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Kettle boiling water could release nano plastics.

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Dangerous secret that could be hiding in your daily cuppa

Boiling the kettle for a morning cup of tea could be dangerous for your health and should come with a consumer warning, scientists say. See the concerning findings.

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Minister for Health and Ambulance Services Tim Nicholls, Parliament Question Time, Brisbane. Picture: Liam Kidston

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‘Life changing’: GPs can now prescribe ADHD meds for adults

Adult Queenslanders will now be able to have ADHD medications prescribed through their local GP, improving access and saving money on other specialist appointments.

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A number of products have been removed

EXPLAINERWellbeing

Why a popular vitamin is being pulled from Aussie shelves

Australians face prescription requirements for a popular vitamin after health authorities linked the products to permanent damage.

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What you'll pay for the dentist in your suburb revealed.

MAPPED: The suburbs with the highest and lowest dentist prices

The amount you’ll pay at the dentist could vary by hundreds of dollars depending on your suburb, exclusive analysis reveals. SEE THE MAP AND SEARCH YOUR SUBURB

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Anne Tonkin, who is lobbying for the Australian government and governments around the world to adopt the Tonkin 10/10 Bill, with her husband. Picture: Supplied

Adelaide couple’s bold fight against cruel new reality

A couple’s 30-year love story has evolved into a revolutionary fight for rights after one nightmarish journey home exposed critical gaps.

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Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association. Picture: AHHA

‘Devastating loss’: Peak national health body collapses

Australia’s peak body for the public hospital sector has plunged into liquidation amid legal woes, owing creditors – including staff – hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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Mark Butler (left) and Anne Ruston

Medicare crisis: Electorates where GP bulk-billing has plummeted

New data reveals a dramatic decline in free GP visits across Australia, despite the Albanese government’s promise to make seeing the doctor more affordable. SEE HOW YOUR AREA FARES.

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CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - October 29, 2025: Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

Sad reality for Australians despite moves to boost bulk billing

Thousands of Australians face continued out-of-pocket costs as less than one in seven metropolitan GP clinics embrace Labor’s Medicare bulk billing scheme.

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‘Gutted’: Private mental health system crisis ‘set to get worse’

Australia has lost hundreds of private mental health beds — and the crisis appears likely to get worse. SEE THE MAP

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Health Minister Mark Butler launched the Thriving Kids program amid dire projections of a blowout in NDIS costs.

‘Anxious and outraged’: Parents panic at looming NDIS overhaul

A major disability support group says parents are raising “major red flags” about the rollout of Thriving Kids, Labor’s cost-saving plan to shift many young children off the NDIS.

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Studio staff headshots. Baz McAlister. Pic Mark Cranitch.

As the father of an autistic child, this is a gut-punch

Donald Trump’s comments on autism undo years of strident efforts to destigmatise the condition, writes Baz McAlister.

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Dementia campaign, Think Again, is offering tips to help keep your brain active. Image: News Corp

Why playing this game is good for your brain

Leading dementia expert reveals why doing activities you’re bad at or completing puzzles could be the key to keeping your brain healthy as you age.

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Australians will pay more more than $25 for prescription drugs.

Full list: 920 drugs that have been approved for $25

Australians will pay no more than $25 for prescription drugs in a move that will save patients millions. Search the interactive table to see the cheaper medicines now available.

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Up to one in four NDIS workers are quitting each year, substantially increasing costs for some of the highest quality care providers and further undermining the viability of the embattled disability support scheme.

$50m crisis: Mass exodus of NDIS workers sees providers collapse

The NDIS is buckling as workers quit the scheme in droves, with many care providers collapsing. See who has shut down their services as experts say it’s only going to get worse.

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