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Ensure your equines are fine...get them out before bushfire heartbreak. - The Australian Veterinary Association is asking horse owners to act early, when making plans for their animals in bushfire affected areas. The warn ...

Nearly 200 aged care homes in dire straits - Almost 200 aged care providers housing more than 50,000 older Australians are at serious risk of going broke.

Arts can help treat, prevent illness: WHO - Didgeridoo lessons, singing toothbrushes, and calligraphy training can all benefit health, according to a new report.

Bushfire emergencies in NSW and Qld - The latest on the NSW and Queensland bushfiresNSW:* Three people dead* 100 people injured including 20 firefighters* At least 150 homes destroyed with ...

Too much TV time may raise depression risk - You probably didn't need to be told this but zoning out in front of the TV is not good for your health - particularly your mental health.

'Healthy' foods tricking Aussie shoppers - Australians may be getting tricked by the marketing of supposedly healthy products, consumer advocates warn.

Smoke haze & very poor air quality prompts Qld.Health advisory. - We're being advised to stay indoors as much as possible again today, with the state's air quality now rated as very poor...in fact, it's comparable ...

**LATEST LOCAL BUSHFIRE UPDATE: WATCH & ACT LEVEL**. - Q.F.E.S has issued a Watch & Act advisory, owing to bushfires in the Scenic Rim at Clumber, Moogerah and Tarome...and also at Rosevale - Sou ...

US judge tosses Trump tax returns case - A federal judge has dismissed New York's attorney general and state tax commissioner as defendants in US President Donald Trump's lawsuit seeking to b ...

A family's heartbreak after the tragic loss of a local teenager. - A young man killed in a crash at Ipswich has been identified as 18-year-old Cody Waldie (pictured). The teenager died after his vehicle veered off ...

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