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New telehealth program launched to support regional women grieving baby loss

The following contains content that some listeners may find distressing.  A new telehealth program funded by the Federal government will give support to women grieving the loss of their new-born child. Rural Health Connect has launched a program to support women across Australia after stillbirth, miscarriage, and neonatal death. The program is delivered in a …

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Justice advocates urge SA government to rethink prison funding

Justice advocates have criticised the South Australian government’s $277 million investment to expand prisons, saying it does little to tackle recidivism rates and community safety. The Malinauskas government announced it is set to build more than 300 additional beds in Adelaide’s Yatala Prison, with a further 40 beds for the state’s women’s prison. Termed the …

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Cancer-Causing Chemicals In Australian Water

Forever-chemicals are at potentially unsafe levels across Australia. The US-based Environmental Protection Agency ruled in April that water which contains more than four parts per trillion of chemicals such as PFOS and PFOA is the maximum acceptable for safe human consumption. These chemicals come from a variety of industrial and domestic applications which were widely …

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Recent Ai rise raises concerns

AI has become increasingly visible in a range of industries, including healthcare, finance, entertainment, and education, since its emergence. Today Apple announced it will be bringing chatgpt to Siri as it debuted Apple intelligence. The Wire’s Daniel Sedlarevic spoke with media lecturer at Holmesglen Institute Davin Sgaragetta, about the concerns Ai may bring to our …

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