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Six-year-old girl dies after being sent home from Sydney hospital twice
A young girl has passed away from influenza after being discharged twice from Sydney Children’s Hospital on the same day.
On Monday, the six-year-old first arrived at the emergency department at the Randwick facility, where she was evaluated and sent home.
Shortly after, she returned, was diagnosed with influenza, and once again discharged with instructions for care at home, according to a spokesperson from the Sydney Children’s Hospital Network.
Erin Patterson returns to court
Erin Patterson is due back before court a month after being convicted of killing three members of her estranged husband’s family by serving a death cap mushroom-laced lunch.
The 50-year-old mother has a mention hearing scheduled on Friday at the Supreme Court in Melbourne, where she is set to appear remotely via video link from prison.
Dates for her pre-sentence hearing, known as a plea, are expected to be set during her court appearance.
Plea hearings allow victims and their families to deliver statements to the court about how the crime has impacted them.
Health Minister says Australia will fight to protect PBS, local jobs
Health Minister Mark Butler says the Australian Government is committed to defending both the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) and the jobs supported by local drug manufacturers.
With growing pressure from the US threatening tariffs as high as 250 per cent on pharmaceutical exports, Mr Butler insists Australia will fight to maintain its affordable medicines system while protecting its exporters.
“We’ll fight for our PBS and fight for the jobs that Australian manufacturers here, particularly in Melbourne, down in Melbourne CSL, have provided to Australian families for years,” he told Sunrise on Friday morning.
“Exporting great medicines, blood and plasma products to the United States under the US free trade agreement.
“The US exports more pharmaceuticals to Australia. We have zero tariffs on those imports that we take from American companies. We’re making the case that should continue in reverse.
“We should be able to continue to export our terrific blood and plasma products and medicines to Americans without what might be a 250 per cent tariff. Not just on Australia but on every country around the world seeking to export pharmaceuticals to the Americans.”
