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Latest news: Government Health Care
Dutton's '$50b hospital cuts' weren't carried out
Peter Dutton's plan as health minister in 2014 to reduce hospital funding by $50 billion over 10 years did not end up being implemented.
Mar 07, 2025
Hospital chief vows no repeat of error in toddler death
Senior officials at a privately run public hospital have faced intense questioning after the death of a toddler who was not given IV fluids until too late.
Feb 27, 2025
Dutton accuses PM of peddling 'dirt' on share purchases
Attempts to use Peter Dutton's decades-old financial records against him reflect poorly on the federal government, the opposition leader says.
Feb 26, 2025
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Labor 'waited too long' to announce big election pledge
With a federal election looming, an expert warns it will take more than a rate cut and a health promise to turn the political tides in Labor's favour.
Feb 24, 2025
'Blow for women' as hospitals shut maternity wards
Staffing challenges and declining birth rates have been blamed for maternity wards closing at private hospitals in two jurisdictions.
Feb 20, 2025
Double mental health beds, coroner tells government
The NT government should urgently fund the doubling of mental health beds, a coroner says, after finding that a Tiwi Island mother died because of “bed block”.
Feb 14, 2025
Five bucks an hour may solve crisis in disability care
Australians with disability could face worsening support and resources as the workforce struggles to retain and attract talent.
Feb 10, 2025
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Nurses join psychs demanding urgent mental health boost
After a stack of public psychiatrists signalled they would resign, nurses are urging a state government to prevent the mental health sector from crumbling.
Feb 05, 2025
'Opportune' ads lure quitting interstate psychiatrists
Dissatisfied public hospital psychiatrists who have quit over pay and conditions are being enticed across the border with a job-ad blitz in major newspapers.
Jan 24, 2025
No quick fix after years of warnings over health system
The nurses union claims it warned for years about serious health system failures identified in an audit, which the state government says it will work to remedy.
Jan 16, 2025
Row erupts as creaking health system poses serious risk
Patient wait times continue to climb while a maintenance backlog poses major threats, an audit report of one state's health system has found.
Jan 15, 2025
Online medical care helps coughers avoid waiting rooms
A free telehealth service is designed to divert more than 85,000 people from GP and hospital waiting rooms.
Nov 26, 2024
Aged care revamp to shake up Australians' golden years
Older Australians will be able to live at home for longer and receive better protections in aged care after a sector overhaul passed parliament.
Nov 25, 2024
Half of mental health specialists quit 'broken' system
Almost half of NSW's staff specialist psychiatrists have penned resignation letters, citing immense pressure due to understaffing.
Nov 19, 2024
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Big police pay rise sparks ructions in other wage deals
Police and nurses point to a big pay increase for officers in one jurisdiction while threatening strike action as their wage negotiations deteriorate.
Nov 12, 2024
Harsher penalties for NDIS providers who fail patients
The NDIS watchdog will be given stronger powers under new laws designed to crack down on unscrupulous providers and improve the scheme for participants.
Oct 28, 2024
Abortion access still a lottery for the disadvantaged
When it comes to abortion access, Victorians face a 'postcode lottery' with those in disadvantaged and regional areas confronting barriers to the service.
Oct 23, 2024
Reducing child, teen obesity can save $7b health costs
Reducing the rate of overweight and obesity in Australian kids and teenagers by five per cent could save them more than $7 billion in lifelong health costs.
Oct 22, 2024
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Taxpayers are topping up health fund profits: analysis
Major health insurers have been accused of expecting NSW hospitals to subsidise their record profits amid a stand-off over who foots hospital bills.
Oct 17, 2024
Aged care providers sound alarm on their own future
Half of residential aged care providers say they are losing money, as the industry raised concerns about how it'll cope with Australia's ageing population.
Oct 16, 2024
Insurers warn of bill shock from hospital pay demand
NSW officials are demanding private health insurers pay full freight for public hospital stays, suggesting taxpayers are being asked to provide a huge subsidy.
Oct 15, 2024
Labor pitches $365m for 50 new GP clinics to woo voters
Two weeks out from election day, Queensland Labor has made a bold pitch to open 50 bulk-billing GP clinics as the opposition eyes a new dam in the southeast.
Oct 12, 2024
'Left no option': Labor faces first mass nurses' strike
Thousands of nurses and midwives will walk off the job in NSW for their first major strike since Labor won power.
Sep 06, 2024
'Rotten to the core': racism claim over fatal diagnosis
The father of an Indigenous man who was fatally misdiagnosed with a drug-related illness says the doctor responsible shouldn't be treating patients.
Aug 20, 2024
Aussies delay dental treatment as cost of living bites
Only one-in-three Australians visits the dentist regularly as costs keep them away, while the dental association calls on government to expand subsidies.
Aug 01, 2024
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