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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.

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.

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Eight Indian among 20 Asian languages to be taught in high school under Australia’s fluency push

Minister for Multicultural Affairs Anne Aly said language skills were a national asset that created opportunities for young people while strengthening cultural understanding.

Penny Wong and Pat Conroy in Fiji to boost energy security and Vuvale Union

The visit comes amid growing concern over fuel supply vulnerabilities in the Pacific, where island nations remain highly exposed to global supply chain disruptions and rising energy costs.

10 men charged as police seize 114kg meth, $1.1m cash in nationwide drug syndicate bust

Authorities estimate the drugs could have been sold as more than 1.1 million individual street deals, preventing more than $57 million from reaching criminal networks.
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