‘Last resort’: Doctors walk off the job
Hundreds of surgeries will be thrown into chaos after a powerful doctors’ union revealed its “last resort” in an escalating pay dispute.
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Woman’s bizarre symptom from lightning strike
A Queensland woman who miraculously survived a lightning strike has revealed the insane side effect that left her forever changed.
New lifeline for kids of veterans and first responders
Thousands of children from military and first responder families will now have access to critical help — dubbed the “Yellow Pages for mental health” — as they deal with the impact of service-related trauma.
Australia’s big change to cigarette rules
Aussie smokers can expect a number of significant changes to tobacco products from Tuesday, with one popular product set to be banned completely.
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‘Barely 16’: Fury over common medical act
A storyline from a popular British soap opera has been touted as the “most realistic depiction” of a debilitating condition “ever seen” on television.
‘I watched my son die in front of me’
An Australian woman who has spent decades as an unpaid carer going from “one crisis to another” has shared the moment she realised the system was broken.
Woman ‘peeing jelly’ 50 times a day
A party girl shares how her daily drug use shrunk her bladder to the size of a shot glass, leading to more than 50 trips to the bathroom daily.
Urgent warning after measles hospital case
Authorities are urging people to get vaccinated for the potentially deadly virus after dozens of measles exposure sites were identified across one Aussie state.
Big changes after 2yo boy dies in hospital
The parents of a two-year-old who died after a routine visit to a Sydney hospital say the change is a reset of the ‘moral compass’ of the state’s health system.
Gymgoer, 28, dies from common daily habit
A heartbroken mother has shared the reason she believes her “super healthy” gymbunny daughter suddenly died.
‘Delicious’: $6 Red Rooster item Aussies love
A new dessert item from a popular fast food chain has already gotten a lot of fans just a day after it was released.
10-month wait that nearly broke 24yo
A Melbourne woman reveals how she found herself in a “confronting” situation after Covid-19, with health experts warning of a “crisis”.
Chalmers’ huge call on ciggie tax
The Treasurer’s comments follow plunging rates of revenue driven by the tobacco excise as smokers turn to the black market for cheaper cigarettes.
Popular grocery items urgently recalled
Popular grocery items have been recalled from stores in two states over contamination concerns, with consumers urged not to eat the products.
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