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• High steaks: dwindling industry threatens food security 26-02-2026

  Having spent two decades working among the carcasses of cattle, sheep, pigs, goats and chickens, butcher Grant Hilliard is under no illusions about where food comes from. Mr Hilliard, the founder of Feather and Bone ethical butchery in Sydney, has

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• Strength training 'magic pill' to reduce cost of ageing 26-02-2026

  Women who are embracing strength training in their forties, fifties and beyond are aiming to prevent physical decline that often leads to requiring aged care services. For Sally Jenning, 63, watching her mum decline as she aged has been a wake-up

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• Private hospital firm profits surge, but worries remain 26-02-2026

  Australia's biggest private hospital operator has posted a bumper first half, but its boss says the sector is being starved of private health insurance premiums. Ramsay Health Care recorded a bottom-line net profit after tax of $160.7 million

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• 'Horrified': childcare giant's abuse scandal response 25-02-2026

  High-profile abuse cases have left a childcare giant boss "horrified" and sparked a major overhaul in the hiring and training of staff. G8 Education, Australia's largest for-profit childcare centre operator, began making changes to i

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• AtomVie Global Radiopharma Supplies First Patient Dose in Radiopharm Theranostics' Phase 0.5a Clinic 25-02-2026

  HAMILTON, ON, Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- AtomVie Global Radiopharma (AtomVie), a global leading radiopharmaceutical CDMO, announced that it has supplied the successful dosing of the first patient in Radiopharm Theranostics' First-in-Human Phas

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• Security boost call as mental health patients flee care 24-02-2026

  Security arrangements at mental health facilities are not good enough, a premier has conceded, as six patients abscond from his state's care each week. Mental health care across NSW was thrust into the spotlight when Cumberland Hospital patien

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• Homicide cops probe 'distressing' mental hospital death 24-02-2026

  The death of a mental hospital patient has become a homicide investigation, with another man at the facility under police guard as officers wait to interview him. The body of the 31-year-old man, who is yet to be formally identified, was found in

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• Health alert after thieves steal 'toxic' poppy plants 23-02-2026

  Thieves have stolen hundreds of "toxic" poppy heads from a rural farm, prompting a public health alert over the potentially life-threatening products. Police are investigating after intruders looted about 1700 dried poppy plants from a f

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• Big trucks and buses drive a heavy healthcare burden 23-02-2026

  Pollution from heavy vehicles is costing Australia more than $6.2 billion a year in premature deaths and serious medical conditions such as childhood asthma and strokes. Researchers from the University of Melbourne issued the warning on Monday in

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• Australia's problem drinkers not who we think they are 22-02-2026

  Women are increasingly seeking support for alcohol dependence as health professionals, advocates and people with lived experience note the changing face of alcoholism.  The typical member of Alcoholics Anonymous in 2026 is female, university

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