AAP - 24-08-2022

Smoking and vaping will soon be banned across more of Melbourne's CBD. Melbourne City Council is investigating how to extend smoke-free zones across train

AAP - 22-08-2022

The Northern Territory is under its highest level health alert after a warehouse fire has potentially destroyed crucial hospital supplies. A "code brown"

AAP - 20-08-2022

A fresh monkeypox warning has been issued in Victoria as cases rise across the state. As of Saturday, 40 monkeypox infections have been reported in Victoria.

AAP - 19-08-2022

Anti-tobacco campaigns are running out of puff, with a new report indicating a shift in public health campaign funding and attention to e-cigarettes. A fresh

AAP - 18-08-2022

The ease of buying nicotine vapes in Queensland is in the spotlight as the Australian Medical Association issues the state government with its Dirty Ashtray award.

AAP - 18-08-2022

The risks and benefits of a Queensland pill testing trial are being worked through after the state's mental health commissioner noted it could help save lives.

AAP - 16-08-2022

As more than 20 Australian nurses marched into the sea at Bangka Island with machine guns aimed at their backs, matron Irene Drummond stoically told her colleagues she was

AAP - 15-08-2022

The South Australian government should provide free school lunches to reduce child poverty, encourage healthy eating and ease cost of living pressures, the Greens say.

AAP - 11-08-2022

South Australia has received an initial allocation of 900 monkeypox vaccines and will target vulnerable communities. Chief Public Health Officer Nicola Spurrier

AAP - 10-08-2022

A woman is dead after waiting nine hours for a bed at Launceston General Hospital. The woman aged in her 70s was taken to hospital by ambulance on Friday night