More than $110m in unpaid Medicare rebates
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Health warning after Brazil dam collapse
Brazilian health experts are warning of a potential health crisis after a dam containing mining waste collapsed in the state of Minas Gerais.
There are fears the contamination could result in the spread of dengue, yellow fever or diarrhoea for communities in the affected area.
Authorities are continuing their search for 199 missing people following the dam collapse, but no one has been found alive since January 26.
Japan begins pig-slaughter to prevent swine flu spread
Japanese authorities are slaughtering thousands of pigs in a bid to halt the outbreak of swine flu.
Farm Minister Takamori Yoshikawa says they are facing a critical stage.
The government could end up killing a total of 15,000 pigs.
100 extra police dispatched to the flood-ravaged Townsville
More than 100 extra police officers have been sent to help the flood-ravaged community of Townsville.
The reinforcements will assist local officers who are set to return to regular policing duties.
Inspector Damien Irvine says the officers will help with flood recovery operations as well as protect empty houses from possible looting.
Aboriginal justice advocate facing sexual misconduct allegations
Four women have made allegations of sexual misconduct against the CEO of Victoria's Aboriginal Legal Service Wayne Muir.
Mr Muir is facing accusations of rape, indecent assault and sexual harassment, which are alleged to have taken place between 1987 and 2003.
He has denied the allegations of rape and indecent assault as false and defamatory.
Crime Stoppers call centre to be managed by Queensland police
The Crime Stoppers call centre will be operated by Queensland police due to a lack of public funding.
There are fears over the centre’s loss of independence and the possible reduction in the number of calls to the service.
Police Minister Mark Ryan says he is confident Crime Stoppers will not be negatively impacted by the transition.
Logan Hospital leads surge in critical patient admissions
Logan Hospital, south of Brisbane, is at the forefront of a surge in the number of critical patients going through emergency departments in the Metro South Health district.
The number of category 1 patients, classified as those requiring immediate life-saving care, presenting at hospitals across the district, which also includes the Princess Alexandra and QEII hospitals, jumped by more than 35 per cent from 2017 to 2018.
That meant a jump of nearly 1000 critical patients, from 2632 in 2017 to 3562 in 2018.
Japan begins pig-slaughter to prevent swine flu spread
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6th February 2019
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- To write a song can be a daunting experience. Do you wrap it in metaphors to hide the truth behind the lyric, or do you bare it all like a heart on a sleeve? Young Brisbane indie folk-rock artist Asha Jefferies does both. Her debut release Hold Yourself Together is a six track EP dripping with candid truths, and vulnerable, emotionally-driven songwriting.