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• Synthetic bee silk set to take sting out of wounds 29-10-2026

  Australian scientists are looking to turn synthetic honeybee silk into "smart" dressings to prevent and combat wound infections. Researchers from the CSIRO and Adelaide University have found that the silk is safe, well tolerated and biod

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• Finding her tribe after motherhood's loneliest days 29-10-2026

  Kelly Gordon knew the other women lifting their babies from car seats and carrying them into mothers' group on in their arms had their own challenges. But as she arrived with twins, "a hundred bags and a giant double stroller", she c

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• Congo's Ebola outbreak records more than 4000 deaths 29-10-2026

  Congo's Ebola outbreak has recorded more than 4000 deaths, authorities say, as they struggle to contain the spread of the virus. The latest figures released by the health ministry on Thursday show that 4018 people have died, making up nearly h

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• Nurses 'angry, distressed' amid chemical exposure fears 28-10-2026

  Staff at a leading children's hospital are "angry, distressed and disappointed" after learning they might have been exposed to toxic chemicals. The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation made the claims on Friday following revel

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• Makes my brain explode': families fear NDIS changes 28-10-2026

  Steven Bugeja still thinks about how different his life would be if as a child he had access to the support his kids receive. "I only discovered that I had autism myself through my own children," he told AAP.[subscribe] "If my pa

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• Vital medical service to fly further with landmark deal 27-10-2026

  A landmark deal has been awarded to the Royal Flying Doctor Service to provide aeromedical retrievals across a vast outback territory for a decade. The service is set to take over from CareFlight in the Northern Territory's Top End, Big Rivers

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• Doctors strike as dispute over pay, conditions drags on 27-10-2026

  Exhausted doctors may be close to their first "meaningful" offer for improved pay and conditions after ditching their scrubs and walking off the job. Thousands of doctors across Victoria united in solidarity on Thursday, many braving the

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• Why kids with autism have started moving away from NDIS 27-10-2026

  The first stage of changes to move children with autism off the NDIS have started on Thursday as part of measures to reduce the cost of the disability scheme. WHAT HAS CHANGED[subscribe] * NDIS Minister Mark Butler announced measures in August

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• Fast treatment for urinary infections and birth control 26-10-2026

  Thousands of women will be able to access medicine immediately when it is needed, rather than waiting for a doctor's appointment, following an expansion of federal government support. A trial to allow easier access to both hormonal contrac

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• 'Families need clarity' on NDIS early autism overhaul 26-10-2026

  People with disabilities need to be assured of what supports they will receive under changes to the NDIS, advocates have urged, as the first round of reforms roll out. The plan for autistic and developmentally delayed children to roll off the NDIS

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