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Australia ends mandatory isolation requirements for COVID-19, and Pandemic leave disaster payments

The new payment will be funded 50:50 between the Commonwealth and States and Territories, with final details including eligibility and compliance to be released by Services Australia.

Yoga has significant mental health benefits for men: Psychologist Melissa O’Shea

Dr Melissa O'Shea practices yoga in the tradition of Krishnamacharya and explores yoga as a complementary approach to improve mental health.

Pandemic leave payment to stay indefinitely however limited to three every six months: PM Albanese

"One can only make three claims over a period of six months, except for some extraordinary cases."

Will making nursing degrees cheaper or ‘free’ help attract more students?

For high-profile occupations like nursing, student demand usually mirrors the labour market.

Cutting COVID isolation and mask mandates will mean more damage to business and health in the long run

Allowing increased transmission will impact the economy by resulting in higher numbers of people affected by long COVID.

More than half of baby boomers have a long-term health condition, reveals 2021 Census data

51.5 per cent of people living in lone-person households had a long-term health condition compared to 29.4 per cent of those living in other types of homes.

Is fake meat healthy? And what’s actually in it?

Many consumers believe these fake meats are better for their health, as well as better for the environment, but is that right?

Perth Children’s Hospital chief Dr Aresh Anwar resigns two weeks before inquest into Aishwarya Aswath’s death begins

The seven-year-old died at the Perth Children's Hospital after waiting for two hours at the hospital's emergency department.

Australian universities to conduct largest study on employment outcome of nursing graduates

Australian universities play an important role in contributing to the well-being of health services in regional and remote Australia.

If it’s not all sugar, is it bad for our health?

New research has found per person volumes of non-nutritive sweeteners in drinks is now 36% higher globally and added sugars in packaged food is 9% higher.

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Pauline Hanson’s gurdwara visit shows her ‘monoculture’ does not exclude any Australian

Too many people pretend there are only two choices: either unlimited multiculturalism with no common identity, or forced assimilation where migrants must hide their heritage.

Indian woman get permanent residency after husband’s sponsorship of two former wives triggered visa crisis

She told the tribunal that her husband had no meaningful ties to India and was unlikely to relocate, having lived in New Zealand since his teenage years after moving from Fiji, where he was born.

Sydney couple gets 10 years jail over failed $12 million meth import from Iran

The court heard the couple used fraudulent consignee details and repeatedly redirected the shipment to different locations in an attempt to avoid detection by law enforcement.
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