The Chair of Telethon Kids Institute, the Hon Julie Bishop, will step down after five years to allow her to focus on her critical role as the United Nations Secretary General’s Special Envoy on Myanmar. ...

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• 2024
• June

The Aussie summer provides some great opportunities for families to connect in an active and social way. But with it comes a range of factors that can impact on child and family health. ...

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• 2019
• December
• Summer series: The impact of heat and the sun on our health

Leading researchers into the effects of alcohol in pregnancy have thrown their support behind the recommendations of a national Inquiry into FASD. ...

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• 2012
• November

Across Australia, more than 5,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are currently living with rheumatic heart disease (RHD) or its precursor, acute rheumatic fever (ARF). ...

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• 2021
• December

Australia’s first draft national guideline for autism diagnosis has today been released for public consultation. ...

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• 2017
• September