Chronic disease now afflicts more than 60 per cent of Australians and one of the issues on voters' minds this election is the availability and cost of seeing a doctor.
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Trump to 'substantially' cut China tariffs
Donald Trump softens on his trade war with China.
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Catholic world mourns Pope Francis
Cardinals are gathering in the Vatican, as Catholics around the world mourn Pope Francis.
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Easter drownings prompt fresh warnings
It's been a tragic weekend in the water this Easter with the death of a young boy taking the toll to seven;
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Unemployment edges up to 4.1 per cent
New jobs data in the middle of the federal election campaign has shown the unemployment rate has risen to 4.1 per cent.
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