New figures from Queensland Health show HIV cases have dropped by more than 37 per cent. Health experts credit an increase in sexual health tests, both in specialist clinics, and by GPs.
There's also been a breakthrough in preventing the virus developing in some 'at risk' people with some being given the drug 'pre-exposure prophylaxis' or PrEP, which essentially stops the onset of HIV. Image: Getty
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Rise in assaults on Qld hospital staff | Sky News AustraliaNew statistics show a 40 per cent rise in assaults on Queensland hospital staff since 2017. \n\nThousands of cases of stabbing, spitting, beating and abuse from patients have been reported in the past year. It’s not enough to say there’s a rise. We need to know who it’s coming from!
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Anti-govt protests erupt across Iran over Ukrainian plane crash | Sky News AustraliaProtests have erupted across Iran after officials admitted to accidentally shooting down a Ukrainian passenger plane.\n\nProtesters took to the streets in the capital Tehran and other major city centres to demand the country's supreme leader step down.\n\nMany of the protests were organised by students - outside prestigious universities.\n\nA number of people who died in the plane crash were alumni of colleges in the Islamic Republic.\n\nImage: AP And? And so the propaganda begins, so the United States of Israel and friends (Australia) can justify yet ANOTHER illegal war. Maybe Trump didn’t do it after all ?
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Message 'loud and clear' after Coalition drops in Newspoll | Sky News AustraliaTreasurer Josh Frydenberg says “we’ve heard the message loud and clear from the Australian people”. \n\nThe first Australian Newspoll of the year revealed the extent of the bushfire backlash, showing support for the government fell behind Labor on a two-party preferred basis for the first time since the federal election. \n\n“Obviously we need to learn lessons from the bushfire crisis,” he said. \n\n“The Australian people expect the federal government to be playing a very direct role in what these responses are to the national disasters, and up to date this has tended to be more within the remit of the states.'\n\nSupport for Scott Morrison also dipped in the Newspoll, with Anthony Albanese now preferred prime minister. \n\nImage: News Corp Australia JoshFrydenberg Polls are set to manipulate & deceive. Take a Red Pill. JoshFrydenberg They’ve heard but don’t really care. More spin. The CC denialists will rise up again once the air clears. JoshFrydenberg They failed to lead. Now exposed tries to craft the message that it was unclear who is responsible - this Govt failed to follow expert advice. Underfunded emergency services and failed to plan when advised of the increases Bushfire risk.. ShameonAus NoTrust Still policy bare
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Cyclone warning issued off Western Australia's Kimberley coastline | Sky News AustraliaA cyclone warning has been issued off Western Australia's Kimberley coastline as Tropical Cyclone Claudia tracks over open water.\n\nThe category 2 system may produce gale force winds with gusts up to 100 kilometres per hour along the coast between Kuri Bay and Beagle Bay. \n\nHeavy rainfall is also possible around the Kimberley coast as the cyclone intensifies.\n Yeah! Some rain... And that rain will sweep down into eastern states as it always does. Then we will have rain and everyone media included will be saying what happened to summer Watch the Whack a Moles pop up and scream climate change, even though it's cyclone season
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Queen to headline Fire Fight Australia charity concert | Sky News AustraliaA stellar line-up of Australian and international music legends has been announced for Fire Fight Australia 2020 — a charity gig where all profits raised will go towards vital rescue, relief and rehabilitation from the bushfires. \n\nTickets for the February 16 event, hosted by comedian and multi-million dollar bushfire fundraiser Celeste Barber, go on sale at midday Monday.\n\nImage: Fire Fight Australia Surely one if not all of Channel7 Channel9 Channel10AU could show this on free to air on one of the many channels and make it into a telethon Australia wide to really raise some money. Great that charity is helping but Australia is a rich country and could be richer if ClimateCriminsls paid taxes Will this be televised?
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US downgrades warning to tourists travelling to Australia | Sky News AustraliaThe Prime Minister has convinced the Trump administration to downgrade its travel warning urging US tourists to postpone travel to Australia due to the bushfires. \n\nScott Morrison reportedly made the plea to 'people very close' to the US president, and the request was discussed at 'senior levels' within the White House.\n\nThe travel warning for American tourists was revised following the prime minister's intervention. \n\nTourism Minister Simon Birmingham said the government was continuing to work to have the US warnings dropped back to the original levels. So the PM has got other duties other than putting out fires? He should be praised for this picking up the pieces of damage done by alarmists. The trump regime isnt know for its due diligence 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😢😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
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