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A man is recovering in hospital after he was bitten by a shark in remote waters off WA’s north-west coast yesterday.
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Fisherman bitten by shark off WA’s north-west coast

A man is recovering in hospital after he was bitten by a shark in remote waters off WA’s north-west coast yesterday.

Year 12 will return to school on August 16 so they can keep working towards their HSC.
HSC

‘Just so we can do an exam?’: Confusion over plan for year 12 return

  • by Jordan Baker
Former minister for foreign affairs, Julie Bishop.
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City life

Bishop’s big new thing in brine

  • by Nick Bonyhady and Stephen Brook
Victorian Liberal leader Michael O’Brien.
Victorian Parliament

Liberal leadership challenge stalls as plotters forced to keep their distance

  • by Annika Smethurst
Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital has paused non-urgent surgery.
Coronavirus pandemic

ICU cases reach highest level as non-urgent surgery suspended at major hospitals

  • by Lucy Carroll and Mary Ward

Healthcare

Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred Hospital has paused non-urgent surgery.
Coronavirus pandemic

ICU cases reach highest level as non-urgent surgery suspended at major hospitals

Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred, St Vincent’s and Liverpool hospitals all have a pause on non-urgent surgery, also known as category three elective surgery, such as joint replacements, eye surgery and some cosmetic procedures.

  • by Lucy Carroll and Mary Ward
The rate of premature babies delivered in the early stages of pandemic lockdowns more than halved.
Coronavirus pandemic

Lockdown slump in pre-term births may be key to preventing them in future

Researchers attribute the dramatic drop in premature babies during lockdowns to a reduction in stress related to work and social activities.

  • by Stuart Layt
The Pfizer vaccine is diluted before being injected, which is where authorities believe the error occurred.
Coronavirus pandemic

Handful of Queenslanders get wrong dose in COVID vaccine blunder

  • by Stuart Layt and Matt Dennien
West Australian lndigenous psychologist Tracy Westerman.
Indigenous

‘We lack cultural competence’: Why Australia’s $90 million to curb Aboriginal suicide rates is destined to fail

  • by Marta Pascual Juanola
Nathan Gunn says the pandemic put a strain on his mental health.
Coronavirus pandemic

‘Not out of the woods’: Lockdown fatigue takes toll on high school students

  • by Jewel Topsfield
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