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  • INTERVIEW: Mpox outbreak prompts 'sex bubble' recommendation

    INTERVIEW: Mpox outbreak prompts 'sex bubble' recommendation
    Jul 19 2024
    Victoria's Chief Health Officer says people should keep records of their sexual partners for contact tracing as the state deals with a growing mpox outbreak. Victoria has recorded 76 cases over the past three months compared with only eight cases last year. Chief Health Officer Dr Clare Looker say people should keep the contact details of sexual partners and consider limiting their number of sexual contacts. Mpox spreads through close physical contact and it has mostly affected men who have sex with men. Two doses of vaccine at least 28 days apart offers people the best protection against mpox. But Professor of Public Health and Infection Prevention at Monash Health, Rhonda Stuart, told SBS's Greg Dyett people can still acquire mpox even if they're fully vaccinated.
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    5 m
  • INTERVIEW: Brendan Crabb from Burnet Institute on growing Long COVID case numbers

    INTERVIEW: Brendan Crabb from Burnet Institute on growing Long COVID case numbers
    Jul 13 2024
    An infectious diseases researcher says between 200 and 400 million people around the world have experienced long COVID. It's a chronic condition that occurs after someone gets infected with COVID and is present for at least three months. The Chief Executive of the Burnet Institute in Melbourne, Professor Brendan Crabb, told SBS's Greg Dyett the ongoing increase in long COVID case numbers is alarming.
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    17 m
  • INTERVIEW: Dr Emma Shortis tells SBS Assange's US prosecution was an 'unprecedented' attack on press freedom

    INTERVIEW: Dr Emma Shortis tells SBS Assange's US prosecution was an 'unprecedented' attack on press freedom
    Jun 29 2024
    Dr Emma Shortis is a Senior Researcher at The Australia Institute’s International & Security Affairs program. She spoke to SBS News about the concerns for global press freedom after Julian Assange's prosecution by the United States.
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    10 m
  • INTERVIEW: Gaby Alamin is a Sahrawi-Australian woman advocating for her people's struggle for independence

    INTERVIEW: Gaby Alamin is a Sahrawi-Australian woman advocating for her people's struggle for independence
    Jun 22 2024
    A Sahrawi-Australian woman has called for more recognition of her people's struggle for independence in the Western Sahara. Gaby Alamin spoke to SBS News about making time to advocate for her peoples' struggle for independence, while she juggles being a mother, a university student and an educator.
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    9 m
  • Snoring - not just annoying, could be a sign of serious problems

    Snoring - not just annoying, could be a sign of serious problems
    Jun 22 2024
    That loud snoring keeping you up at night could be more than a noisy annoyance - it could be an early warning sign of dangerous hypertension. New research from Flinders University sleep experts has found people who regularly snore at night are more likely to have elevated blood pressure and uncontrolled hypertension. SBS's Ciara Hain spoke with research fellow at Flinders University, Dr Bastien Lechat, for more
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    6 m
  • INTERVIEW: How did the first humans get to Australia?

    INTERVIEW: How did the first humans get to Australia?
    May 24 2024
    New evidence has prompted a re-evaluation of the routes used.for the first human migration between mainland Southeast Asia and Australia.The re-think has come about following the discovery of a major site of stone artefacts and animal bones inside a deep cave in Timor-Leste. Professor Sue O'Connor explains
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    16 m
  • INTERVIEW: Federal budget measures for First Nations communities welcomed

    INTERVIEW: Federal budget measures for First Nations communities welcomed
    May 18 2024
    The national group for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children has received dedicated funding for the first time in a federal budget, in a move welcomed by its CEO, Catherine Liddle.
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    8 m
  • Migrants, refugees with disabilities disappointed with federal budget

    Migrants, refugees with disabilities disappointed with federal budget
    May 17 2024
    The national group for migrants and refugees with disability says the federal budget has raised concerns about the impact of potential cuts to the NDIS. The acting CEO of the National Ethnic Disability Alliance, Neha Prakash, told Biwa Kwan she was hoping to see more in the budget on the inclusion of migrants and refugees with disabilities
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    7 m