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For migrants, dementia can mean losing a language – and a whole world

Language loss affects not only how they communicate with doctors and carers, but also how they connect with family, friends and the world around them.

Latest data suggests Australia is overcoming its sugar addiction

New data published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows there is less sugar in our diet from food and drinks than three decades ago.

PM highlights vital healthcare work for homeless at Street Side Medics gala

“The work you do together is one of the greatest examples of the Australian tradition of giving back, and it is one that I am proud to support tonight – and into the future.”

New research finds many infant food products make claims that don’t match the main ingredients

Manufacturers play on convenience and use marketing to badge foods that don’t support good health as “nutritious”.

Sri Sathya Sai Global donates $159k ambulance to enhance Fiji’s emergency health services

The event was attended by the Assistant Minister for Health and Medical Services, Penioni Ravunawa, and the Minister for Employment, Productivity and Workplace Relations, Agni Deo Singh.

Australian academic leader Prof. Patricia Davidson to receive nursing’s highest award

She also serves in numerous leadership roles internationally, including Secretary General of the World Health Organisation’s Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery

Melbourne doctor hit with 127 additional charges over secretly filming intimate videos of 460 hospital staff

The charges include stalking, producing intimate images, and installing an optical surveillance device.

Australia has 120 health workforce policies. But with no national plan, we’re missing the big picture

So with more than 850,000 registered health professionals, there are still not enough to meet demand, particularly in regional and remote areas.

Former New Zealand Prime Minister refuses to face public questions at Covid-19 inquiry

"These former ministers do not want to sit in a public hearing and answer the hard questions that every New Zealander deserves to know.”

Can I eat instant noodles every day? What does it do to my health?

For many international students and migrants, they’re a familiar taste in an unfamiliar place.

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Five Indian artists headline international line-up at Sculpture by the Sea 2026

The 21st edition of the exhibition has transformed Cottesloe Beach into a sprawling outdoor gallery, featuring 70 sculptures by artists from eight countries.

Fake gunpoint robberies staged to secure ‘crime victim’ visas, 11 Indian nationals charged in US

According to the FBI, investigators arrested 10 people across several states while an 11th suspect, who had previously been deported to India, was also charged.

What a walk through Lucknow reveals about India’s living past

The city was originally known as Lakhanapuri, named after Lakshmana, the brother of Sri Rama, and later evolved into the name Laukhnau.
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