Public Health

For the first time in a decade, Daniel Lalara has been able to express himself through song, with the help of artificial intelligence.

Women across the Northern Territory say they've been "robbed of choice" ahead of the NT's only private maternity ward closing, with some heading interstate to give birth or delaying a pregnancy altogether.

SA Health has relocated its staff in the Port Pirie Community Health administration building as the regional city battles a pigeon infestation of "plague proportions".

Australian farmers say they have the capacity to supply the nation's medicinal cannabis needs, but the federal government is over-reliant on imports from countries with fewer restrictions — raising threats to jobs and quality assurance.

Two thirds of Australian dental practitioners recently surveyed support expanding Medicare to include subsidised dental services, with many reporting patients are struggling to afford oral health care.

Students at a NSW school have been issued bottled water while the source of lead and copper found during routine testing is investigated.

Vaccine Nation is a warning about the acceleration of the anti-vaccination movement during the pandemic and worrying declines in vaccination rates around the world. Can we correct course before it's too late? 

Researchers say women are feeling under represented in politics and struggle to speak up about the issues that matter to them.

A pilot program at one of Australia's biggest emergency departments halves the number of older patients admitted to hospital.

Experts' practical advice on keeping mozzies away when you're outdoors or at home.

Three local councils in South Australia have been passing motions questioning vaccines, but health experts say they are based on misinformation and heighten community risk.

Sexual transmitted infections have continued to grow across Australia over the last three decades, with chlamydia, gonorrhoea and syphilis spiking in New South Wales alone. The reasons why are complex, experts say.

Birmingham residents haven't had their rubbish collected in six weeks, as a pay dispute between bin workers and the council leads to trash piling up in public spaces and rodents running rampant. 

A South Australian nurse has been reprimanded by South Australia's Civil and Administrative Tribunal after admitting to fabricating documents in a bid to gain employment.

The earlier than normal arrival of this year's flu season has doctors urging Australians to roll up their sleeves to get vaccinated. 

Members of the public have been exposed to mould at the Redland Performing Arts Centre, which was waterlogged by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

Residents in Wadeye have accepted the NT government's promise to try improving healthcare services in the remote Aboriginal community, settling a long-running lawsuit over allegedly racist healthcare policies.

When Kath Tanner's leg was amputated after a bus crash in London she felt "frustrated" by a lack of information. Now she's helping others navigate the difficult process. 

The doctors' union is going ahead with its planned action despite warnings from the Industrial Relations Commission and NSW Health.

Sleepless nights and irritated eyes and lungs — this is what residents say they're living with beside one of the world's largest lithium mines.