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The fall of Healthscope: bad luck, bad decisions, or is Australia’s private health model sick?

Rising costs, the Covid pandemic and an ageing population all played a part in the hospital giant’s collapse, which has prompted debate about the sector’s futureGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastInvesting in hospitals is viewed as a safe bet. People regularly get sick and the population ages.Australian private hospitals have the added advantage of being backed by a government-supported private healthcare system. Continue reading...

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French court to deliver verdict in landmark child sex abuse case involving 299 victims

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Indonesian and French leaders meet for defense and trade talks

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Assad's fall in Syria turned Turkey and Saudi Arabia from rivals to partners. Will it last?

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Search efforts continue at the site of a China chemical plant explosion as fate of 6 missing unknown

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Taiwan pledges to buy more American goods as a 32% tariff looms

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European companies cut costs, scale back investments in China as its economy slows

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U.S. Sen. Duckworth visits Taiwan to discuss regional security and trade

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A journalist was killed while writing a book on the Amazon. Here's how friends completed his work

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Suspect in Liverpool soccer parade tragedy held in custody for another day

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Who is Mohammed Sinwar, the Hamas leader Israel says it killed?

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Namibia holds its first genocide remembrance day to mark mass killings by colonial ruler Germany

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Rock slide hits Swiss Alpine village that authorities had ordered evacuated

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Brazilian nuns go viral after beatboxing on Catholic TV

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Germany charges 3 people with spying for Russia, potentially with intent to kill

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Iran threatens to end nuclear talks with Europe over U.K. diplomat comments

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Prague says China behind cyberattack against Czech Foreign Ministry

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