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Yes, breathing wildfire smoke can harm your health – here’s what you can do to protect yourself
From maternal health to influenza rates, gaps in CDC’s public health data are creating dangerous blind spots for disease tracking and prevention
Development and Complying Development Certificate Applications Received – Monday, 29 June to Friday, 3 July 2026
WHO adds first diagnostic test for Ebola Bundibugyo virus to its Emergency Use Listing
Patient enrolment begins in a scientific trial to identify the first effective treatments for Bundibugyo virus disease
Light rail bus replacement services as construction continues on next stage
A win for Kings Forest homeowners: faster planning approval pathways now available
Development and Complying Development Certificate Applications Received – Monday, 15 June to Friday, 20 June 2026
Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Philadelphia in 1976 was mysterious and deadly – 50 years later, scientists know the cause but outbreaks continue
Light rail bus replacement services as construction continues on next stage
How cuts to CDC are dismantling its capacity to protect Americans’ health
World Cup creates perfect conditions for infectious diseases to spread – here are the biggest threats health experts are watching for
Africa CDC and WHO launch joint continental Ebola response plan
MAVERIC launched to accelerate the next generation of Australian research
Development and Complying Development Certificate Applications Received – Monday, 25 May to Friday, 29 May 2026
Joint statement by the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and WHO concerning the outbreak of Ebola disease caused by…
Press Conference – Parliament House Canberra
Development and Complying Development Certificate Applications Received – Monday, 18 May to Friday, 22 May 2026
Australians urged to check diphtheria vaccination status as cases rise nationwide
Ebola strain spreading in Congo and Uganda has no approved vaccine
You know exercise is good for you – so why is it so hard to put it into practice?
Development and Complying Development Certificate Applications Received – Tuesday, 28 April to Friday, 1 May 2026
GISRS mourns the passing of Dr Nancy Cox
Sydney Builder Unlocks 1,000+ ‘Backyard Solutions’ to Tackle Australia’s Housing Affordability Crisis
Rotavirus cases in children are rising – but a highly effective vaccine has slashed hospitalizations from the virus by 80% in 2 decades
NT Health Confirms Keratoconjunctivitis Pathogen
Federal judge temporarily blocks RFK Jr.’s vaccine agenda – an epidemiologist answers questions parents may have
NZ’s 9th COVID-19 wave: why infections are rising – and how booster shots still help
Address To AFR Banking Summit, Sydney
ILR, unions offer NYC construction workers innovative emotional first aid
From kneecap necklaces to umbilical cord keepsakes: the risks of keeping and consuming human tissue
Labor Is Creating Jobs Of Future
Report confirms needs for cautious approach to prescribing rights
New Sensory Garden Open At Serendip Sanctuary
Garden For Senses Now Open At Serendip
Melbourne To Host Major Global Tech Summit
Updated RFS Bush Fire Prone Land map reflects statewide requirements
AMA President’s update: Hate speech and gun reforms, CDC launch, and honouring a medical leader
Development and Complying Development Certificate Applications Received – Monday, 12 January to Friday, 16 January 2026
Development and Complying Development Certificate Applications Received – Monday, 15 December to Wednesday, 24 December 2025
RFK Jr. guts the US childhood vaccine schedule despite its decades-long safety record
AMA welcomes new Director General of Australian Centre for Disease Control
Appointment of inaugural Director-General of the Australian Centre for Disease Control
RFK Jr. wants to scrutinize the vaccine schedule – but its safety record is already decades long
Aluminium in vaccines: separating RFK Jr’s claims from scientific evidence
Southern Hemisphere’s biggest data centre gets the green light
Off-label use of COVID-19 vaccines was once discouraged but has become common amid new guidelines
Stroke Foundation welcomes establishment of a permanent Australian Centre for Disease Control