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• Teen's brain injury plea for judge after fatal crash 14-08-2026

  A teenager's brain injury should be considered when he is sentenced over a deadly car crash and a violent assault that left a man permanently disabled, a court has been told. The teen faced the Victorian County Court on Wednesday after pleadin

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• Shocking number of Aussie birds face 'extreme' flu risk 14-08-2026

  One in five Australian birds and mammals are facing a "high to extreme risk" from the escalating bird flu virus that's starting to devastate wildlife. The deadly H5 strain's impact continues to rise as Australia recorded its firs

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• Ebola kills 1700 in eastern Congo as outbreak surges 14-08-2026

  Ebola has killed more than 1700 people in eastern Congo in the fastest-growing outbreak of the disease. As of Tuesday, 3802 cases had been recorded, with 1707 deaths, according to the latest update by the Democratic Republic of the Congo's gov

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• Urgent call to give blood as flu season depletes stocks 13-08-2026

  Runny noses and sore throats are keeping blood donors away, but one man who nearly died is singlehandedly upping dwindling supplies. Donated blood is needed for a range of patients including cancer sufferers, new mothers, people undergoing surgery

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• 'Grim news': Penguin alert as bird flu outbreak worsens 13-08-2026

  Australia is set to face more mass mortality events from bird flu, as fears grow that a popular penguin colony could lose almost half of its population due to the outbreak. The deadly H5 strain's national tally is continuing to rise after a la

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• Drug deaths and hospitalisations 'on the rise' 13-08-2026

  Methamphetamines and cocaine have fueled a rise in drug-induced deaths and hospitalisations in Australia, taking the lives of more than five people a day, new data shows. Drug overdoses led to more than 2000 deaths in 2024, the latest trends repor

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• Aust cancer researcher nears personalised immunotherapy 12-08-2026

  It's been just over a year since Ines Pires da Silva was recognised as one of Australia's leading women in science. Yet in hindsight, winning the Marie Krogh Young Women in Science Prize seems to have marked not the culmination of her work

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• AstraZeneca shares drop on reports of $570b mega-merger 12-08-2026

  AstraZeneca's shares have fallen sharply as analysts and investors question the logic of a possible tie-up with Bristol Myers Squibb after reports they held preliminary talks about forming one of the world's biggest drugmakers. Shares in A

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• Perfect mix: stage set for 'maximum' bird flu damage 12-08-2026

  An escalating bird flu outbreak is poised to cause "maximum damage" following confirmation of Australia's first mass mortality event. The mass mortality event was confirmed on Monday after a large group of dead and sick greater crest

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• Labor holds firm as seniors face $250 health cover hike 11-08-2026

  Labor will renew its fight to steer a controversial health insurance change through parliament as state governments and providers push back against the plan. More than three million Australians aged 65 and older will pay an average of about $250 m

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