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‘Deaths of needless poverty and despair’: homelessness report reveals surge in fatalities in Australia

‘Staggering’ annual death toll of 1,500 revealed in 10-year analysis ‘a shocking indictment on our society’, expert says

The Guardian - AU

One in two: Half the kids in detention have experienced abuse or neglect

Report highlights value of early intervention for at-risk kids

Newcastle Herald

Australian senator Lidia Thorpe confronted King Charles with a string of claims. How do they stack up?

The Gurnai Gunditjmara and Djab-Wurrung woman accused the crown of a range of crimes against Indigenous people at Parliament House

The Guardian - AU

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Tara lost her teeth ‘one by one’ and can barely eat. She’s not alone, an Australian dental study says

Almost one in five adults delay or don’t see a dentist due to cost, the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare found

The Guardian - AU

The government is not on track to get every younger person out of aged care by next year. What now?

Lisa lives with multiple sclerosis. She used to live in aged care after being admitted there in her late 40s.

The Conversation

'Sick' system ignores mothers who protect their children, DV workers say

Canberra's most vulnerable abuse victims are forgotten, arrested or homeless.

The Canberra Times

One in five Australians wrongly believe dementia is ‘normal part of the ageing process’, survey shows

Few Australians know dementia risk can be avoided despite prevalence of condition, first-of-its-kind survey shows

The Guardian - AU

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Pet perils: injuries from animals are on the rise after Australia’s surge in dog and cat ownership

The Guardian - AU

NSW contemplates mandatory coronial reporting of homelessness deaths as part of policy rethink

Exclusive: NSW housing minister Rose Jackson indicates potential shift following Guardian Australia’s investigation of homelessness deaths

The Guardian - AU

'Delays': Non-urgent elective surgeries fall at John Hunter Hospital

Difficulties in performing elective surgery at 'full internal capacity'.

Newcastle Herald

Elective surgery wait times balloon to record high across Australia, data shows

Nearly one in 10 patients are waiting longer than a year to be admitted, according to Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

The Guardian - AU

Health system coughs up almost $50b fighting COVID

Close to $50 billion was spent on the COVID-19 response, as Australians are warned they still need to be vaccinated against the virus.

AAP

7 charts on family, domestic and sexual violence in Australia

With so much data released about family, domestic and sexual violence, it can be difficult to see how it all fits together.

The Conversation

Extreme weather is landing more Australians in hospital – and heat is the biggest culprit

Hospital admissions for injuries directly attributable to extreme weather events – such as heatwaves, bushfires and storms – have increased in Australia over the past decade.

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Newcastle Herald

Hunter's leading causes of death revealed

1085 men and 655 women died 'potentially avoidable deaths' in four years.

Newcastle Herald

'Unprecedented growth': Australians living longer

'The oldest living Australian male died at 111 in 2021.'

The Guardian - AU

A limit to ageing? Australian life expectancy is rising, but new report asks why few live to 110

More people are making it to 100, but there’s little change in the proportion of ‘supercentenarians’, a report has found

The Guardian - AU

Lockdown or loneliness? Covid brought on a ‘kind of stressful’ baby boom in Australia

New data shows the birthrate went up in 2021, after a record low in 2020 and years of decline

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ABC News

SAFEcard helping domestic violence survivors share personal details discreetly in Bundaberg

The card launched in Bundaberg allows survivors to quietly let service providers know they don't want others nearby to overhear their private information, in what's believed to be an Australian-first initiative.

AAP

Teen cancer deaths halved as number of cases increased

Earlier diagnosis and improved treatments are being credited for increased survival rates among Australian adolescents and young adults with cancer.

ABC News

NT police minister says Peter Dutton, Jacinta Nampijinpa Price failed to report claims of child sexual abuse in Alice Springs

Northern Territory Police Minister Kate Worden says she has heard "crickets" from Peter Dutton and Jacinta Nampijinpa Price about their claims that Indigenous children in Alice Springs are being returned to their abusers.

ABC News

Dutton accused of using Indigenous child sexual abuse in Alice Springs as 'political fodder'

Some dismiss claims about rampant child abuse in the outback town as exaggerated, but others say welfare responses are inadequate and children are falling through the cracks.

The New Daily

Wipeout: At-home bowel cancer screening rates plummeted during COVID

Since the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program (NBCSP) began in August 2006, screening participation rates have not surpassed 44 per cent.

The Guardian - AU

Dementia now causes greatest burden of illness, injury and premature death in older Australians

Condition overtakes coronary heart disease with 62% rise in number of healthy years lost since 2011, report finds, causing significant impact on carers and families

The New Daily

Dementia is the leading cause of disease burden for older Australians, report finds

Dementia has overtaken coronary heart disease as the leading cause of disease burden among Australians aged 65 and over.

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