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• Young people brushing dental health aside, experts warn 07-08-2026

  For the past couple of years sporadic, dull aches have alerted Georgia Smith to the wisdom teeth slowly rearing in her gums. Despite the pain and discomfort, the 26-year-old has avoided the dentist for two years.[subscribe] The Melbourne woman

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• Deaths in fastest-growing Ebola outbreak pass 1500 07-08-2026

  The fastest-growing Ebola outbreak has killed more than 1500 people in eastern Congo, marking a 50 per cent increase in about a week that shows the emergency continuing to outpace response efforts. As of Tuesday, 3442 cases had been recorded, with

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• Endangered species at risk as bird flu spreads 07-08-2026

  Bird flu cases have been detected in a fifth state, prompting warnings of a national wildlife emergency. An emergency response plan has been launched in Victoria after its first positive case was confirmed on Thursday in a bird near Portland in th

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• 'Breathtaking' NDIS exploitation in remote communities 06-08-2026

  Aboriginal people using National Disability Insurance Scheme services in Northern Territory communities are being exploited by providers at "breathtaking" rates, an inquiry has been told. The federal government wants to pass laws to rein

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• Closing the Gap's damning 'warning' for children 06-08-2026

  Dire warnings have been fired to governments following damning revelations that Australia has met just one of 19 targets to address Indigenous disadvantage. At the halfway mark of the 2031 Closing the Gap agreement, First Nations pre-school enrolm

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• 'Not good enough': pleas to act on Indigenous targets 06-08-2026

  Authorities are being urged to work more closely with Indigenous groups as Closing the Gap targets fall badly behind expectations. Out of 19 targets towards the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, five areas are improving but are not on track t

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• Dr Fauci faces contentious US Senate hearing on COVID 04-08-2026

  Dr Anthony Fauci, the former top US infectious disease expert, has declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination and accused a Republican senator of ‌an "unhinged" campai

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• Alzheimer's blood test to radically change diagnosis 04-08-2026

  Confirming a diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease will soon be as simple as getting a blood test, with a radical new method able to detect precursors decades in advance. However, those behind it are cautious about who will be taking the test, sayi

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• FED:People don't want to be 'forgotten' amid NDIS inquiry 04-08-2026

  Disability advocates are warning people risk being "forgotten" if they are removed from the NDIS under changes designed to claw back savings. The federal government was hoping to pass changes to the scheme through parliament before the f

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• Isolation leaving the elderly at risk of malnutrition 03-08-2026

  An empty chair at the dinner table once filled by a loved one, and a quiet loss of purpose or meaning that wears away at your ability to eat. It might not sound like a dramatic health event, but according to a new report older Australians are more

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