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2013/06/14 04:34

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The Health Wrap: Tobacco control, Closing the Gap...

Tobacco control was a dominant issue this fortnight, but Closing the Gap on Indigenous health inequality, barriers to evidence-informed policy, patient safety and immunisation were also on the agenda....

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2013/06/11 07:27

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Medication errors won't be reversed with electron...

ELEANOR HALL: Now to our special series on medical negligence in Australian hospitals. One of the key problem areas is patients being given the wrong drugs or the wrong dose of drugs. The latest...

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2013/05/28 05:29

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Toronto mayor denies existence of crack video

Emily Bourke: To Canada now, where the mayor of Toronto has been forced to deny he's a drug addict as speculation mounts about the existence of a video showing him smoking crack cocaine. Rob Ford has...

2013/05/28 05:29

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Junk food study finds boys are influenced by spor...

Emily Bourke: There are fresh calls for a crackdown on junk food advertising today with a new report showing how children's food choices are influenced by celebrities endorsing certain foods and...

2013/05/27 09:27

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Federal Govt suggests Victoria's animal emblem is...

Emily Bourke: There are accusations that the Victorian Government is deliberately driving the state's prized animal emblem to extinction, by allowing logging in its habitat. It's estimated there may...

2013/05/27 06:27

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TV networks to lose under live odds restrictions

Emily Bourke: A leading television business expert says commercial TV networks stand to lose big money under the new gambling regulations. According to an independent advertising monitoring firm,...

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2013/05/27 06:27

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Qld Govt breaks own laws by refusing to pass on M...

Emily Bourke: The Queensland Government is trying to block state MPs from getting a $50,000 pay rise. The Queensland Treasurer Tim Nicholls says while the Government's breaking the laws on wage...

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2013/05/27 06:27

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New Victorian report shows racism is still widesp...

Emily Bourke: Attitudes to race were brought into sharp focus over the weekend after Aboriginal AFL player Adam Goodes was the subject of a racist slur from a young fan in the crowd at the MCG. But...

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2013/05/27 06:27

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Spy agencies raise concerns on 'efficiency divide...

Emily Bourke: But we begin in Canberra this lunchtime, where Australia's spy agencies say the Federal Government's efficiency dividend is having an impact on their ability to do their jobs and is...

2013/05/27 06:27

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Genetic mutations linked to severe epilepsy in ch...

Emily Bourke: Australian and American researchers have pinpointed genetic mutations as a cause of severe epilepsy in children. The joint study reveals two new genes associated with epileptic...

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2013/05/24 22:26

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More storms forecast for Tornado Alley

Emily Bourke: In the United States, the cleanup is in full swing after this week's deadly tornado in Oklahoma. Twenty-four people died including nine children when the monster twister flattened...

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2013/05/24 07:27

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Govt poised to legislate on live odds TV code: Co...

Emily Bourke: The chief executive of a betting agency has admitted the proposal put forward by commercial TV networks on limiting the promotion of live odds during sports broadcasts doesn't go far...

2013/05/24 06:28

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SBY under fire over religious tolerance award

Emily Bourke: There's outrage in Indonesia over plans to give an award for religious tolerance to the president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. The American-based Appeal of Conscience Foundation is...

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2013/05/24 06:28

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Blame game begins as Brits search for answers

Emily Bourke: The shocking murder of a British soldier in suburban London has once again confronted the British capital with the spectre of terrorism, not seen on the mainland since the bombings of...

2013/05/24 06:28

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How to make a US political comeback

Emily Bourke: Just two years after an embarrassing and spectacular fall from grace, former US congressman Anthony Weiner is undergoing some bold political rehabilitation. The former Democratic...

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2013/05/24 06:28

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Doctors trained to order 'unnecessary' blood tran...

Emily Bourke: Blood transfusions are costly, dangerous and not needed nearly as often as they are used. That's the message from the director of the Transfusion Service at the Stanford University...

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2013/05/24 06:28

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Indigenous prison population doubles

Emily Bourke: A major review of deaths in custody has found a substantial increase in the number of Aboriginal people dying in custody over the last five years. The Australian Institute of...

2013/05/23 05:28

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Pub worker worries for Geelong's future

Emily Bourke: Gail Fedley has been pouring beers at the pub across the road from the Ford plant in Geelong for the past 30 years. She told our reporter Simon Lauder that she's not so confident about...

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2013/05/23 05:28

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Ford suppliers hard hit by closure

Emily Bourke: The Ford announcement will have a dramatic downstream effect on as many as 70 local parts suppliers. Richard Reilly is the chief executive of the Federation of Automotive Products...

2013/05/23 05:28

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Ford Australia to shut from 2016, 1200 workers lo...

Emily Bourke: The car giant Ford Australia will be closing its Australian manufacturing plants in three years' time. After 90 years of car-making in Australia, only Ford's research and development...

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