Australia’s national agency for health and welfare information and statistics
A series of shark attacks off Australia’s east coast have left swimmers injured and beaches temporarily closed. Authorities are deploying drones and boosting surveillance as experts warn of rising incidents amid warming seas.
A national AIHW data report shows cervical cancer incidence is dropping sharply among Australian women aged 25–29, while cancers like bowel cancer rise in their 30s. Vaccination campaigns begun in 2007 and school-based programs contributed to a projected elimination threshold by 2035, though most cancers still affect those 50 and older.