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• 'Safe to eat': scramble to reassure public over virus 23-06-2026

  Australians are being reassured poultry and egg products are safe to eat after a deadly bird flu strain. The virus has made its way onto local shores for the first time, plunging a major chicken producer into lockdown.[subscribe] Two birds in W

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• Bird flu outbreak could leave industry devastated 23-06-2026

  Australia's poultry industry is on high alert after the nation's first mainland detection of a deadly bird flu stain that could devastate the sector. The H5N1 variant of the virus was confirmed in a sick brown skua found on a remote beach

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• Illegal tanning beds lead to landmark fine for business 23-06-2026

  Advertisements on messaging platforms spruiking illegal tanning salons have led to the first successful prosecution of a business offering the dangerous service. F.A. Beauty, trading under the name The Tanned Me, has been forced to forfeit nine ta

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• 'One lecture': patchy abuse response training exposed 22-06-2026

  The system combating domestic violence and supporting its victims is full of professionals ill-equipped to handle an issue some consider to be their core business, an inquiry has heard. A string of witnesses has revealed judges, psychiatrists, GPs

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• At least 30 deaths at Congo camp show Ebola spreading 22-06-2026

  At least 30 people have died since the start of May in one camp for displaced civilians in northeastern Congo, a death rate that camp officials said was unprecedented, and, because of the symptoms, could indicate Ebola is ‌spreading fast there.

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• Suspected killer bird flu found on Australian mainland 22-06-2026

  Fears are growing a deadly avian disease that has killed millions of animals worldwide has reached the Australian mainland after the discovery of a suspected case of bird flu. A single migratory wild seabird potentially infected with the disease h

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• Charli XCX avoids social media for her mental health 21-06-2026

  Charli XCX stays away from social media because it's "better for my brain". In an interview with Rolling Stone, the 33-year-old singer said she has made the decision to steer clear of sites such as Instagram and Facebook for the sake

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• 'Alarming' training gaps on family violence frontline 21-06-2026

  Many workers dealing directly with issues surrounding family and domestic violence receive just hours of specific training on how to handle it, or no teaching at all, an inquiry has been told. The deficits came to light during a parliamentary inqu

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• Jeremy Clarkson reveals prostate cancer diagnosis 21-06-2026

  Jeremy Clarkson has revealed he has been diagnosed with prostate cancer. The former Top Gear host shared the news in the latest episodes of the fifth season of his series Clarkson's Farm, saying the disease is "aggressive" but had be

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• Norway's crown princess has successful lung transplant 19-06-2026

  Norway's Crown Princess Mette-Marit has undergone a successful lung transplant and is recovering from the procedure, the royal ‌household says. The 52-year-old wife of Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the Norwegian throne, was ‌diagn

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