Steven Schubert

Non-Indigenous Australians are 18 per cent more likely to die due to extreme heat compared to Indigenous Australians, a study has found. The remedy is common sense, according to a Warumungu elder.

With ticks thriving after La Niña, more people are expected to be bitten by the parasites, and that could lead to an increase in cases of a potentially life-threatening meat allergy.

A proposal to tighten Medicare rules around telehealth appointments for specialist doctors is “discriminatory” according to people who use the service, while doctors warn it could “penalise patients”.

Researchers say pollen is becoming more potent, and seasons longer, as the climate changes. Hay fever sufferers, brace yourselves.

About 4,000 kids from remote Australia rely on boarding schools to finish their education, but even at more affordable schools, fees are climbing. The federal government has offered a new scholarship to help, but only for a fraction of students from remote parts of the country.

Tim Stannard says he's had long COVID for four years and can no longer hold down a job. Experts say patients feel let down by the government's response to a parliamentary inquiry into the disease, calling it a "missed opportunity".

Trying to get an appointment with a psychologist or psychiatrist can be a battle, but for people in regional Australia it can be almost impossible. They say the lack of services is dangerous and are desperate for more support.

A study by Curtin University has found 90 per cent of welders are being exposed to carcinogenic welding fumes, some at high levels. A public health expert and union official say the issue needs to be taken as seriously as silica and asbestos exposure.

Doctors over the age of 70 are more likely to receive a complaint, prompting the Australian medical board to propose regular health checks in order for them to continue working.

New data has identified hundreds of asthma "hotspots" around the country – most of them in regional Australia.