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The crunch that hospitals now face may have unintended effects on patient care.

The truth is out there — but you’re not likely to hear much of it during in the run-up to the election.

Only a fraction of the population can access government-funded dental check-ups. It all comes down to money, and a decision made almost five decades ago.

With wait times for elective surgeries in public hospital systems ballooning following lockdowns, some patients are self-funding their own procedures to try and skip the queue.

Canadians pride ourselves on our health-care system, especially in comparison with our neighbours to the south. But there are significant gaps in coverage. Nearly one-third of Canadians do not have dental insurance, and that number climbs to 50 per cent for lower-income Canadians. Without dental care, minor issues like cavities…

The region's 32 candidates tell us about their background.

A political scuffle over the Prime Minister's clumsy use of the word "blessed" has thrust the NDIS back into the spotlight and triggered important questions about the scheme's sustainability. However, they are questions that neither side of politics is yet prepared to answer.

Just when Anthony Albanese was getting his campaigning traction, he’s been felled by COVID. But Labor is having more success than the government in getting its issues into election coverage.

Amin Afravi lost 24 kilograms during his years in detention and it's left his body so depleted that he struggles to eat and, despite finally being released, he's too weak to work.