The new $1.5 million fine facing NSW retailers

The new $1.5 million fine facing NSW retailers

Health Minister Ryan Park said laws had not kept up with the rise of disposable vapes,as NSW tries to deter sellers with enormous penalties and jail time.

  • byAngus Thomson

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Nurses took to the streets after ‘insulting’ pay offer. Next stop,court

Nurses took to the streets after ‘insulting’ pay offer. Next stop,court

About 700 surgeries were postponed on Wednesday as nurses and midwives hit the streets for the third time in as many months.

  • byAngus Thomson,Max Maddison andMatt O'Sullivan
Abortion’s postcode lottery:Where women are being denied essential care
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Abortion

Abortion’s postcode lottery:Where women are being denied essential care

The few abortion providers in western NSW have told me they keep it secret for fear of reprisal – or to avoid other practitioners sending every person seeking an abortion their way.

  • byAnna Noonan
Customers don’t enjoy being taken for mugs

Customers don’t enjoy being taken for mugs

Consumers don’t like to be exploited,treated like fools,taken for a ride or hit when they’re down.

‘Significant impact on patients’:NSW nurses to strike for 24 hours

‘Significant impact on patients’:NSW nurses to strike for 24 hours

The state’s health system will be brought to a standstill for the second time this month after nurses voted to return to the picket line.

  • byAngus Thomson
The Sydney suburbs where patients wait the longest for an ambulance revealed

The Sydney suburbs where patients wait the longest for an ambulance revealed

Ambulances and emergency departments are under more pressure than ever,data released on Wednesday reveals. See how your suburb stacks up.

  • byAngus Thomson
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Children’s indoor lifestyle stunts their imagination

Children’s indoor lifestyle stunts their imagination

Daisy Turnbull’s point is well made. Where are the backyards to play in? Where are the creeks to dam? Where are the places to cycle to? It would be nice to think we can turn this around,but for many this will not be possible.

The life-saving drug in short supply across Sydney

The life-saving drug in short supply across Sydney

Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has become crucial in the fight against HIV,but pharmacies across Australia are fast running out. Here’s what you need to know.

  • byAngus Thomson andBen Grubb
The Sydney doctors forced to choose who lives and dies
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Hospitals

The Sydney doctors forced to choose who lives and dies

Clinicians at Sydney’s busiest hospitals have warned they could be forced to ration a life-saving treatment for patients with kidney failure.

  • byAlexandra Smith
Sydney Water threatened with lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals in drinking water
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Sydney Water threatened with lawsuit over cancer-linked chemicals in drinking water

Blue Mountains residents have expressed shock and outrage after the closure of a dam which feeds into the water supply of 50,000 people.

  • byCarrie Fellner
‘We apologise to women’:NSW vows to provide better care during pregnancy

‘We apologise to women’:NSW vows to provide better care during pregnancy

Health Minister Ryan Park praised the courage of thousands of women who shared their “deeply personal and difficult experiences” during the landmark inquiry.

  • byMegan Gorrey