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Mental health WorkCover claims in Qld double in five years
Data from WorkCover’s annual report shows 4,110 mental injury claims were accepted in the last financial year marking a 108 per cent increase from 1,974 c...
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Woman, 71, treated on 'cold floor' of Adelaide hospital
A woman details how she spent four hours on the floor of the Noarlunga Hospital while being treated for a chronic lung condition. Newsiline summarises thi...
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Nurse says hospital parking fix needed after being chased to her car
Audrey McAllister was followed by a group of men after a shift. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links readers to the original...
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Data breach reported at SA private hospital
An Adelaide private hospital has notified individuals and cyber security authorities of a data breach of personal information. Newsiline summarises this r...
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Rural hospital welcomes first student midwives in more than a decade
A central Queensland community fought for years for the return of the local birthing service. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and...
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Performance explores perinatal mental health and world of motherhood
Adelaide-based dancer Zoë Dunwoodie drew inspiration from her experience of motherhood, her grandmother's postpartum mental health and her mother's love o...
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New birthing suite lays dormant as hospital fails to find staff
Women are unable to give birth at a new birthing suite in northern New South Wales as the sector struggles with a nationwide shortage of GP obstetricians...
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Former patients report assaults inside locked mental health wards
Former patients allege they have witnessed or experienced physical assaults and sexual misconduct in locked mental health wards in Queensland, as calls gr...
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Coalition wants Victoria to 'lead the world' in youth mental health care
The state opposition has promised to expand the number of patient transit lounges at Victorian hospitals and invest in youth mental health if it wins next...
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Overdose death involving possible synthetic opioid sparks health warning
Health authorities in Tasmania have issued a public warning after an overdose death that may have been brought about by drugs "possibly laced with a stron...
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Ways to financially protect yourself in a relationship — even a healthy one
The good news is that there's no one-size fits all and there are no absolute rules. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links rea...
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Nobel medicine prize awarded to scientists for brain activity research
The prize went to scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch the activity of individual nerve cells on or off. Newsiline summarises thi...
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Fire destroys abandoned mental health hospital building near Hobart
Millbrook Rise opened in 1934, initially to provide care to those returning from war. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia and links r...
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Study links anti-trans content to worse mental health
A new Australian study has linked more frequent exposure to anti-trans stigma with a statistically higher prevalence of anxiety, depression, self-harm and...
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Eight-bed outback hospital costs $67m, three times original budget
WA's Health Minister Meredith Hammat has defended the cost of a new eight-bed outback hospital, which has reached practical completion at a cost of more t...
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How non-monogamy and mental health shaped Rowena Wise's songwriting
A changed perspective on the rules of love, mental health and estrangement makes the Melbourne-based singer-songwriter's new album especially gripping. Ne...
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Diseases of the past like measles and diphtheria are making a comeback
Decades ago, measles was a routine part of childhood until Australia eliminated the highly-contagious virus through a vaccination campaign. Newsiline summ...
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Healthcare workers killed in Ledcourt triple-fatal had a 'bright' future in Australia
Regional Victorian couple who died in a multi-vehicle crash are remembered as "loving" and "caring" people. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News...
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Australia records first detections of 'devastating' plant disease
Monosporascus cannonballus is detected on two NT properties, marking the first cases in Australia. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australi...
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Keogh says he can still work with veterans after health cap backdown
The Veterans' Affairs Minister has rebuffed calls to resign, stating there's "still more to do". Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia...
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Doctors and allied health professionals walk off job en masse amid pay disputes
Doctors at Victoria's public hospitals walked off the job today for four hours leaving staffing at weekend levels, as a 14-month bargaining process over p...
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Parents struggling without birthing services at key hospital
Families in Carnarvon say five years without access to local birthing services and support has had a deeply traumatic impact on the community. Newsiline s...
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Mother felt 'completely abandoned' during traumatic birth at NSW hospital
A mother who experienced a traumatic birth at the Queanbeyan Hospital says her daughter could have died due to care failures during her labour. Newsiline...
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SA hospital pressure leading to demand 'flashpoint', union warns
A non-verbal man who was later diagnosed with pneumonia was ramped for more than nine hours at an outer suburbs hospital amid significant demand that the...
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Breaking: Man taken to Geraldton hospital as WA police respond to 'serious incident'
Emergency services were called to the Moonyoonooka area just east of Geraldton in Western Australia's Midwest in the early hours of the morning. Newsiline...
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Sydney teen taken to hospital after falling from moving bus on northern beaches
Transport for NSW, bus operator and Rail, Tram and Bus union investigate after incident on Monday evening Get our breaking news email, free app or daily n...
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Former ABC broadcaster Margaret Throsby recovering in hospital after being hit by ebike
The 84-year-old underwent surgery after a collision with two teenagers on an electric ‘fat bike’ in the Illawarra Former ABC broadcaster Margaret Throsby...
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Ex-ABC radio presenter in hospital after being hit by e-bike
Margaret Throsby's family is calling for a crackdown on e-bikes after the former ABC presenter needed hospital treatment after being struck on a shared pa...
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Soccer player with broken leg endures 70km car trip between hospitals
When Harry Jones got his foot caught in a soccer net and broke both bones in his lower leg, his family says he should have been taken directly to a metrop...
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Larissa Waters steps down as Greens leader due to ill health
Ballot for new leader expected next week after Waters quits to manage pre-existing kidney disease that has ‘declined significantly’ Get our breaking news...
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Victoria police apologise over death of injured man taken to cells instead of hospital
Inquest into 2023 death shown footage of John Makai struggling to stand after suffering serious head injury from being punched in head by son Follow our A...
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No solid evidence daylight savings time affects mental health, researchers find
Some people experience effects similar to minor jet lag, but no association with significant declines in mental health, study shows When the clocks “sprin...
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SA hospital among growing list of measles exposures sites
Contact tracing is underway at a major SA hospital after a person with measles visited the emergency department. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC...
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Union not told Victorian paramedics to take lead on mental health call-outs
The Victorian Ambulance Union says it has found out about a government plan to make paramedics the first responders to mental health call-outs through the...
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'Like a zombie apocalypse': Adnaan waited 23 hours at Westmead Hospital
Adnaan spent 23 hours on a hard chair at Sydney's Westmead Hospital before leaving without a bed. Newsiline summarises this report from ABC News Australia...
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National bird flu campaign released as pressure mounts to import trial sea lion vaccine
The Federal Government has launched a national education campaign on the H5 bird flu to provide "practical advice" to Australians on what to do if they co...