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Peta Rasdien

Peta Rasdien is a producer and reporter for the Seven West digital team. She has been a journalist for more than 20 years, primarily writing health news and features. Peta was a senior writer for flagship publication Health + Medicine for seven years before joining the digital team.

Recent articles by Peta Rasdien

A Sydney man has died after being bitten by a mosquito.

Aussie dies from mozzie bite sparking urgent health warning

A warning has been issued following the death of a NSW man after he was bitten by a mosquito carrying a deadly virus that attacks the brain. 

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President Donald Trump has vowed to go ahead with imposing tariffs on close neighbours Canada and Mexico.

Trump vows tariffs on Canada and Mexico will go ahead

Donald Trump has vowed to go ahead with imposing tariffs on close neighbours Canada and Mexico, reiterating his complaint that the US had been ‘taken advantage of’ by foreign nations. 

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A man has died and another has been taken into custody with stab wounds after terrifying standoff with police in Tamworth. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

One dead another under police guard after bloody standoff

A man has died and another has been taken into custody with stab wounds after terrifying standoff with police overnight.

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Dave Grohl said he wants to be involved in his secret daughter’s life.

Mother of rocker Dave Grohl’s lovechild revealed

The identity of the woman who gave birth to Foo Fighter’s frontman Dave Grohl’s lovechild has been revealed.

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The Bibas family: Kfir Bibas, 2, Ariel Bibas, 5, Shiri Bibas, 33, Yarden Bibas, 34.

Hamas hands over Israeli mum’s remains after body mix-up

The remains of Israeli hostage Shiri Bibas has reportedly been collected by Red Cross officials after a body wrongly identified as hers was handed over by Hamas militants in a macabre spectacle.

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Grammy winner Chantal Kreviazuk intentionally switched up the lyrics in response to the US President’s comments about annexing Canada as the “51st State” of the USA.

Singer changes anthem lyrics over Trump’s ‘51st State’ dig

The bad blood between USA and Canada has spilled over at the hugely popular 4 Nations Face-Off ice hockey championship, with a singer changing a national anthem’s lyrics to take a pot shot at Donald Trump. 

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Immigration Minister Tony Burke’s lawyers had argued Main’s offences signified “fundamental character concerns”.

Labor’s visa rule tested as murderer gets greenlight to stay

A double murderer has been spared deportation after it was determined he had reformed and no longer posed a risk to the community in one of the first tests of Labor’s revised ministerial directions.  

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Australia’s politicians have backed Volodymyr Zelensky after Donald Trump’s disparaging ‘dictator’ comments.

Australia picks a side in Trump’s nasty clash with Zelensky

Australia’s politicians have weighed in on Donald Trump’ inflammatory ‘dictator’ comment about Volodymyr Zelensky and the claim that it was Ukraine, not Russia, that started the war.

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A woman has been charged after two Muslim women were attacked within minutes of each other.

PM weighs in after ‘brutal’ attack on Muslim women

A 31-year-old woman has been charged over attacks on two Muslim women at a shopping centre, with police claiming the alleged victims were targeted because they were wearing head coverings. 

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Nurses Ahmed Rashid Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh remain in the police spotlight. (HANDOUT/TIKTOK)

Charge anti-Semitic nurses likely to face revealed

Two nurses caught on camera bragging about killing Israeli patients are likely to be charged with a Commonwealth offence, police have revealed during an update on the case.

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Year 12 student Ed Millear died after his health took a turn at Melbourne Grammar School’s boat shed.

Private school student dies suddenly after rowing session

An elite private school has paid tribute to a Year 12 student who died suddenly after collapsing during rowing training. 

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Tammie Farrugia and her boyfriend Scott Marshall  have not been charged in relation to the caravan attack but have been charged over anti-Semitic attacks in Woollhara.

Man linked to caravan plot charged over anti-Semitic attack

A man named in a search warrant executed by police investigating a plot involving a caravan laden with explosives seemingly intended for Jewish targets has been charged over separate anti-Semitic attacks. 

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Two Muslim women were attacked within minutes of each other.

Police response to attacks on two Muslim women questioned

The response to ‘prejudiced’ attacks on two Muslim women at a shopping centre in Victoria is under the spotlight after one of the victims said she felt ignored by police and feared for her safety.   

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Max Veifer has addressed the furore over the now viral video.

Influencer addresses furore over ‘kill’ Israeli nurse video

Israeli influencer Max Veifer has spoken out a week after his video of two Bankstown nurses talking about killing Israeli patients went viral.

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Muslim groups claim the reaction to Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh’s comments was ‘selective outrage’.

Muslim groups join extremists slamming nurse vid ‘hypocrisy’

Leaders from Australia’s Muslim community have joined forces with extremist Islamist group Hizb ut-­Tahrir to condemn ‘hypocrisy’ over the treatment of two nurses who vowed to ‘kill’ Israeli patients. 

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