The Minns government will provide a drug checking service at up to 15 music festivals per year in the state, beginning in October.

Advocates say drug overdoses are "costing us people we shouldn't be losing" as unintentional drug-induced deaths surpass 2,000 for the first time.

Suzi Scott's mother died from lung cancer. Thanks to a free government scan, the 57-year-old caught her own cancer early.

The Labor-led committee broke with government senators involved in a separate inquiry which steamrolled pleas of the disability community to recommend the NDIS reforms pass.

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Victorian health authorities say vape products containing the powerful sedative etomidate have been found being sold illegally.

Megan Hancocks bought a drug labelled as the peptide compound retatrutide in cash from a beautician. Within a week of her second dose, she was in acute liver failure.

Nate Lawson's family looked to their son's love of superheroes to raise awareness about the rare disease that took his life.

The department has been notified of six cases of acute liver toxicity associated with an unapproved peptide product in Australia, labelled Retatrutide.

An introduction to the little-known sport of boccia has given 10-year-old Florence Nickel a new sense of competition and community.

Exclusive: One Nation senator travelled on mining magnate’s Gulfstream 700 in October and stayed at Rinehart’s US$66m Palm Beach mansion

The magazine has become a lifeline for its vendors and is marking its 30th year with a special edition, pouring more proceeds in the pockets of those who need it most.

Current changes to the NDIS will remove at least 241,000 people from the scheme by the end of the decade. Why is Australia accepting this ‘broken promise’ to people with disability? Because the public...

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Ever since he was a young child, Christopher Hills has wanted to fly an aircraft. Now he has made that dream a reality.

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