Illness
Bitten 200 times by venomous snakes, this mechanic didn’t die. Here’s why
Tim Friede has survived the deadly venom of taipans, black mambas, vipers and cobras. Scientists have used his blood to craft a potential broad-spectrum antivenom.
- Angus Dalton
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- Opinion
- Real life
I’m locked out of voting this election. I feel less Australian than ever
I haven’t lived in Australia for 12 years, but I keep finding myself back here at election time. It’s ironic, really, because I no longer have a say in who leads my homeland.
- Megan Clement
Left arm or right? Why it matters where you get your vaccine
These scientists sought to answer a simple question. They ended up stumbling upon a discovery that could pave the way for a new generation of vaccines.
- Angus Thomson
- Two of Us
- Good Weekend
‘Why wait?’ Emma and Martin bonded over their early-onset Parkinson’s
The couple met doing advocacy work and have been dating for almost a year. Now they appreciate the good times together, and help each other through the bad.
- Katie Cunningham
- Investigation
- Medical misogyny
Ella was locked in a psych ward at 19 weeks pregnant, but doctors had misdiagnosed her
The pregnant mother of two just wanted some relief for severe nausea. She was in disbelief when she was later admitted to a mental health unit.
- Kate Aubusson
Flu season? Experts say we’re already in it
Glenn Phillips never expected to infect his family with the flu when they met for a belated Christmas gathering. “I don’t think my father ever fully recovered from it.”
- Catherine Strohfeldt
Why an Aussie lab is racing to make a vaccine for haemorrhagic fever
After the chaos of COVID-19, the world is bracing for the onset of the next “Disease X”.
- Angus Dalton
‘Clear risks to staff and clients’: The community health buildings that are falling apart
For many of these places, foundations are failing, there are cracks in the walls or portions of the roofs could cave in at any moment.
- Broede Carmody
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- Trump's White House
Trump’s aid cuts claim early victims after three-hour walk in 40-degree heat
The deaths of eight people, including five children, are among the first to be directly attributed to the cuts imposed by the US president.
- Aaron Ross
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- Australia votes
Leaders agreed not to mention Dutton’s dad’s heart attack before debate
The opposition leader said his father’s toughness and the presence of his sisters by his father’s bedside let him continue with the contest.
- James Massola, Josefine Ganko and Olivia Ireland
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