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Perth’s Dr Raji Krishnan honoured for transforming Indigenous healthcare with cultural insight

Dr Raji Krishnan, with 45 years in Aboriginal healthcare, leads a multidisciplinary team in Gosnells delivering holistic care to over 6,500 patients—65% of them First Nations people.

Calls grow to bring back baby bonus as Australia’s fertility rate hits record low

The decline in national fertility is being fuelled by younger Australians postponing parenthood, with the average age of first-time mothers now 31.9 years.

Click, Call, Care: No-Cost Virtual Women’s Health Clinic to transform Health in Victoria

The virtual clinic offers referral pathways to mental health and wellbeing services, alcohol and other drug support, and family violence community agencies

What is chikungunya virus, and should we be worried about it in Australia?

Some people are more prone to having worse symptoms, including infants, older adults, and people with pre-existing medical conditions.

COVID, flu, RSV: how these common viruses are tracking this winter – and how to protect yourself

Free boosters are available to most people annually, while those aged 75 and older are advised to get one every six months.

Trump has ‘chronic venous insufficiency’. Is it dangerous? Can it be treated?

There are several potential causes of chronic venous insufficiency, including damaged valves inside the veins in the legs.

1 July: Prac payments begin for nursing, midwifery, teaching and social work students

Clare added that “placement poverty is a real thing,” recalling students who could afford tuition but not unpaid placements.

“We’re deeply sorry”: Bupa admits misleading customers, agrees to $35 million penalty over claim failures

The affected claims involved hospital treatments where multiple procedures were carried out, some covered and others not.

Sexual health screening for PALM workers

The PALM Scheme is a collaboration between Australia and eligible Pacific nations, as well as Timor-Leste, supporting groups to work temporarily in Australia in fields such as horticulture, meatworks, hospitality and care industries.

Indian community leads International Day of Yoga celebrations in Samoa

USP Agriculture Prof. Dr Leslie Ubaub spoke about her experience practising yoga back home in the Philippines and the challenges of finding a yoga community in Samoa.

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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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