Tag: Health
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“You shouldn’t set up communities to fail”: Australia’s rural and remote health crisis
Systemic underfunding of health and wellbeing programs in the rural and remote regions of Australia is proving disastrous for the people who call those regions home.
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Fast food under fire in childhood obesity crackdown
Pressure is mounting in the Parliament of South Australian for a ban on new fast-food constructions near schools amidst rising rates of obesity in young Australians.
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Society can’t help but put the STI in stigmatisation
Bloody, cloudy discharge, swollen genitals, painful blisters and genital warts are symptoms of a sexually transmitted infection (STI). Despite many STIs being treatable, society makes you feel like it is the end of the world.
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“We will hit our targets”; Louise Miller-Frost on Boothby, gender equity, healthcare, and the Greater Adelaide Freight Bypass
Labor MP Louise Miller-Frost is campaigning to retain the marginal seat of Boothby at the upcoming 2025 federal election.
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Down the k-hole: the rise of recreational ketamine use in Australia
Recreational use of the illicit drug ketamine has increased nationally over the past decade and does not seem to be going anywhere. Experts say the drug is not yet fully understood, discussing both its dangerous effects and medical applications.
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Mothers battle against pregnancy discrimination in the workplace
Sarah Turner-Harris is one of many mothers facing pregnancy discrimination in Australia. A recent University of South Australia study has found that nearly 92 per cent of women experience workplace discrimination during their return-to-work phase after pregnancy, emphasising the urgent need for systemic change and better support for working mothers.
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