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EPIDEMIC STARTED BY THE EBOLA VIRUS IN ZAIRE

New Ebola outbreak declared an international emergency

By Thomas Jeffries The World Health Organization has declared the Ebola outbreak in Africa a public health emergency of international concern. So far, 336 people have

No relief in sight for long aged care wait times

By Sabrina Lenzen Imagine your elderly mother needs help to get out of bed, shower and manage her medications – and then waiting more than a year for that support to

Starmer’s troubles reflect potholes in democracy

By Mark Beeson Keir Starmer is the United Kingdom’s sixth prime minster in the past ten years. For a country that likes to think of itself as the birthplace of modern

Eurovision is as much about politics as entertainment

By Oscar Vorobjovas-Pinta Australian singer Delta Goodrem has advanced to the Eurovision Song Contest grand final after days of online hype, fan campaigning and betting

Nothing-to-lose Taylor throws everything at budget reply

By Michelle Grattan Angus Taylor might have reckoned he and the Opposition are in such deep doo-doo that he might as well throw everything at Thursday night’s budget

Retailers on notice after Coles loses landmark case

By Jeannie Marie Paterson Coles has been found to have misled its supermarket customers over discounts – and could now face hundreds of millions of dollars in

A new dawn is approaching for electric vehicles

By Hussein Dia This week’s Federal Budget suggests an important step in Australia’s transition to cleaner energy and electric transport may be underway. Spiking

Albanese uses big majority to ignore missing mandate

By Michelle Grattan The tilt of this budget was, when you think about it, predictable. The Albanese government has used the first budget of its second term to do what

A workable budget but with significant risks

By Stephen Bartos This year’s budget combines fiscal policy – taxes and spending – with a heavy focus on better regulation. The budget deficit has fallen slightly

Ballooning medical specialist fees next focus for reform

By Anthony Scott Australia’s Health Minister Mark Butler has declared reducing specialists’ fees will be his next key focus of health policy reform. Doctors are

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