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Cait Kelly
Triathlete dies in Tasmania
A person in his 60s died on Saturday whereas competing within the Coles Bay Triathlon, on the east coast of Tasmania.
The person from Launceston was collaborating within the swimming leg at Muris seaside when he died, police stated:
He was identified to be a powerful swimmer, and investigations are persevering with into the reason for loss of life.
A report is being ready for the Coroner. Our ideas are together with his household.
The triathlon contains a 1.9km swim, a 90km bike and a 21.1km run.
Extra extreme climate to hit north Queensland
Already sodden components of north Queensland are set for additional heavy rainfall after near-record flooding that remoted cities and required defence pressure help.
Totals in extra of 200mm have been potential in areas spanning from Tully to Ayr, south of Townsville, earlier than further rainfall blankets the area by means of Monday.
The Bureau of Meteorology warned a strengthening monsoon trough lingering throughout northern components of Queensland will drive the intensification of rainfall in tandem with a tropical low off the coast.
It comes after per week of moist climate that lower energy to communities, compelled a whole bunch to evacuate and required the Australian defence pressure to erect a short lived bridge close to Ingham for crucial provides.
Plenty of flood warnings stay in place by means of the weekend, with river programs and catchments more likely to reply, the bureau warned.
Excessive weekend totals and one other extreme climate warning are hammer blows to residents who’ve begun returning to their inundated properties.
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– Australian Related Press
Cait Kelly
First new contraceptive capsules in additional than 30 years on PBS
Some measures will take impact virtually instantly, together with the PBS itemizing of the primary new contraceptive capsules in additional than 30 years, and the primary new menopausal hormone therapies in additional than 20 years.
Different measures might be applied after the re-election of the Albanese Labor authorities, the social gathering says.
Minister for ladies Katy Gallagher:
Girls have requested authorities to take their healthcare severely, and we’ve listened.
Our funding of greater than half a billion {dollars} will ship extra alternative, decrease prices, and higher healthcare for ladies in any respect phases of their lives.
These modifications might save girls and their households hundreds of {dollars} throughout their lifetimes.
Whether or not it’s saving a whole bunch of {dollars} on contraceptives, opening extra endo and pelvic ache clinics, or guaranteeing extra dependable assist for ladies going by means of menopause – this complete bundle will ship for hundreds of thousands of ladies and their households.
Labor’s $573.3m bundle for ladies’s well being
Cait Kelly
In the present day the Labor social gathering will announce a $573.3m it says will ship extra alternative, decrease prices and higher healthcare for ladies.
The bundle of measures contains:
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The primary PBS itemizing for brand new oral contraceptive capsules in additional than 30 years.
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Bigger Medicare funds and extra bulk billing for IUDs and contraception implants saving about 300,000 girls a 12 months as much as $400 in out-of-pocket prices.
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A brand new Medicare rebate for menopause well being assessments, funding to coach well being professionals, the primary scientific pointers and a nationwide consciousness marketing campaign.
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The primary PBS itemizing for brand new menopausal hormone therapies in over 20 years.
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Opening 11 new clinics for endometriosis and pelvic ache, and guaranteeing these and the present 22 clinics are additionally staffed to offer further specialist assist for menopause.
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Contraceptives and remedy for uncomplicated UTIs immediately from pharmacies, with two nationwide trials to learn 250,000 concession cardholders.
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Rafqa Touma
And welcome to our stay information weblog. I’m Rafqa Touma updating you with the tales of the day as they occur.
We woke as much as information that a heatwave, bringing excessive humidity and sizzling nights, is shifting east from southern and central Australia. Southern components of the Northern Territory and much western components of Queensland are bearing the brunt, whereas Melbourne and Hobart are additionally anticipated to expertise a run of unusually sizzling climate.
Yesterday hundreds of individuals attended rallies throughout Australia to point out solidarity with transgender youth and their households, after the Queensland authorities’s resolution to pause important healthcare for trans minors. Twenty rallies have been held, together with crowds of 5,000 gathering in Brisbane and Melbourne, 2,500 in Sydney and greater than 200 in Cairns, a lead organiser stated.
And Australia’s largest childcare supplier is going through activist strain to provide workers paid parental depart. Australian employers generally provide paid parental depart – along with the federal government scheme – to draw and retain staff in a aggressive jobs market. However the largest listed childcare supplier in Australia, G8 Training, has no such coverage, drawing the eye of activist shareholders who need to strain it to vary.
Now let’s get into the information of the day.
