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Healthy Food Guide awards most nutritious products
The Healthy Food Guide magazine’s team of dieticians came together to analyse hundreds of brands to determine the most nutritious and best value-for-money products. Winners of key categories included: Breakfast cereal – Weet-Bix Bread – Burgen...

Health Check: After raising up to $14m, Emvision is off and running with its Emu stroke detection push
With strokes, 'time is brain' and Emvision's lighweight scanners offer faster detection. Pic via Getty Emvision secures $12 million in a placement, with up to $2 million to come in a share purchase plan Painchek’s Highland Fling reaps trial...

Can Mammograms Assess Women's Heart Health?
Key Takeaways Mammograms might offer a 'two-for-one' health check for women A new type of AI can use mammogram scans to assess women’s heart health The AI was about as accurate as existing heart risk calculators WEDNESDAY, Sept. 17, 2025...

‘Trade is better than aid’: Australian investors make sweet returns in the Pacific
Private Australian finance is creating jobs for more than 1000 Solomon Islands workers through a major social enterprise that produces coconut and cocoa-based products that are sold locally and back in Australia. Kokonut Pacific SI turns 21 this...

UTS to Axe Teacher Training and Public Health School, Another 134 Jobs to Go
A general view of University of Technology Sydney campus in Sydney, Australia, on April 6, 2016. Brendon Thorne/Getty Images The University of Technology Sydney has announced one of the biggest shake-ups in its history, shutting down its teacher...

Sports News | Mandhana's Second-fastest Ton for India Shatters Records During Second ODI Against Australia
Mullanpur (Punjab) [India], September 17 (ANI): A handful of records toppled when vice-captain Smriti Mandhana notched the fastest ton in ODIs for India at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium during the second fixture...
MoS Margherita plants sapling in Australia under ‘Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam’ initiative
Brisbane [Australia], September 17 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Wednesday planted a sapling under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane, Australia. The...

World News | MoS Margherita Plants Sapling in Australia Under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' Initiative
Brisbane [Australia], September 17 (ANI): Union Minister of State for External Affairs Pabitra Margherita on Wednesday planted a sapling under 'Ek Ped Maa Ke Naam' by Prime Minister Narendra Modi at Roma Street Parklands, Brisbane, Australia. The...

Sports News | Jemimah Rodrigues Ruled out of Australia ODIs, Tejal Hasabnis Replaces
New Delhi [India], September 17 (ANI): Jemimah Rodrigues has been ruled out of the remainder of the ODI series against Australia due to viral fever, she will be replaced by Tejal Hasabnis, as confirmed by the Board of Control for Cricket in India...

Sam Rae: Aged Care Minister lands in Perth vows to ‘listen’ to WA with but no promises on fixing health crisis
Federal Aged Care Minister Sam Rae vowed he’s “listening” after arriving in Perth, but made no promises to quickly address the shortage that has been blamed for the State’s hospital crisis. Mr Rae told industry leaders it was “unfortunate” that he...

The Rise of Wellness Tourism: How travel is becoming a tool for wellbeing
Detox retreats, infrared saunas, ice baths, sound healing, cacao ceremonies. Some of these practices, once relegated to the mystical realm of “woo-woo,” are now becoming increasingly mainstream in travel spaces around the world. So, should you be...

PM Modi Birthday LIVE Updates: Australian PM Anthony Albanese Extend Wishes To PM
PM Modi Birthday LIVE Updates: Prime Minister Narendra Modi is celebrating his 75th birthday today, September 17, 2025. He will spend the day launching several key initiatives, including the ‘Swasth Nari Sashakt Parivar’ and ‘8th Rashtriya Poshan...

Sun Life and Beyond Sport’s “Hoops + Health” program empowers more than 48,000 young people across Asia to get active
Building on last year’s success, the program scaled up in its second year to inspire healthier lifestyles through basketball, with a 250% surge in participation HONG KONG, Sept. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Sun Life, in partnership with global sport...

‘Forgotten’ healthcare workers take action against privatisation
By Mikayla van Loon A push to privatise the employment of essential support workers at Eastern Health has been met with fierce opposition as employees say they feel “forgotten” and “disposable”. Patient services assistant (PSA) Greg, who has...

Australia: UQ’s Compact, Clean, and Smart Hydrogen Peroxide Tech
The University of Queensland has unveiled new technology that could significantly alter the way hydrogen peroxide is produced and supplied. A team of researchers has designed a compact device capable of generating industry-grade hydrogen peroxide...

Australian groups showcase confidence at Beijing fair
By XIN XIN and ALEXIS HOOI in Sydney | China Daily Global | Updated: 2025-09-17 09:55 A visitor poses for a picture at Australia's pavilion during this year's China International Fair for Trade in Services in Beijing on Sept 10. JIA TIANYONG/CHINA...

Sustainability as a Baseline in Healthcare Facilities
Hospitals can balance costs, build resilience and learn from global models for sustainable design to further their green goals. Sustainability is no longer just an option in healthcare facilities. Rising expectations from patients, staff and...

Australian families call for urgent action on childhood dementia
A devastating but little known health crisis is gripping Australian families — childhood dementia. It affects as many children as cancer, but with no treatments, no cure, and little public awareness, parents are left fighting not only the disease,...

Jockey headbutted by horse in terrifying incident as health update released
A jockey has confessed to having a 'very lucky' escape from a terrifying incident at the races. Seasoned rider Micheal Hellyer, 37, who operates from Queensland, Australia, has notched up more than 800 victories during a 20-year career. He was...

Australian Government invests $30 million for new 80-bed aged care home for Perth’s homeless
Department of Health The Australian Government is strengthening access to quality residential aged care in Perth, working alongside St Bartholomew’s House Inc (St Bart’s) to expand its specialised aged care services to include older women with a...