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[Link] ‘He said, I’m in Canada’: the doctor will see you now – but not from Australia
Read: 19/1/2022 www.theguardian.com
Bet Matthews set off on a trip of salvation from Queensland to Victoria last year, to visit her sister and ex-husband who had both been diagnosed with cancer. She was there to assist with whatever they needed, but in the end it was she who needed the help.
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[Link] Australian governments urged to set a date to ban cigarette retail sales
Read: 15/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Governments must set a date for banning the sale of cigarettes through retailers including supermarkets, and find new ways of boosting revenue without relying on tobacco excise taxes, leading public health researchers say.
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[Link] SA Ambulance Service patients' personal information stolen
Read: 11/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
The SA Ambulance Service says the personal details of 28,000 patients have been stolen but there is no indication they have been misused. The patient records are linked to about 32,000 ambulance call-outs between 2000 and 2003.
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[Link] Doctors say Flight Centre should ‘pull its head in’ after legal threat to WA borders
Read: 8/11/2021 www.theguardian.com
Medical professionals have lashed out at Flight Centre’s threat to launch legal action against the Western Australian government’s ongoing border restrictions, calling on the company to “pull its head in”.
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[Link] Federation 'ill-equipped' to deal with 21st-century challenges as Australia grows 'vulnerable'
Read: 21/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
More than 250 stakeholders are behind a report, as part of the National Resilience Project (NRP), that makes recommendations on topics including energy security, climate change responses, global and regional security risks, and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
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[Link] Intersex people undergo surgery when too young to give consent, inquiry told
Read: 19/10/2021 www.theguardian.com
Intersex people have endured controversial surgeries and treatments, often when they were too young to provide consent, an inquiry by the Australian Human Rights Commission found in a report that recommends new legislative protections for children.
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[Link] Endometriosis forces Wiggles performer Emma to pull out of upcoming shows
Read: 19/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
Popular children's group The Wiggles will be without its yellow performer Emma for its upcoming shows around the country, as she undergoes surgery to manage symptoms of chronic endometriosis. In a statement, Emma Watkins, 28, said she would be admitted to hospital on Tuesday.
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[Link] Advocates say it's 'safer than smoking', but researchers find 'suite' of harmful chemicals in vaping products
Read: 11/10/2021 www.abc.net.au
They are flavoured, colourful and popular with teenagers, but new Australian research is discovering mounting evidence that vapes are also unsafe to use.
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[Link] $40m psychedelic medicine institute launches in Melbourne
Read: 30/7/2021 www.smh.com.au
A world-first global research institute that aims to develop new pharmaceutical-grade psychedelic medicine to treat mental health disorders is launching in Melbourne on Friday.
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[Link] Australia's biggest medicinal marijuana farm to be built in Queensland's conservative garden city
Read: 16/4/2021 www.abc.net.au
Two medicinal marijuana companies have fast-tracked plans to build a large cannabis farm in the conservative heartland of Queensland.
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