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A Guide to Overseas Visitor Health Insurance for International Travelers
Traveling abroad is always fun and occasionally. In study, work or holiday. But, unexpected health concerns can quickly turn a great experience sour before it’s even started! Medical care is very expensive for visitors in many countries, including...
Owner: Walter H. Sanchez
Health alert: Why your home could be making you sick
Is your home making you sick? An industry expert has warned everyday Australians are getting sick from their homes and workplaces, with most unaware the impact poor building design is having on them. The Healthy Building Designer founder Maria...
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Study Finds Health Apps Still Struggle With Data Transparency
A new investigation by researchers at the University of Bremen has revealed how some of the most popular mobile health apps handle sensitive information in ways that raise questions about transparency and user control. The findings suggest that...
Owner: Irfan Ahmad
Sports News | Iyer Speaks on Partnership with Rohit, Watching Connolly in Australia A Games Following Adelaide Loss
Adelaide [Australia], October 23 (ANI): Following his side's series loss against Australia in the second ODI, India middle-order batter Shreyas Iyer spoke on his century partnership with Rohit Sharma and hailed young all-rounder Cooper Connolly's...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
Australian cattle helping to meet Indonesia’s rising dairy demand
The program, which began this year, is a national initiative designed to tackle some of Indonesia’s most pressing social challenges: reducing stunting, boosting academic performance, addressing extreme poverty, and improving health and nutrition...
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Herbal supplements were supposed to make them healthier. Instead, they got sick
Fernanda Thompson was a healthy 40-year-old when she began taking turmeric in 2020. Online, people were saying the pungent yellow spice could make everyone a little bit healthier. So she began putting half a teaspoon, about 2.5 grams, into her...
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If we want a better health system, we must get behind our peak organisations
The demise of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA) holds important lessons for the wider sector, according to Leigh Clarke, CEO of the Victorian Healthcare Association. “This moment should prompt some deep and strategic...
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Brock University researcher explores Black health and wellness through sport
When Janelle Joseph began her journey as a kinesiology student, she noticed a glaring gap in the field: a lack of attention to how race, culture and systemic barriers shape access to health and sport. Now, as Brock University’s newest Tier 1...
Owner: Jeff Elgie
McDonald's Australia surprises customers with new menu items after massive spike in demand
A highly-requested McDonald's Australia item will soon be officially added to the nationwide menu. Following huge fan demand after a trial release earlier in the year, the viral sensation McCafe Matcha range will soon be stocked at Macca's stores...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Bulk-billed doctors: Mark Butler says almost 1000 general practices will fully bulk-bill from Saturday
Health Minister Mark Butler says he expects almost a thousand Australian general practices will become fully bulk-billed on Saturday under a new incentives scheme. The scheme is part of Anthony Albanese’s $8.5 billion Medicare election promise to...
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Sports News | Irfan Pathan Questions India's Decision to Leave out Kuldeep Yadav, Praises Australia's Cooper Connolly
Adelaide [Australia], October 23 (ANI): Former India all-rounder Irfan Pathan expressed his disappointment after India opted to leave out left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav in the must-win ODI against Australia in Adelaide. India's bowling...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
The new cabin class system coming for Australia’s aged care
There’s a quiet divide about to unfold in aged care homes across Australia – and it looks a lot like boarding a plane. Some residents will move to the pointy end, getting the first-class experience of higher quality meals, more enriched lifestyle...
Owner: Simon Grover
Early intervention key to hearing health
Hearing loss is not just a normal part of ageing, Hearing Australia principal audiologist Emma Scanlan tells Australian Ageing Agenda – and it should not be accepted as such. Around 70 per cent of older Australians aged 70 and over are facing...
Owner: Simon Grover
Australian battery recycling hopeful raises cash to beef up operations
A battery recycling company has raised cash to sort out a supply chain bottleneck in Victoria, but talks are still underway to match a federal grant offered in February. ASX-listed Livium raised $4.5 million from investors last week at the mini...
Owner: Giles Parkinson
Heat didn’t stop Sydneysiders from uniting to protest sex-selective abortion practices in NSW
Dr Joanna Howe speaking to those present at the rally to ban sex-selective abortions in New South Wales. Images by Giovanni Portelli Photography © 2025 Sydney pro-life supporters turned out in force at New South Wales Parliament House to support a...
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Alleged victim of mysterious Chinese heiress claims he has been SILENCED as details emerge about the crash that shocked Australia
The chauffeur whose Mercedes was destroyed in a crash with a $1.5million Rolls-Royce allegedly driven by a mysterious Chinese heiress says he has been gagged from talking about what happened. George Plassaras suffered catastrophic injuries when...
Owner: Jonathan Harmsworth
Sports News | Connolly, Short Fifties Take Australia to Series Win over India, Seal 2nd ODI
Adelaide [Australia], October 23 (ANI): Half-centuries from Matt Short and Cooper Connolly helped Australia secure a series win over India at home, beating the Men in Blue by two wickets at Adelaide Oval on Thursday. With this win, Australia is...
Owner: Aditya Pittie
Make Bored of Lunch’s healthy air fryer meals your Friday-night fakeaway
Bestselling cookbook author Nathan Anthony, AKA Bored of Lunch, is back with 100 new fakeaway recipes – and they are all healthy! Designed to be cooked in an air fryer or slow cooker, the recipes cover everything from picky tea options – think...
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Final week of NSW Health Knockout Challenge
What an incredible 10 weeks it has been! We celebrated last day of Term at the Youth Centre with making our own health pizza’s, youth who completed the 10 weeks received a certificate and a season pass to the pool and we finished off the day with...
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Lidia Thorpe refers NT attorney general to anti-corruption watchdog – as it happened
Key eventsShow key events onlyPlease turn on JavaScript to use this feature What we learned today, Wednesday 22 OctoberThat’s all for now, here’s what we covered today: The opposition leader, Sussan Ley, walked back her calls for the Australian...
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