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- Medical Health Aged Care, Science
- 19/02/2026
- 14:11
New FAP-Index could transform early detection of severe liver disease
Researchers from the Centenary Institute have developed a new diagnostic tool, the FAP-Index, that could significantly improve how doctors identify people at risk of…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 19/02/2026
- 14:05
Record growth in future GPs a boost for primary care in Tasmania
Patients in Tasmania will soon find it easier than ever to see a GP, with a growing cohort of future specialist GPs commencing training in the Commonwealth-funded Australian General Practice Training (AGPT) Program with the Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP). In 2026, 56 future GPs have commenced training in Tasmania, a 19% increase on 2025. Of these: 56 are training on an AGPT rural training pathway, meaning all registrars will spend their complete three years of GP training in Tasmania’s MM2–7 regional, rural, and remote communities, maximising workforce impact 14, or 25% of the cohort, will train as Rural…
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- Sport Recreation
- 19/02/2026
- 13:58
Monash expert: South Australia secures Australian MotoGP
The South Australian government has confirmed the Australian MotoGP will move to South Australia from 2027. The Victorian government has confirmed this year’s race will be the last held at Phillip Island. A Monash expert is available to talk about what this means for the industry. Dr Tom Heenan, Lecturer, Sport and Australian Studies in the Monash Intercultural Lab, Faculty of Arts Contact: +61 439 047 118 or tom.heenan@monash.edu Read more of Dr Heenan’s commentary at Monash Lens Comments attributable to Dr Heenan: “Revenge is sweet. In 1995, Victoria’s Kennett government stole the Grand Prix from Adelaide. After 31 years,…
- Government VIC, Political
- 19/02/2026
- 13:21
More beds at Malmsbury a sign of failure, not success: Jesuit Social Services
Key Facts: * 45 beds added to Malmsbury Youth Justice Centre, following 30 beds announced last year * Additional capacity is required due to…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 19/02/2026
- 13:17
RACGP welcomes free RSV vaccinations for older Western Australians
The Royal Australian College of GPs (RACGP) has welcomed the Western Australian Government’s announcement that older Western Australians living in residential aged care will receive free RSV immunisation through a new $2.6 million state-funded program. For the first time, the Arexvy RSV vaccine, which normally costs around $300 privately, will be made available at no cost to Western Australians aged 65 and over residing in aged care facilities. The Department of Health estimates 15,000 aged care residents will be vaccinated this year. The RACGP has long advocated for equitable access to immunisation for older Australians, particularly those in aged care…
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- Childcare, Government NSW
- 19/02/2026
- 13:07
Early Learning Commission conducts hundreds of visits in child safety compliance blitz
The NSW Early Learning Commission has conducted a comprehensive single-day child safety compliance blitz across more than 220 early learning centres. On February 11 more than 100 officers conducted unannounced visits at early learning services across Sydney, Newcastle, the Central Coast, and Wollongong. This blitz is just one example of the clear increase in regulatory activity undertaken by the Commission since it was established in December last year. Officers focused on the implementation of child safety reforms, including adherence to the requirements for adequate supervision of children and staffing ratios. Encouragingly, only around one per cent of services visited were…
- Biotechnology, Medical Health Aged Care
- 19/02/2026
- 12:50
Improving laboratory management and patient outcomes – Q-Sera announces first product launch of its RAPClot(TM) rapid serum blood collection tube technology in Japan
Melbourne, Australia – February 19, 2026 – Q-Sera Pty Ltd, an Australian venture-backed company, today announced that leading Japanese medical device company, Terumo Corporation has launched VenoJect II RAPClotTM evacuated blood collection tubes in the Japanese market. These next-generation tubes incorporate Q-Sera’s patent protected technology and will improve laboratory management and patient outcomes. Even in anticoagulated blood, RAPClot™ rapid serum tubes rapidly produce high quality serum in five minutes. In the case of the VenoJect II RAPClot tubes, formulated to clot up to 6U/ml heparin. This is the first real innovation in the Japanese blood collection tube market in decades,…
- Agriculture Farming Rural, Energy
- 19/02/2026
- 12:00
$80m climate investment backs Australia’s first paddock to power precinct
MAJOR Queensland vegetable grower, Kalfresh, has secured $80m in climate investment from Wollemi Capital and the Queensland Investment Corporation (QIC) to build Australia’s first…
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- Mental Health
- 19/02/2026
- 11:55
13YARN WELCOMES FEDERAL FUNDING TO EXPAND CULTURALLY SAFE CRISIS SUPPORT FOR ABORIGINAL AND TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER PEOPLE
13YARN,thefirst national crisis support line for Aboriginal and Torres StraitIslanderpeople whoare feeling overwhelmed or having difficulty coping,willestablisha new text message servicethanks to a $13.9 million investment from the Albanese Government, announced today. The service, which will complement the existing 24/7line[13 92 76],will be developed in partnershipunder joint governance andleadershipwithGayaaDhuwi(Proud Spirit Australia),a founding partner of 13YARN,expanding access to culturally safe crisis support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. Rachel Fishlock, CEO ofGayaaDhuwi(Proud Spirit) Australia,the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander social and emotional wellbeing, mental health, and suicide prevention,said the investment isa significant step towardaddressing critical gapsincrisis…
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