Health

In Kalumburu and Balgo, two of Western Australia's most isolated towns, investing in a community swimming pool has been a boon for everyone. 

When Lillian Rowsell was in her final year of school and unable to continue formal education, her parents found a creative solution.

Set up in the wake of 2022's catastrophic floods, these drop-in mental health centres in the Northern Rivers are shutting down.

A Queensland food manufacturer turns second-grade peanuts into high-protein powder as demand for protein-enhanced foods grows in Australia and overseas. 

Pets can be lifelong companions, but they can also test us in ways we never imagined. We asked you to share your stories. Here's what you told us.

More than 240,000 people would exit the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) over four years according to modelling as part of a plan to cut spending on the multi-billion-dollar program.

The Northern Territory government has axed a $1.1 million contract awarded to a Darwin midwife, banned from working unsupervised, almost 10 months after doctors began raising concerns about the deal.  

The 34-bed Mackay Private Hospital is closing its doors with the operator citing "rising operational and maintenance" costs. People who have been treated there say it is a huge loss for physical and mental rehabilitation care in the north Queensland. 

Former NSW Police officers who blew the whistle on the toxic culture of the force have welcomed an independent report "validating" their experiences.

Lauren Zeller has a one-in-a-million bleeding disorder, but strangers' blood donations give her a chance to play like other kids.

The family of a Gold Coast woman who died following complications from a surgery performed by Reza Adib have called for accountability and meaningful change in the wake of damning inquest findings.

A NSW coroner recommends conduct reviews for medical staff over their treatment of a prisoner who died within a day of entering Australia's largest prison.

State and territory disability ministers have accused the Albanese government of pushing on with NDIS reform that does not align with previous agreements.

In just two weeks the number of confirmed Ebola virus cases has increased more than eightfold, with at least 100 people now dead.

A regional Queensland palliative care facility has been given a new lease on life after receiving two major donations from businesses in Hervey Bay.

After it took nearly two days for his grandfather to be found following a serious fall, Kai Gould has created a device to connect older people living independently with their loved ones.

The psychiatrist sexually assaulted a colleague in 2022 but a tribunal has "reprimanded" him and allowed him to continue working in medicine.

A road accident survivor says the organisation that helped her defy all expectations has become a nightmare to deal with.

All children in Victoria will get two extra visits with maternal and child health nurses as the state prepares to launch its new program for those shifted off the NDIS.

After losing a family member to suicide, Peter Taylor vowed to bring mental health first aid to his community.

Illegal solariums are operating across the country, from single machines secretly set up in suburban neighbourhood garages to those hidden in the back of legitimate businesses.

A woman who died days after gastric bypass surgery likely would have survived if she had not been discharged, an inquest has found.

The Therapeutic Goods Administration has launched a crackdown on unregulated peptides, saying increased illegal imports were posing a risk to consumers.

One person has died after contracting Murray Valley Encephalitis in Western Australia's Kimberley region.

Planned cuts to NDIS community participation budgets could leave participants in unsafe environments, including increasing their risk of domestic violence, advocates have warned.