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Have you ever felt slightly short-changed by a salad mix or bag of shredded cheese? You may be familiar with an "e" symbol or e-mark that appears after the listed weight on pre-packaged food products (cheese, cereal, butter, chips, to name a few). Despite "popular mythology", it does not mean...

The virus can cause rust-coloured arcs or streaks in potato flesh. (Supplied: Department of Natural Resources and Environment Tasmania) Potato mop-top virus has been found in crops on Tasmania's north-west, sparking the launch of an incident response team. The virus, which has never been...

Peterborough residents Molly Moate, Harry Moate and Christopher Dean have raised concerns about the council's 10 per cent rate hike. (ABC North & West: George Yankovich) A regional council has pushed ahead with South Australia's highest rate increase of the year, with locals demanding greater...

Liverpool and Blacktown hospitals were signalled out by the survey. (ABC News: Keana Naughton) Two overstretched hospitals in Sydney's west have consistently ranked "significantly lower" than average in a survey of patient satisfaction, according to new data released by the Bureau of Health...

Bullsbrook is home to one of several sites across the country which were contaminated with chemicals from firefighting foam used at military bases. (ABC News: Che Chorley) The Department of Defence is refusing to replace residential pipes and water systems in a Perth town it contaminated with...

As a prescribing pharmacist, Sam Turner is able to treat certain conditions and illnesses without his patients needing to visit a GP. In Queensland, the treatment of some conditions — including uncomplicated urinary tract infections, ear infections, acne, psoriasis, and school sores — can be...

A rare and potentially dangerous brain-eating amoeba has been detected in a south-west Queensland shire's drinking water supply. The Murweh Shire Council issued a public health notice after recent testing found Naegleria fowleri in the drinking water supply for Charleville and Augathella. The...

Over the years, Lynette Stewart has locked herself in rooms, hid in bushes, moved house and endured terrifying treatment at the hands of a family member dealing with substance abuse. This relative would scale Ms Stewart's high, locked fence to break in, drive his car through her padlocked front...

A disability employment support service will be closing its doors after 40 years of helping people in regional Western Australia. The federal government is replacing the current Disability Employment Program with a new program called Inclusive Employment Australia from November 1. Forrest...

Perth business person Ted Powell has donated $100 million to expand Murdoch University's veterinary school. (ABC News: Lauren Smith) An animal-loving philanthropist has donated $100 million to Western Australia's only veterinary medicine school, the biggest donation ever received by a...

The only thing worse than a pub with no beer may be a town with no pub. That is what the residents of the tiny town of Moonan Flat are facing. Its only hotel is closed and for sale. The Moonan Flat Pub first opened as the Victoria Hotel in 1895. (Supplied) The village in the Upper Hunter...

Amid calls for regulatory changes for lithium battery disposal, one man has taken matters into his own hands to safely store devices on charge. On August 31 last year, Rodney Mulder put his laptop down and went to bed. When he woke up at 1am, his children's bedrooms were engulfed in flames...

Excessive wait times for medicines to be listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) are a much greater threat to the sector than US President Donald Trump's far-reaching tariffs, according to the peak industry body, which has warned people could die waiting for treatment. The Albanese...

Sumatran Tigers are one of the predators at the zoo in Denmark. (Supplied: Zoos Victoria) The Aalborg Zoo in Denmark is facing a backlash after it put out a call for the public to bring in animals to feed the predators it has. Only healthy animals are accepted by the zoo, which has been...

Ron Clark lost an eye after developing a severe infection. "The eye sort of melted, and they had to do emergency surgery to remove it," he said. Ron Clark now has an eye he is happy with — but for him and other prosthetic eye clients, it hasn't been an easy road. (Supplied: Liam Patrick)...

Canberran Lindy Hou, who is blind, says navigating around construction in Canberra's city centre is very challenging, even with her guide dog Flash. (ABC News: Adam Kennedy) Canberran Lindy Hou suffers from a degenerative eye condition called Retinitis Pigmentosa, which has left her legally...

Kmart is facing legal action in the federal court, taken by an Australian-based Uyghur group, who say they have a reasonable belief the retail giant may be sourcing some of its products from factories linked to forced labour camps in Western China. Kmart says that belief is wrong. Ramila...

The NSW government has released a new interactive map identifying the most unsafe roads across the state, but it is not telling Tumbarumba residents anything they did not already know. All four roads leading to and from the town, 110 kilometres south-east of Wagga Wagga, were given a rating of...

Regional Victorian residents in 10 towns reliant on standalone gas networks are in shock after learning their supply will be cut off by the end of next year. Solstice Energy has announced it will phase out its compressed natural gas (CNG) networks in Robinvale, Swan Hill, Kerang, Nathalia...

Taeko Kaji started working as a grandmother-for-hire after her dog died. (Supplied: Client Partners) As a grandmother-for-hire, 69-year-old Taeko Kaji performs a variety of tasks — from cleaning to cooking to giving life advice. "I never get bored," the Tokyo resident told the ABC. Japan...