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• Fourth case of deadly flu detected in migratory seabird 01-07-2026

  A fourth case of avian influenza has been confirmed in a migratory bird but there are still no signs of spread to local poultry or wildlife. Three seabirds with deadly H5N1 were detected earlier this week, two in Western Australia and one in SA.[s

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• Hantavirus outbreak nearing its end, WHO chief says 01-07-2026

  The hantavirus outbreak linked to a cruise ship carrying 147 passengers and crew is nearing its end, the head of the World Health Organization says. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said all contacts of two cases identified in South

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• Kerr and Spiegel help wipe medical debt in California 01-07-2026

  Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel have helped pay off the medical debt of over 250,000 Americans. The 43-year-old Australian supermodel and her billionaire Snapchat founder husband have shared a video online to assure Californians who might get a lett

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• Heat on drug-drive laws as study finds cannabis misuse 30-06-2026

  There are fresh calls for contentious cannabis driving laws to be scrapped as a study finds most medicinal users take a higher dose than recommended. NSW has moved transformational changes to its road laws, which would allow registered medicinal c

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• Wildlife still clear as another bird flu case detected 30-06-2026

  Another suspected case of H5N1 bird flu has been detected in a migratory bird, although there remain no signs of transmission to local wildlife. Three cases of the deadly avian influenza have been confirmed so far in seabirds in two states in Aust

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• US Supreme Court scales back Roundup cancer lawsuits 30-06-2026

  The US Supreme Court has reined in thousands of lawsuits pursued in state courts accusing Bayer of failing to warn users that the active ingredient ‌in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, handing a major legal victory to the German company.

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• Shark victim no longer critical but needs more surgery 29-06-2026

  A young mother attacked by a shark is no longer in a critical condition, but has a long road to recovery, her brother says. Leah Stewart had her arm amputated after being bitten by a suspected great white shark while swimming at Coogee Beach in Sy

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• France says doctor returned from DR Congo has Ebola 29-06-2026

  A ‌doctor who recently returned to France from a humanitarian mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo ‌has tested positive for Ebola, marking the country's first confirmed case linked to the current outbreak, the health ministry say

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• Alarm as deadly bird flu strain lands in second state 28-06-2026

  Deadly H5N1 bird flu has reached a second Australian state, with a third seabird confirmed infected and more cases expected to grow on the mainland. The latest case was detected in a giant petrel found unwell at Knights Beach in Port Elliot, about

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• Five-minute walk every hour offsets sitting harms 28-06-2026

  Walking for five minutes every hour is enough to offset the harms to health from sitting down, researchers say. A large study found a five-minute exercise break boosted people's mood, lessened fatigue and did not affect their performance at wo

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