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- Environment
- 16/02/2026
- 08:50
Hi-tech boost for greater gliders in Victorian Central Highlands
Video, interviews and stills here: https://dams.wwf.org.au/resourcespace?c=6402&k=e9ab39314b Specially designed nest boxes are providing new hope for endangered greater gliders in the Victorian Central Highlands after…
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- Environment
- 16/02/2026
- 08:48
Reducing loneliness, building confidence, and saving greater gliders
Video, interviews and stills here: https://dams.wwf.org.au/resourcespace?c=6402&k=e9ab39314b A mix of highly skilled and amateur carpenters in New South Wales and Canberra are improving their lives…
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- Political
- 16/02/2026
- 08:11
Cairns gender clinic review exposes child transition scandal – Governments must end this experiment now
Family First Party National Director and lead NSW Legislative Council candidate Lyle Shelton today called on all state and federal governments to bring the…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 16/02/2026
- 08:00
Helping mothers with epilepsy take life-saving medication without fear of birth defects
Scientists have made a breakthrough toward a genetic test that could help thousands of mothers with epilepsy safely take life-saving medication without fear of it causing birth defects in their children. Valproic acid (VPA) is an anti-seizure medication, and for many people with epilepsy it is the only or most effective treatment. But several countries are increasingly restricting its use because around 10 per cent of babies born to mothers who take VPA during pregnancy have a structural birth defect, the nature of which can range from severe neural tube defects to milder defects such as cleft palate. The research,…
- Environment, Government Federal
- 16/02/2026
- 07:53
Rich variety of wildlife and plants added to threatened list
Twenty-five plants (including a seaweed), five reptiles, one marsupial, a fish, an insect and a mollusc have been added to Australia’s threatened species list. They include: The lemuroid ringtail possum of north Queensland, which is highly vulnerable to global warming. As temperatures rise, the possums are forced to live at higher and higher elevations on their mountain homes in the Wet Tropics rainforests. The Glossy grass skink, which lives in Tasmania’s north-east and has been severely impacted by clearing and drainage of its swampy natural habitat for agriculture, urban spread and logging operations. The Mt Donna Buang wingless stonefly, is…
- Environment
- 16/02/2026
- 07:30
Victorian Government puts knife through nature protection
The Victorian Government has introduced legislation to dismantle key institutions that protect habitats and wildlife, which will silence expert voices and strip away independent safeguards for nature. Two critical protection agencies will be gutted, with four other expert scientific and advisory committees under review and also at risk of being axed. Leading nature advocates – Victorian National Parks Association, The Wilderness Society, Environmental Justice Australia, Victorian Protected Areas Council – are calling on the government to scrap the legislation and retain these vital bodies that have protected nature in Victoria for decades. As part of a sweeping review of the…
- Sport Recreation
- 16/02/2026
- 06:41
Sultan bin Ahmed Visits Shanghai Film Studios, Film Park and Stadium
SHANGHAI–BUSINESS WIRE– His Highness Sheikh Sultan bin Ahmed bin Sultan Al Qasimi, Deputy Ruler of Sharjah and Chairman of the Sharjah Media Council, visited…
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- Community, Medical Health Aged Care
- 16/02/2026
- 06:00
Charity launches national movement to spotlight Australia’s dangerously ‘SLOW’ response to heart valve disease
MEDIA RELEASE Monday, 16 February 2026: Australia’s response to heart valve disease is moving dangerously slowly, putting hundreds of thousands of lives at risk. To help change that, leading heart charity, Hearts4heart is launching the nation’s first ‘SLOW Symptoms’ campaign during Heart Valve Disease Awareness Week (16–22 February 2026). In 2021, an estimated 600,000 Australians were living with diagnosed heart valve disease, with a further 254,000 people unaware they had the condition, meaning an estimated 850,000 Australians may already be affected.1,2 Australian and global heart health advocates now warn heart valve disease is “the next cardiac epidemic”, driven by an…
- General News, Medical Health Aged Care
- 16/02/2026
- 06:00
neffy®, adrenaline nasal spray, now approved to treat anaphylaxis in Australia
Melbourne, 16 February 2026 CSL Seqirus, part of leading Australian biotechnology company CSL, has today announced that neffy® adrenaline (epinephrine) nasal spray is now available and has been approved for use in Australia for the emergency treatment of anaphylaxis in adults and children 15kg+ and aged four years and over.1 Anaphylaxis occurs after exposure to an allergen, such as food, medications and insect bites and stings, and can be life threatening if not immediately treated with adrenaline.3 Adrenaline rapidly reverses the effects of the condition by reducing throat swelling, opening the airways, and maintaining heart function and blood pressure.3 Anaphylaxis…
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