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• Congo's Ebola outbreak death toll reaches 1000 24-07-2026

  At least 999 people have died from the Ebola outbreak in Congo, according to official data, a grim toll in what's already been declared the fastest Ebola outbreak in history, as conflict, community resistance and an uneven response fuel its sprea

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• Ex-Socceroos captain receives devastating CTE diagnosis 24-07-2026

  Former Socceroos captain Paul Wade has revealed he has been diagnosed with probable chronic traumatic encephalopathy, leading to renewed calls for all players under the age of 12 to be banned from heading the ball. CTE is a progressive and neurode

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• FED:One Nation distances from senator 'staged' COVID claim 23-07-2026

  One Nation MPs have again been forced to distance themselves from the views of veteran senator Malcolm Roberts after video surfaced of him claiming deaths during the COVID-19 pandemic were "staged". In a video interview published in 2025

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• Experts warn abortion 'fear mongering' risks rural care 23-07-2026

  More Australian women are accessing medical terminations, but a resurgence in the anti-abortion movement threatens rural patients already forced to seek care on the quiet, experts say. The number of women accessing abortion pills through GPs rose

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• Serious assaults on health workers double in a decade 23-07-2026

  When nurse Teaghanne Sarina was kicked in the chest by a patient one night on a hospital ward, she finished her shift instead of going home. After getting an X-ray confirming she had three broken ribs, the mother-of-three went back to work the nex

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• Birth trauma change urged after 'free birth' inquiry 22-07-2026

  A coroner has called on the health system to recognise women's birth trauma after a baby girl suffered fatal complications during a home delivery. The baby girl died at Queensland's Sunshine Coast University Hospital the day after her &quo

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• Deaths in Congo's Ebola outbreak surge to over 900 22-07-2026

  At least 930 people have died in the Democratic Republic of the Congo's Ebola outbreak, with 37 new deaths recorded in a 24-hour span, one of the highest totals. The deaths were recorded out of the 2344 cases confirmed as of Saturday, the heal

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• Young Australians urged to discuss organ donation 22-07-2026

  This time last year, Matthew Larman was watching life from the sidelines. The Brisbane teenager couldn't play rugby with his mates and had to be careful about social activities.[subscribe] He was living with the uncertainty of a failing liv

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• Lettuce blamed for 'explosive diarrhoea' outbreak in US 21-07-2026

  Federal health officials have identified lettuce from Mexico served by Taco Bell locations across five US states as a source of the widespread outbreak of diarrhoea-causing parasite cyclospora. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confir

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• Fewer daily smokers, but black market battle rages on 21-07-2026

  If you met an almost-50-year-old Terry Fulton in 2001, he'd tell you he didn't expect to live much longer. Like three million other Australians at the time, picking up a packet of cigarettes was a daily habit.[subscribe] "Advertisi

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