Holding the line on prevention: some lessons from a long, hard road

In uncertain times for public health and prevention, what lessons can be drawn from the history of the short-lived Australian

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Google et al must do more to tackle online spread of conspiracy theories: new research

Google and other search engines and chatbot operators must establish stronger guardrails to prevent the spread and legitimisation of conspiracy

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Online information is set to become even more unreliable – here’s why

Introduction by Croakey: An investigation by The Guardian recently revealed that Federal Parliamentary inquiry processes are being “flooded with AI-generated material”,

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Amid concerns about industry influence, Coalition’s tobacco policy slammed as a public health disaster

Introduction by Croakey: Australia’s political processes remain acutely vulnerable to tobacco industry interference and influence, public health experts warned earlier this

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Opposition to private health insurance reforms is alarmist and not evidence-based, say experts

Introduction by Croakey: Many groups have been sounding the alarm about the Federal Government’s planned private health insurance reforms, which

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Indonesia wildfire live updates: Toxic haze spreads as 'super' El Niño intensifies

Some fires in Sumatra and Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo, have been burning for weeks.

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US declares it will accelerate military presence in Australia

Defence Minister Richard Marles has met with his US counterpart in Washington DC to discuss an expansion of the US military presence at Australian military bases.

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Here's what to eat to protect your mouth's good bacteria

Your oral microbiome is the key to a healthy mouth and body. Here's how to make sure it's well-nourished.

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A landmark UN report says the world will overshoot the 1.5°C climate target. What happens now?

It’s no longer possible to hold climate change to 1.5°C. But it’s not game over – it’s game on.

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US medical groups urge people to get flu and Covid shots in counter to Trump guidance

Top medical groups band together to ease confusion from Trump administration’s changing immunization advice

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Apple Maps renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ for US users after Trump order

Tech company submits to controversial Trump order to rename body of water amid US trade spat with Canada

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‘Absolutely manic’: hot weather puts unprecedented pressure on Greater Manchester police

Force has seen busiest month in its history, with heatwaves putting added strain on criminal justice system

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Reform UK bans three journalists from its conference after critical reporting

Guardian City editor Anna Isaac among those who had credentials to cover event declined

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Japan halves speed limit to 30km/h on all narrow city streets

Speed limit dropped from 60km/h for around 70% of general roads in the hope of making narrow streets of crowded cities safer

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Global heating will hit at least 1.8C, UN warns, and there are ‘no good outcomes’

But scientists say the world could get back to 1.5C through deep, rapid emissions cuts and removing carbon from the atmosphere

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Australia’s new environmental protection agency approves coal project, angering climate groups

Queensland open-cut Saraji mine will be able to keep digging until 2055 as Anthony Albanese denies tensions with Pacific leaders over fossil fuels

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A glacier collapsed in Nepal but this is not the time to talk about climate change | First Dog on the Moon

It’s always thoughts and prayers and please don’t politicise this horrible disaster

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Governments urged to crack down on illicit tobacco trade; cheaper cigarettes won’t stop black markets

Introduction by Croakey: The Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this week released experimental estimates of illicit tobacco consumption; because of

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Coalition plan to cut tobacco excise by 80% ‘will kill people,’ Labor says amid public health alarm

Angus Taylor and Matt Canavan claim drastic cut to price of cigarettes and moves to legalise vapes will combat illicit tobacco trade

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After the flood: human suffering on an unfathomable scale in Nepal’s worst-hit districts

Thousands remain missing and aid is restricted by treacherous conditions in communities hit by unfathomable damage

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‘Supersizing before our eyes’: UN warns of record El Niño approaching

Event is likely to be largest in at least 1,000 years and will pile extra heat into a world already in a climate crisis

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The Zap: latest health and aged care news plus key consultations now open

Rather than Closing the Gap in incarceration rates, so-called “tough on crime” policies are expanding it; governments wishing to reduce

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Here's how many wind and solar projects Victoria could stand to lose if VNI West is dumped 

Using loss factors and line congestion risk, we've tallied how far the damage will spread if the VNI West transmission link is cancelled, as promised by the Coalition.

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The Zap: latest health and aged care news plus key consultations now open

Rather than Closing the Gap in incarceration rates, so-called “tough on crime” policies are expanding it; governments wishing to reduce

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Tech giants are trying to obliterate privacy. Australia has a rare chance to take back part of their power | Lizzie O'Shea

‘Pervert glasses’ are selling out, tick-a-box consent is broken and the spectre of surveillance is invading all aspects of our lives

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NSW government to make pill testing permanent, after successful trial

The Minns government will provide a drug checking service at up to 15 music festivals per year in the state, beginning in October.

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