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NT WorkSafe charges health department over hospital aerosol can death

NT WorkSafe charges health department over death of mental health patient at RDH Mon 1 Jun 2026 at 3:54pm In short: WorkSafe has charged Northern Territory Health over the death of a mental health patient. The 22-year-old was an in-patient at Royal Darwin Hospital's Joan Ridley Unit when they accessed and inhaled an aerosol can while on "grounds leave", causing their death. The health department will face the Darwin Local Court tomorrow.

ABC Australia 9d ago

Leaked data shows NT diphtheria cases surged a month before alert was issued

The leaked data shows that diphtheria case numbers in Northern Territory surged a month before a public health alert was issued by the department. The alert was issued on 1 December, but the data shows that case numbers had already increased significantly by then. The department has not commented on the leaked data.

ABC Australia 11d ago

The Top End town where 15 people died preventable deaths in six months

Residents in this Top End town say 15 preventable deaths in six months is 'not normal' Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 6:48am In short: Families in Borroloola are calling for an investigation into whether at least some of 15 recent deaths in the community from chronic health conditions and suicide could have been prevented. The rate of avoidable deaths among Indigenous Australians has risen in Australia over the past decade, and compared with non-Indigenous Australians, the gap has widened. The Northern...

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Five mattresses on the floor as families wait months for repairs

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Smoke engulfed their cities. Did it make their children sick?

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These are all the countries currently on the Foreign Office ‘do not travel’ list

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Middle East: Shaky Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire tested

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Deutsche Welle 3d ago

Extreme heat is reaching Europe’s most northern cities. These mayors are determined to solve it

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Middle East: Israel strikes Beirut in first since ceasefire

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