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[Link] Men take time from female partners for exercise, Australian study finds

Read: 6/5/2022 www.theguardian.com

Australian men are more likely to take time from their female partners for exercise, which women are not afforded equally in return, research suggests.

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[Link] Sam lives in Tasmania but has to fly to Melbourne to get the ADHD help he needs

Read: 6/12/2021 www.abc.net.au

Tasmania has just one specialist ADHD clinic servicing the whole state and only three psychiatrists that will take ADHD patients. For Mr Mitchell, it meant he resorted to visiting a psychiatrist in Victoria to manage his disorder.

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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] Greta Thunberg Got Her First COVID-19 Vax Dose and Called Out Global Vaccine Inequality

Read: 30/7/2021 www.teenvogue.com

Greta Thunberg got her first dose of the vaccine and took the opportunity to call out vaccine inequality. The teen climate striker took to social media to do what she does best: highlight lackluster leadership in the face of a global crisis.

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