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• Each party's plan to crush the illegal tobacco market 09-10-2026

  LABOR POLICY: * The Labor government introduced laws to parliament on Thursday overhauling customs rules, aiming to stop illegal cigarettes at the border[subscribe] * Previous rules stipulated that tobacco had to be knowingly illegally imported

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• Epilepsy 'pushed under' with years-long treatment wait 09-10-2026

  It took 40 years for Dawn Kenny to discover what was causing her seizures. She took cocktails of medications, subjected herself to horrific side effects, and at times endured as many as 20 fits a day.[subscribe] "Sometimes I feel like: why

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• Bangladesh fights world's worst measles outbreak 09-10-2026

  Bangladesh, which once came close to eliminating measles, is facing its worst outbreak on record, with 999 suspected and confirmed measles-related deaths reported since March. The prolonged outbreak, despite a nationwide emergency vaccination camp

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• Bed-block warning as emergency wards brace for impact 08-10-2026

  Skyrocketing numbers of patients taking up hospital beds who don't medically need to be there could create seismic issues for the country's largest health system. NSW hospitals are projected to have 1700 patients waiting for federally-fund

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• Albanese leaves door open to cutting tobacco excise 08-10-2026

  The prime minister is leaving the door open to cutting Australia's tobacco excise, as his government faces increasing pressure to curb the sale of illegal cigarettes. Just last week, the government slammed the coalition's pledge to slice t

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• Police investigation into endometriosis surgeon dropped 08-10-2026

  A police investigation into a former gynaecologist accused of performing unnecessary surgeries has been dropped. The allegations against former Epworth surgeon Simon Gordon were referred to Victoria Police in February by former premier Jacinta All

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• 'Suicide rates would climb' due to veterans' health cap 07-10-2026

  Veteran suicide rates would climb under plans to impose a cap on health care funding, a prominent politician has warned in a blistering attack on the government. Announced in the May federal budget, a $5000 threshold for veterans' allied healt

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• Ageing Stolen Generations survivors face health crisis 07-10-2026

  Aboriginal Australians who were forcibly removed under policies that ripped them from their families and placed them into forced institutions suffer significantly poorer health and welfare outcomes. These children were removed under accepted gover

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• 'Would have dropped dead': women's heart health lacking 07-10-2026

  A friend's suggestion to get a further heart test saved Sharron Yaxley's life. With a family history of cardiovascular disease, the Tasmanian woman was examined by a cardiologist every two years.[subscribe] The avid cyclist, 60, had pas

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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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