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MP demands assurances for Murgon hospital

Health - 1 hour 42 min ago
The Member for Callide, Jeff Seeney, says the Queensland Government needs to do more to assure the South Burnett community it will not close the Murgon hospital.
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Qld Health rejects funding falls short in Mackay

Health - 1 hour 43 min ago
Queensland Health (QH) says there is no funding shortfall for public hospitals in the Mackay region in north Queensland.
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Fitzroy river safe despite blue-green algae: professor

Health - 2 hours 15 min ago
Fitzroy River Water in Rockhampton in central Queensland says the region's treated water supply is safe from a strain of blue-green algae that is potentially harmful to humans and livestock.
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Oh baby: quake shakes NZ mums into labour

Health - 15 hours 55 min ago
A record number of babies were born in the aftermath of the powerful 7.1 earthquake that rocked New Zealand at the weekend, hospital officials said.
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Blood pressure patients told to take their medicine

Health - 18 hours 44 min ago
A new study has found almost half the people with high blood pressure are not taking their medication.
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Worker overcome by hazardous fumes

Health - 18 hours 55 min ago
Northern Territory WorkSafe is investigating after a shipping company worker was exposed to hazardous fumes in Darwin this morning.
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No new green zones in LEP

Urban Development and Planning - 19 hours 5 min ago
The Richmond Valley Council is confident it will dodge the controversy associated with new Local Environment Plans.

Depression risk for disabled cancer survivors: study

Health - 19 hours 33 min ago
A new study has found that for cancer survivors a health-related disability has a much larger impact on a person's psychological wellbeing than cancer itself.
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Qld Health wants medical registrations speeded up

Health - 19 hours 53 min ago
Queensland Health (QH) director-general Mick Reid says he has written to national medical registration boards about delays in processing new applications.
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Bligh to moonlight at hospital

Health - 6 September 2010 - 1:56pm
Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says she will spend a night working as an orderly in a Brisbane hospital.
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Babies fed french fries and cake: study

Health - 6 September 2010 - 1:46pm
The co-author of a new study into what Australian babies are being fed says its findings are the missing link on childhood obesity.
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Residents protest against avenue redevelopment

Urban Development and Planning - 6 September 2010 - 1:16pm
Organisers say 150 people turned out at a weekend protest against plans to re-develop Tamworth's historic King George's Avenue.

Scrutiny concerns over youth court alternatives

Programs and Initiatives - 6 September 2010 - 12:13pm
The Liberals want to know why Tasmania was excluded from a national report into measures used to keep young people out of the courts.

WA confident on courthouse relocation

Urban Development and Planning - 6 September 2010 - 12:05pm
The WA Government says it is confident the relocation of Kalgoorlie's courthouse has the backing of the local community.

Traffic lights show Karratha's regional importance: shire

Urban Development and Planning - 6 September 2010 - 11:39am
The Shire of Roebourne says moves to install the Pilbara's first set of traffic lights in Karratha is evidence of the town's importance to the region.

Children bear brunt of Pakistan flood disaster

Health - 6 September 2010 - 11:38am
World Vision issues a fresh warning about the plight of children caught up in the Pakistan flood disaster, as an ADF medical task force swings into action.
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Three quarters of child protection jobs filled

Health - 6 September 2010 - 11:20am
Three quarters of the vacancies for front-line child protection workers have been filled after four months of recruitment, the Northern Territory Government says.
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Researchers herald gene testing breakthrough

Health - 6 September 2010 - 11:16am
Researchers say they have made a breakthrough in testing for complex genetic conditions like heart disease, after the successful trial of new gene-testing technology.
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Council 'in the dark' about development approval

Urban Development and Planning - 6 September 2010 - 11:15am
The Waverley Council says it found out about a development approval for an $89 million project in Bondi, via the internet.

Sunshine Coast mayor doubtful on infrastructure agreement

Urban Development and Planning - 6 September 2010 - 9:32am
Sunshine Coast Mayor Bob Abbot says it will be virtually impossible for the council to reach an agreement on who will pay for essential infrastructure for Caloundra South in the time it has been given.
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