Audit finds 20,000 overdue endoscopy procedures A $17 million funding boost to expedite overdue endoscopies has been announced after an preliminary audit found 20,000 procedures may be overdue. AAP · Oct 24
Spike in emergency department visits due to peptide use Fuelled by social media influencers chasing the elixir of youth, customers caught in the dangerous peptide craze are putting pressure on emergency departments. AAP · Oct 18
Urgent surgeries delayed as 3000 hospital emails unread Health authorities have been left scrambling to schedule urgent surgeries after a hospital inbox was found to contain thousands of unread emails. AAP · Oct 18
Mental health system suffering from $600m shortfall More than half a billion of taxpayer dollars is needed to overhaul Australia's largest state public mental health service to help cure its funding headaches. AAP · Oct 14
Australians told to stop touching bats amid growing concern about deadly rabies-like virus Infection by bat lyssavirus is almost always fatal once symptoms appear The Independent UK · Oct 13
In an overgrown ‘swamp’ in Rookwood cemetery, Jayne asks: ‘Where are the graves? She’s told: ‘You’re standing on them’ Exclusive: Years-long search for family ends in shock, fury – and a 16-year quest to stop NSW Health burying people in unmarked graves The Guardian - AU · Oct 8
Sydney’s ‘king of town hall’ ended up in a pauper’s grave. His support workers are shocked they weren’t told Exclusive: The rough sleeper with a ‘massive personality’ now lies buried in a plot with four strangers, despite being well known to local homelessness services The Guardian - AU · Oct 7
PM urged to act on communal grave revelations as NSW commits to ‘do better’ with urgent review ‘All deceased persons should be treated with dignity and respect, regardless of their financial circumstances,’ authorities say after Guardian Australia investigation The Guardian - AU · Oct 6
Peter was buried in an unmarked communal grave. His friends and family say they didn’t know Exclusive: Authorities are failing to notify family, friends and outreach workers before burying strangers in shared plots, a Guardian Australia investigation reveals The Guardian - AU · Oct 5
Hundreds of Australians, including war veterans, are being buried in unmarked communal graves Exclusive: Guardian Australia investigation reveals state governments use shared graves to bury those deemed too poor to pay for funerals. ‘It’s unspeakable,’ one relative says The Guardian - AU · Oct 5
I used to think I was an ambivalent mother, then my child started to stutter I snapped at my children. Resented daily pickup. But I was there when he needed me, and my perception of myself completely changed The Guardian - AU · Sep 2
Anti-abortion fight evolves into 'noxious brew' The pro-life movement is incorporating anti-immigrant sentiment in its latest fight against abortion and reproductive healthcare. AAP · Jun 5
If You Take A Common Birth Control Pill, You Might Soon Be Able To Skip The GP Script Altogether Women in NSW can now sort their pill script at some pharmacies instead of battling for a GP appointment. Here's how it works. Pedestrian.tv · Jun 5
Health alert issued urging thousands of patients of retired Sydney dentist to get tested for HIV and hepatitis Health official says thousands of people may be affected due to ‘poor infection control practices’ at Strathfield clinic The Guardian - AU · May 13
AAP · May 13 Thousands face tests over dentist HIV, hepatitis risks A retired dentist who treated thousands of patients over decades may have exposed them to serious bloodborne viruses such as HIV through poor infection control.
AAP · May 8 A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole An ineffective and unchecked payment scheme for doctors who prop up the rural health system has led to a $1.3 billion budget blow out, an audit has found.
The Conversation · May 6 Donations, access and secrecy: 3 tactics tobacco companies use to influence smoking laws In April, the United Kingdom passed landmark laws that aim to create a “smokefree generation”. This means anyone born on or after January 1 2009 can never legally be sold tobacco products.
The Guardian - AU · Apr 28 Northern Beaches hospital handed to NSW government, ending troubled public-private partnership Transition and legal handover of hospital from private operator Healthscope to NSW Health occurs at 7am on Wednesday
AAP · Mar 27 Balcony likely to blame for hospital's fungal outbreak The likely cause of a fungal infection outbreak that killed two hospital patients has been revealed as another remains in hospital, months after diagnosis.
The Guardian - AU · Mar 8 NSW Health continues to use machine known to produce inaccurate results to test child blood lead levels LeadCare II offers point-of-care testing but the equipment has had recalls globally due to the potential for inaccurately low readings
The Guardian - AU · Feb 27 NSW government denies ‘covering up’ deadly fungal outbreak at major hospital Health minister says cluster of infections at Sydney’s Royal Prince Alfred hospital was not publicised to avoid ‘unnecessarily scaring people’
Pedestrian.tv · Feb 8 One Dead & 6 Others Hospitalised After Suffering Medical Episodes At Sydney Music Festival A man has died and six more have been rushed to hospital after suffering medical episodes at Sydney's Dreamstate music festival.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 22, 2025 Protesters outside Sydney’s town hall chant phrase that NSW premier wants to ban – as it happened This blog is now closed
Pedestrian.tv · Dec 18, 2025 Bondi Beach Reopens, But On The Ground Mental Health Support Will Stay In Place Police have lifted the Bondi Beach crime scene following Sunday’s fatal shooting, reopening most of the area.
Pedestrian.tv · Dec 17, 2025 Jews & Muslims Unite In The Wake Of The Bondi Terror Attacks: ‘You Are Not Alone’ Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins and Australian National Imams Council special advisor Bilal Rauf became a symbol of unity after the pair shared an embrace during a vigil for the victims of the Bondi attack.