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• Push for path to appeal computer-determined health care 06-10-2026

  Australians relying on computer-generated decisions for critical aged care and disability funding could be granted greater protections as pressure mounts on the government to impose safeguards. A private members' bill introduced by federal ind

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• 'Selfish race': former cop skeptical on tobacco tax cut 06-10-2026

  Taming Australia's tobacco black market may require a more radical solution than slashing cigarette taxes, a former leading detective says. Scrutiny is ratcheting up on Opposition Leader Angus Taylor's plan to cut the tobacco excise by 80

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• Bangladesh's dengue fever - the worst is yet to come 06-10-2026

  Bangladesh's dengue outbreak is accelerating, with ‌42,590 people hospitalised and 117 deaths, as a sharp September surge strains hospitals and raises fears the mosquito-borne disease could intensify ‌in the coming weeks. At least fo

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• 'They're dying': desperate cry for veteran healthcare 05-10-2026

  Veterans and families have confronted the government about impending healthcare caps they say are leading to the deaths of loved ones. The Coalition of Veterans' Voices is meeting with federal parliamentarians to oppose treatment funding chang

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• How father's loss drove son to top MND advocacy job 05-10-2026

  For most people, giving something back to a cause that has touched their family might mean hosting a morning tea, buying a raffle ticket or donning an apron for a charity sausage sizzle. For Andrew Danson, it meant becoming chairman of MND Austral

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• Odd couple leads 21‑day push to get Australia moving 05-10-2026

  At first glance, they look like an odd couple. John "Chippy" Le‑Carpentir is 84, a retired tradie with a lifetime of hard work in his joints. Keith is 11, a skinny schoolboy who still has homework and screen‑time limits.[subs

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• Ambulance shortage 'contributed to patient deaths' 04-10-2026

  A shortage of ambulance crews contributed to the deaths of two elderly patients left stranded for hours, a coroner has found. The patients, an 89-year-old woman and an 80-year-old man, died at Royal Darwin Hospital in February 2026, sparking an in

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• Over 65s 'expensive target' in health insurance debate 04-10-2026

  Hundreds of older Australians will forgo comfort or specialist healthcare to offset rising insurance costs, which they feel duty-bound to maintain, an expert has warned. In sweeping changes announced before the May budget, Australians over 65 will

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• 'Social distancing' plea for birds as flu hits Sydney 04-10-2026

  Australians have been encouraged to redouble efforts to stop the spread of H5 bird flu after its arrival in another major city. Testing of a greater crested tern found at Warriewood on Sydney's Northern Beaches has returned a positive result f

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• 'Eye-watering': minister stares down health funds plea 02-10-2026

  Health ministers are continuing their crusade for more federal funding to sort aged care bed block, after key talks failed to yield concrete commitments. State and territory ministers met on Friday with their federal counterpart Mark Butler, who d

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