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WA rejected failed bombers' applications: AMA
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The Australian Medical Association says one of the two doctors arrested in Britain over the failed bombing plot there had applied to work in Western Australia numerous times.
Pyne dismisses calls for sanctions against Broughton Hall
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The Federal Minister for Ageing, Christopher Pyne, has dismissed union calls for sanctions against a Melbourne nursing home where five residents died after a food poisoning outbreak.
'Wet canteens' could help control drinking
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The federal Indigenous Affairs Minister Mal Brough has left open the possibility of opening so-called "wet canteens" as a way to control drinking in Aboriginal communities.
600 doctors volunteer for NT Indigenous child checks
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The Australian Medical Association (AMA) says 600 doctors have now volunteered to be a part of the Federal Government's response in the Northern Territory.
SA nurses end work bans
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South Australian public sector nurses have voted to end work bans affecting elective surgery.
Gastro probe 'damning' of nursing home management
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The Health Services Union has described the results of an investigation into a fatal food poisoning outbreak at a Camberwell nursing home in Melbourne as damning.
Minister visits NT communities
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The Federal Indigenous Affairs Minister is explaining the Commonwealth's plan to take control of Northern Territory Indigenous communities that was announced two weeks ago.
Govt's Indigenous intervention 'will fail' without trust
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The Indigenous Doctors Association says health workers going to remote communities in the Northern Territory need to gain the trust of locals, or the Commonwealth's health intervention plan will fail.
Gunns welcome pulp mill reports
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Timber company Gunns has welcomed the release of two reports into the environmental and social impact of the proposed Bell Bay pulp mill.
Govt backs Gunns pulp mill despite guidelines not met
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An environmental report into Gunns' proposed $1.5 billion pulp mill has found the development fails to meet all of Tasmania's environmental guidelines.
Patient travel scheme needs Commonwealth funding: health board
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The Katherine West Regional Health Board says Commonwealth funding is needed to change the Northern Territory's patient travel scheme.
Surgeons broke competition laws, says Federal Court
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Two Adelaide heart surgeons who tried to exclude other qualified doctors from entering the sector have been found guilty of contravening competition laws.
More concerns about pulp mill meeting guidelines
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An environmental report into Gunns' proposed $1.5 billion pulp mill has raised concerns about the development's ability to meet eight of Tasmania's environmental emissions guidelines.
NSW Govt urged to sign foreign doctors assessment tool
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The New South Wales Government has been accused of being slow to act on a plan to tighten national scrutiny of foreign doctors.
Genes linked to chronic fatigue syndrome
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Research conducted by the University of New South Wales has shed new light on chronic fatigue syndrome.
National safety standard for strollers and prams
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Mandatory safety requirements will apply to strollers and prams from next July.
Boy who performed caesarean hands himself in
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A 15-year-old boy has surrendered to authorities in India after allegedly performing a Caesarean section in a bid to set a record as the world's youngest surgeon.
Queenslanders urged to have flu shots
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A Brisbane respiratory specialist says the flu has arrived in south-east Queensland two months earlier than usual this year.
Investigation into heart attack death reveals communication failure
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An investigation has found ambulance officers made two radio requests for a 47-year-old heart attack victim to be admitted to the Tweed Hospital in northern New South Wales.
Brough 'walking away' from disability services commitment
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Labor has accused the Federal Disabilities Minister of walking away from a commitment to match increased state funding for disability services as part of the Commonwealth-state agreement.
Public dentists vote against strike
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South Australia's public dentists have voted against rolling strike action in their pay and conditions dispute with the State Government.
Hopes for liver disease cure as foundation launched
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A new organisation has been launched in Brisbane to raise funds for education and studies into liver-related illnesses.
Melbourne hotel to build smokers deck
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Melbourne City Council has given the historic Young and Jackson hotel permission to build a rooftop deck for smokers.
Hospital cleared over man's heart attack death
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The New South Wales Health Minister says Tweed Hospital on the state's north coast has been cleared of any wrongdoing during an incident in which a man died of a heart attack.
Red-faced Royal's mistaken memo
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The Royal Hobart Hospital has conceded an internal memo about funding for salaried medical officers is wrong.
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