#theguardian.com. × ‘The system is broken’: tragedies involving escaped patients expose NSW’s mental health crisis, hospital workers say. Professionals say a lack of resources and an ‘almost insatiable’ demand for services is limiting the ability to pursue long-term care and therapy
#Feb.19.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × With Australian private health insurance premiums set to jump by 4.41%, will policies deliver more or just cost more?. The biggest premium hike in 10 years prompts questions, as government incentives continue to drive people to take out cover merely to avoid tax penalties
#Feb.18.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Man charged with murder after Merrylands stabbing spree had allegedly absconded from hospital. Sydney health authorities say 25-year-old accused ‘absconded from care while being transferred from Cumberland to Westmead hospital’ 10 days earlier
#Feb.17.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Gentoo penguins the first birds on Australian territory to contract H5N1 as bird flu spreads. Australian Antarctic Program scientists say virus on Heard Island has spread to new species
#Feb.17.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Man arrested after stabbing in western Sydney leaves one dead and two critically injured. Three people stabbed in attack near Merrylands train station, with NSW police stating accused was known to them for past ‘mental health incidents’
#Feb.17.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Mandating health star ratings is a win. But food lobbies still have too much power over our health. Our food environment has been built to put profit over health — Australians can’t overcome that without stronger regulation and accountability
#Feb.15.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Australian man died in Bali after consulate refused to assist with medical transfer. Consular officials told son of unconscious, critically ill man they could not discuss the situation for ‘privacy’ reasons
#Feb.15.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Bikinis banned on Sydney bus over ‘cleanliness’ concerns. A sign for the northern beaches Hop, Skip and Jump bus says ‘clothing must be worn over swimwear’
#Feb.13.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Broken ribs, ruptured bowels: ebike injuries double at major Sydney hospital in one year. More than half of the cases presenting to the St Vincent’s emergency department in Sydney had self-reported speeds of more than 25km/h
#Feb.11.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Queensland’s new gun laws ‘ignore’ Wieambilla inquest call for mental health checks, Labor says. Police minister points to ‘issues’ with similar system in WA but shadow attorney general claims the LNP ‘buckled to the gun lobby’
#Feb.10.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × ‘Take them away, crush them’: Australia faces an ebike surge that some say poses a health emergency. They offer independence, reduce emissions and congestion. But they are also endangering lives
#Feb.07.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Doctor previously banned from complex surgery in NSW given senior clinical safety role with Queensland Health. A spokesperson says Dr Michael Byrom no longer has any conditions placed on his practising and cited a ‘rigorous recruitment process’
#Feb.04.2026 ×
#theguardian.com. × Senior Liberals downplay prospect of leadership spill and urge colleagues ‘get on with the job’. ‘I quite frankly believe entirely that Sussan Ley has the support of the party room,’ shadow health minister Anne Ruston says
#Feb.01.2026 ×
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