The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation has recommended the monkeypox vaccine for key risk groups, including gays, bisexuals and men who have sex with men who are at high risk of exposure

The aerial shooting of over 700 koalas in Budj Bim National Park in Victoria's west has begun; authorities claim they made the decision out of humane reasons, as the animals were dehydrated by a recent fire, the local community was horrified at the plan

Doctors threaten to walk off the job for the first time in decades upon a pay dispute and exhausting shifts; thousands say they will strike for three days next week in a move that will dramatically impact non-urgent care and defy a court order

PM Albanese on the first day of campaigning for the general election touted his Labor party's credentials on affordable healthcare, after an extra $5.3 billion for Medicare were allocated earlier this year for the protection of universal healthcare scheme