal spray flu vaccine to children f

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• The health conversation all Australians should have 07-04-2026

  Too many Australians are only learning about their fertility when they are already trying for or having trouble conceiving a baby, with experts calling for the topic to be reframed as a responsibility that is shared between men and women. Health l

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• Cut eligibility to protect NDIS, MPs tell Albanese 07-04-2026

  Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's own MPs are urging him to redesign Australia's main disability support program to ensure those in the greatest need get the help they need and the scheme is brought onto a more even financial keel. The gov

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• Tech giants slammed for censoring party-drug alerts 06-04-2026

  Warnings about potential harmful substances circulating as party drugs are being censored by social media giants Meta and TikTok, advocates say. Automated moderation by the companies is to blame for failing to differentiate public health posts fro

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• Helping sick kids in the bush one flight at a time 06-04-2026

  Attempting to break a Guinness world record, Australia's youngest female pilot is taking off on Easter Monday for a worthy cause. Seventeen-year-old Rose Donald is hopping aboard a Cessna 172 VH‑DWE from Essendon airport in Melbourne to

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• Strokes may be avoided by targeting 'silent' condition 05-04-2026

  Maryanne Bawden thought she had the flu when her husband insisted she go to the hospital. But when her scans came back, doctors said she was lucky she wasn't paralysed.[subscribe] Ms Bawden quickly learnt she was part of a growing number of

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• The 'huge' health benefits of walkable towns 05-04-2026

  Living within walking distance of the shops might seem trivial but for regional Australians, it could be the path to a longer, healthier life. Residents in well-connected regional towns walk about 75 minutes more a week than those in less walkable

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