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Four major NSW hospitals have been hit with an outbreak of scabies – a highly infectious skin condition caused by parasitic mites which burrow underneath a patient’s skin. On Monday, NSW Health said 23 staff and 11 patients had been diagnosed with scabies across a “number of wards” at Wollongong, Coledale, Shellharbour and Bulli hospitals […]

There’s potential for severe weather across western parts of Australia, while some areas are set for a much-needed reprieve from cold, wet conditions. Western Australia could experience damaging wind gusts or localised areas of heavy rain on Tuesday, with Bureau of Meteorology senior meteorologist Angus Hines saying thunderstorms could be on the way. “(WA) is […]

Suspicious packages purporting to contain a free health treatment from the government have been left in mailboxes in Sydney, sparking an urgent warning from authorities. Residents in Sydney’s southwest discovered the small fabric bags with an attached note on Monday, which had been distributed by an unknown man earlier that day. The message on the […]

Days before Bruce Lehrmann allegedly raped Brittany Higgins in their boss’s ministerial office, senator Linda Reynolds had serious concerns about his character, a court has been told. The revelation was made on Monday, during the senator’s first day on the witness stand during her blockbuster defamation trial in the WA Supreme Court. Ms Higgins and […]

Australian mortgage holders are likely to be spared another interest rate hike on Tuesday, but they will have to hang out until late in the year before there is any possible cut. Reserve Bank of Australia governor Michele Bullock will announce the board’s decision on the official cash rate at 2.30pm on Tuesday following its […]

Just as one Australian state orders staff back to the office, another is promising a work from home utopia. Victoria is hoping to poach staff from New South Wales in the process, reported The Australian. The Victorian Government has even said that government employees from north of the Murray “should consider moving to Victoria”. The […]

Coal miner and father-of-five Chris Schloss has been remembered as a beloved family man and respected team member following his tragic death at a mine site in Central Queensland on Saturday. Emergency services attended QCoal’s Byerwen mine, about 1000km north of Brisbane in the coal-rich Bowen Basin, early Saturday morning on reports Mr Schloss had […]

A deadly disease outbreak that has claimed the lives of two Australians could be nearing its end, with authorities confident they have located the source of the dramatic health scare. Victorian Chief Health Officer Dr Clare Looker, speaking at a press conference on Monday afternoon, said the likely source of the legionnaires outbreak that has […]

Exclusive Sexual assault campaigner Saxon Mullins is set to launch a social media campaign to help fund Brittany Higgins “ongoing medical, counselling and legal costs” as she faces the prospect of selling her home to pay for her legal defence in a defamation case. The fundraising campaign is set to spark controversy after Ms Higgins […]

A local dairy producer has issued an urgent recall for two of its unhomogenised milk products on serious safety concerns. Gippsland Jersey has recalled its 750ml glass-bottled milk with an August 13 expiry date after discovering a listeria monocytogenes contamination. “Dear valued customers, we regret to inform you that a recent batch of Gippsland Jersey […]