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Fetched: July 12th, 2011, 6:49am CDT
The mothers of two disabled children who were sexually abused say they feel abandoned by the South Australian justice system.
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Fetched: July 12th, 2011, 6:49am CDT
Authorities have confirmed another horse has died from the hendra virus, this time in far north Queensland.
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Fetched: July 12th, 2011, 1:35am CDT
One of the nation's best-known medical rescue services says it is uncertain about how it will be affected by the carbon tax.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:47pm CDT
Queensland researchers hope a discovery into the genetics of arthritis will help to produce a new treatment.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:47pm CDT
The Regional Aviation Association of Australia says it is worried about how the carbon tax will affect the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) and other aero-medical service providers.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:47pm CDT
A report shows evidence Mission Australia's Triple Care Farm program is achieving long-term results for young people who are addicted to drugs and have mental health problems.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:47pm CDT
More than 100,000 Canberra region residents will be issued with electronic smartcards containing their individual health records.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 6:53pm CDT
The liquor industry-funded organisation DrinkWise Australia is introducing labels displaying new consumer warnings on alcoholic drinks.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 6:53pm CDT
Spanish surgeons have performed the world's first double-leg transplant on a man whose legs were amputated above the knee after an accident, officials said.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 6:53pm CDT
Initial tests have cleared seven horses that were potentially exposed to hendra virus in Queensland's third outbreak of the disease.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 6:53pm CDT
The introduction of car park fees at suburban public hospitals will go ahead despite opposition from councils and the Australian Medical Association.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:55am CDT
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has issued a warning about the latest generation of oral contraceptive pill.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:55am CDT
Initial tests have cleared seven horses that were potentially exposed to hendra virus in Queensland's third outbreak of the disease.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:55am CDT
A man with HIV who endangered three women by having unprotected sex with them has been sentenced to five-and-a-half years in prison by an Adelaide court.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:55am CDT
The construction of a secure care facility has begun at Alice Springs.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:55am CDT
A paedophile who tested positive to HIV continued to have sex with a 13-year-old girl after finding out about his diagnosis, an Adelaide court has heard.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:55am CDT
The Australia Diabetes Council has released data showing the diabetes rate is increasing rapidly in New South Wales, particularly in Sydney's west and the state's coastal regions.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:55am CDT
The Opposition says Premier Anna Bligh has had to override her Health Minister to stop the recovery of excess salaries paid by Queensland Health's botched payroll system.
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Fetched: July 11th, 2011, 10:55am CDT
West Australian Federal MP Tony Crook has accused tobacco companies of recruiting people to call MPs anonymously and criticise proposed plain packaging laws.
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Fetched: July 10th, 2011, 5:19am CDT
New South Wales and Queensland will work together to investigate and respond to the hendra virus following a recent spate of cases across both states.
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Fetched: July 10th, 2011, 5:19am CDT
The Tasmanian Government's being urged to rethink any cuts to frontline health jobs with fears it would amount to closing half the Royal Hobart Hospital's acute care wards.
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Fetched: July 9th, 2011, 10:07am CDT
The new chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) says he wants to find out more about the resilience of soldiers who are being repeatedly deployed to Afghanistan.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
The new chief of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) says he wants to find out more about the resilience of soldiers who are being repeatedly deployed to Afghanistan.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
Pensioners will be given an up-front increase to their payments as part of the Federal Government's carbon tax package.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
Tasmania's main health union says it has been told up to 240 jobs could go in the south.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
An elderly man is being treated for hypothermia after spending three days in his New South Wales home without electricity.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
A study from the University of Adelaide has found men who smoke are less likely to need hip and knee replacements as they get older.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
New research shows long-term smoking could help reduce the risk of needing hip or knee replacements in old age.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
An international team of surgeons has successfully carried out the world's first transplant of a synthetic windpipe at a Swedish hospital.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says a scheme that helps country people access specialist medical treatment in Adelaide is still grossly inadequate, despite some improvements.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
A Tasmanian pregnancy counselling service which was forced to close will now receive funding for this financial year.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
Thoroughbred horse breeders are renewing calls for flying foxes to be culled as the deadly hendra virus spreads faster and further than ever before.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
Tasmania's union movement is celebrating the first passage of laws to compensate workers who contract asbestos-related diseases.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
A man from Bedford Park in Adelaide's south has been reported for drink driving twice in the same night.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
The Magic Millions organisation says the latest outbreak of hendra virus does not appear to be posing any great threat to the thoroughbred industry.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
The union representing most Commonwealth public servants says budget cuts and increased work pressures are largely to blame for rising stress levels at work.
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Fetched: July 8th, 2011, 10:08pm CDT
The owner of two south-east Queensland stores that stock synthetic cannabis says the Federal Government has not provided sufficient notice of a nationwide ban of such substances.
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Fetched: July 7th, 2011, 2:07am CDT
Melbourne radio broadcaster Derryn Hinch is recovering well in hospital after liver transplant surgery yesterday.
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Fetched: July 7th, 2011, 2:07am CDT
South Australia's Ambulance Employees Association says it supports a plan to stop pubs and clubs trading in early morning hours.
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Fetched: July 7th, 2011, 2:07am CDT
Six people are undergoing tests for the deadly hendra virus as authorities confirm another horse has died in northern New South Wales.
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Fetched: July 7th, 2011, 2:07am CDT
There are concerns a rationing of incontinence aids is forcing veterans in aged-care facilities to sit in their own filth.
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Fetched: July 7th, 2011, 2:07am CDT
Another member of the Bali Nine has lost his final legal appeal against a death sentence for heroin smuggling.
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Fetched: July 6th, 2011, 1:56pm CDT
The Federal Opposition has accused the Government of caving into the states by agreeing to further changes to its health reform deal.
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Fetched: July 6th, 2011, 8:12am CDT
As the Government pushes for plain packaging of cigarettes, a group of public health experts has visited Canberra to convince politicians to take action to end the sale of cheap alcohol.
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Fetched: July 6th, 2011, 8:12am CDT
The vet who treated the latest horse to die from hendra virus in south-east Queensland says she wants to see a vaccine made available as soon as possible.
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Fetched: July 6th, 2011, 8:12am CDT
The Victorian Government has issued a health alert after a potentially deadly bacteria was found in a supermarket trifle.
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Fetched: July 6th, 2011, 8:12am CDT
Motorcyclists and lobby groups are throwing their support behind a Queensland government campaign targeting rider safety and promoting positive road attitudes.
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Fetched: July 6th, 2011, 8:12am CDT
A review of scientific literature has found that moderately reducing salt intake does not lead to reduced risk of a person suffering cardiovascular problems or even dying prematurely.
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Fetched: July 6th, 2011, 8:12am CDT
Adelaide researchers have linked the loss of a twin in the early stages of an IVF pregnancy to birth defects in the remaining baby.
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Fetched: July 6th, 2011, 2:07am CDT
The Northern Territory is moving to ban the cannabis substitute Kronic to ensure workplace safety.