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There's a new nose-spray flu vaccine. Should your kids get it?
2+ hour, 36+ min ago (965+ words) April 28, 2026 " 5: 30pm It is my solemn duty to report that it's time to think about getting your flu jab again. With vaccine effectiveness tending to peak one to two months after the jab, and flu season tending to peak in June…...
Nine dietitian-approved whole foods that pack a surprising protein punch
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (787+ words) When it comes to boosting protein intake, skip the ultra-processed bars and supermarket snacks, and look for these healthy whole foods instead. Whether you're learning about the importance of protein in your diet, seeing more and more high-protein foods at…...
Butler urges states to "get on" with NDIS overhaul
5+ day, 8+ hour ago (860+ words) April 23, 2026 " 7: 58am Health Minister Mark Butler has called on the states to step up and provide services for the one in five people who will be removed from the NDIS as part of the biggest overhaul in the scheme's history. The…...
The IVF hormone "add-on" that researchers warn just doesn"t work
1+ week, 22+ hour ago (967+ words) April 20, 2026 " 10: 01pm A common hormone "add-on" being offered to IVF patients has been found to have no benefit for pregnancy success, sparking fresh concerns treatments are being sold to boost a woman's chances of conceiving without any clear evidence they work....
The massive "care gaps" exposing Australia"s aged care crisis
1+ week, 10+ hour ago (496+ words) April 21, 2026 " 9: 33am For months, much of the conversation about at-home aged care has centred on co-contributions " how much you pay, and how you and your family copes as hourly rates reach $300 and contribution levels climb as high as 80 per cent. That…...
What goes into a food health star rating " and crucially, what doesn't
2+ week, 3+ hour ago (1127+ words) April 14, 2026 " 5: 00pm Last month, Kate Aubusson and I covered a new paper arguing that multinational corporations were the world's deadliest "vectors of disease: corporate mosquitos spreading obesity, lung cancer and microplastics. One line jumped out to a lot of readers: a…...
PM flags major changes on NDIS and investor tax breaks
2+ week, 1+ day ago (932+ words) April 12, 2026 " 8: 30pm Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared the government must overhaul the NDIS to maintain its viability and ensure public support for the scheme, in an interview where he also signalled the scrapping of property tax breaks for investors could…...
War on illegal tobacco unwinnable without price change: Border Force
2+ week, 5+ day ago (736+ words) April 9, 2026 " 1: 56pm Border Force has warned the fight against illegal tobacco and its links to organised crime will not be won without dealing with the high prices of legal products, despite the agency revealing it is seizing almost 6 million illicit cigarettes…...
Child in critical condition after being pulled from water
3+ week, 3+ day ago (245+ words) April 4, 2026 " 7: 45am A primary school-aged girl remains in a life-threatening condition after she was pulled from the water on the Gold Coast on Friday afternoon. It was one of a series of incidents attended by Queensland Ambulance Service crews across the…...
New COVID strain circulating in Australia
3+ week, 4+ day ago (36+ words) WAtoday A new strain of COVID is now circulating in Australia after a surge in cases throughout the US and Europe. Updated April 3, 2026 " 6: 41pm, first published 6: 39pm...