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Bondi Beach shooting latest: State premier defends police response to attack; Isis flags found in gunmen’s car

Ten-year-old girl was among those killed in attack at Hanukkah celebration

The Independent UK

Patients suffer while hospital funding row drags on

Emergency room doctors work tirelessly to prepare patients for treatment but without funding co-operation, delays for critical care may continue to increase.

AAP

Online safety regulator says teens ‘will lose interest pretty quickly’ in social media – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

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Landlords in illegal tobacco, vape store firing line

An illicit tobacco and vape crackdown is expanding to landlords, with jail time threatened for those who don't shut down dodgy shops.

AAP

NSW shop landlords could be jailed for allowing tenants to sell illicit tobacco and vapes under new laws

Laws being introduced to state parliament will allow fines up to $165,000, a year in prison, or both for owners of commercial premises

The Guardian - AU

Smoke shops shut down a stone's throw from health HQ

Two stores allegedly selling illicit tobacco and vape products were operating metres from the offices of health officials attempting to curb the prolific issue.

AAP

First stores allegedly selling illegal tobacco shut down in Sydney as officials wield new powers

Health minister Ryan Park promises the two closures are ‘just the beginning’ as NSW tries to stem sharp rise in illicit cigarettes and vapes

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NSW Labor ignores own drugs summit advice by keeping sniffer dogs and strip-searches at festivals

Police minister Yasmin Catley says high-visibility tactics remain important ‘investigative tools’ – even at music festivals trialling pill testing

The Guardian - AU

Woman charged after allegedly sabotaging gas supply at two Sydney hospitals

NSW police allege water and gas mains were cut at first hospital in Sutherland before gas main switched off at nearby facility

The Guardian - AU

Woman charged for alleged water, gas cuts at hospitals

A woman who allegedly cut water and gas mains at two hospitals has been charged amid warnings the incidents could have been "catastrophic" for patients.

AAP

NSW to buy back private Northern Beaches hospital for $190m

Minns government announces in-principle deal that will see the entire hospital integrate into the public system

The Guardian - AU

States hit emergency alert over 'unfair' hospital funds

Pressure is ramping up on the federal health minister as state and territories double down on claims he is walking back on a funding promise.

AAP

Mist opportunities: nasal spray to boost flu immunity

Parents are being urged to get their children vaccinated against the flu, with the planned rollout of new immunisation methods to help overcome needle anxiety.

AAP

Hospital admissions jump during 'difficult' winter

Hospitalisations in the nation's largest health system are expected to remain high as substantial funds are spent reducing elective surgery backlogs.

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The Guardian - AU

Overcrowding in NSW hospitals ‘worst’ some doctors have seen as winter illnesses clog emergency departments

State health minister Ryan Park says there have been more than 45,000 presentations to EDs over the past five days

The Guardian - AU

Six-year-old girl dies of influenza after twice being discharged from Sydney hospital

Girl was sent home from Sydney Children’s hospital in Randwick twice before being admitted to Northern Beaches hospital a day later, where she died

The Guardian - AU

NSW minister Ryan Park used ministerial car for 456km trip from Sydney to Jindabyne during ski season

Exclusive: Health minister’s diaries show no formal events in the Snowy Mountains town, but trips for private purposes were allowed under the rules at the time

The Guardian - AU

Royal Prince Alfred hospital management pauses cuts across women and babies unit after protests

Exclusive: One midwife said staff were ‘so relieved that the cuts had been paused’ and that they hoped a fair roster could be negotiated

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The Guardian - AU

Women and babies could die due to midwife cuts at Sydney’s RPA hospital, staff warn

Midwives’ union president warns women giving birth at one of the city’s largest hospitals will not receive a level of care considered safe

Space

Proposed NASA radio probe could use gravity 'lumpiness' to reveal the insides of alien worlds

A new probe in development known as GIRO represents a low-cost step toward unlocking the secrets of exoplanets, all through the invisible pull of gravity.

AAP

Extra cash needed to solve spiralling surgery crisis

Politicians and medical experts agree only extra funding can fix a crisis in public hospitals, where more patients are waiting longer times for surgeries.

The Independent UK

You think you know the moon? NASA scientists say think again

A new technique using data gathered by a spacecraft has helped peer back billions of years

Space

Volcanoes shaped the moon from the inside out, scientists find: 'Our team was genuinely puzzled'

Data from NASA's GRAIL mission reveals evidence of ancient volcanic heat still influencing the moon's internal structure.

The Guardian - AU

Abortion pills to be easier to access after Greens bill passes in NSW despite opposition from Tony Abbott

Legislation brings state in line with others, as opposition leader says he refuses to cave to ‘Americanisation of NSW politics’ after grassroots campaign

AAP

Medical access to expand to remove 'abortion deserts'

Nurses and midwives will be allowed to prescribe drugs to terminate pregnancies under changes to abortion laws aimed at improving access in regional areas.

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