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• Face of risky drinking 'quietly changing' in Australia 01-09-2026

  Every day, as the clock struck five, Mish Wright would pour herself a crisp glass of Sauvignon Blanc. By the end of the evening, the better part of the bottle was gone.[subscribe] "I would knock off at five o'clock with a glass of wine

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• Help for Australians to ward off leading cause of death 01-09-2026

  Australians turning 50 years old will receive a letter from the federal government but it won't say 'Happy Birthday'. It will warn of the country's most deadly disease.[subscribe] About 340,000 Australians who notched up a half-

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• Rural Aussies die young amid major healthcare shortfall 01-09-2026

  In pockets of remote Australia, there are teenagers with type two diabetes, young patients on kidney dialysis and people dying of heart disease before middle age. Despite the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population being the youngest in t

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• 'Despondent': neurological patients face treatment maze 31-08-2026

  James Dunn was fit, healthy and hard at work running a consulting firm when he woke one morning in 2018 to find he could barely stand. The Canberra man, now 45, was suddenly afflicted with lingering dizziness, brain fog and overwhelming fatigue.[s

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• Fighting frailty: push for strength training for oldies 31-08-2026

  Coralie Wales understands the toll frailty can have on a loved one. She watched for years as her mother, a prolific artist, lost most of her movement and independence, accepting it was an inevitable part of getting older.[subscribe] "I rem

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• DR Congo reports Ebola death in new province 31-08-2026

  Democratic Republic of Congo health authorities have identified a person who has died from Ebola in a ‌province not previously affected by the ongoing outbreak, an official says, ‌raising fears of wider transmission from multiple exposures

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• Bird flu's spread sparks Tasmanian devil, parrot fears 30-08-2026

  Deadly bird flu has spread to a sixth Australian state, sparking concerns about risks posed to Tasmanian devils and a critically endangered parrot. A brown skua found dead in the Rocky Cape National Park on Tasmania's northwest coast was on Th

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• Electric switch could save public hospitals millions 30-08-2026

  Electrifying Australia's public hospitals could save $59 million a year in energy costs, cut carbon emissions, and ultimately keep more people out of hospital, a study has found. But the government would need to act quickly as the upgrades cou

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• State 'failing' sexual assault survivors on wait times 30-08-2026

  Angel Love Owens waited more than eight hours in the clothes she had been raped in to be forensically examined. "I had to wait all day before I could wash him off my body," she told AAP.[subscribe] "It felt like I was just walkin

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• Poultry industry warned of devastating bird flu losses 28-08-2026

  Australia's poultry farmers can expect a bird flu mortality rate similar to the devastating outbreak in the United States, an expert says. The warning comes as the Melbourne Royal Show cancels its poultry competition at this year's event,

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