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NDIS cuts not just about kicking people off: minister

NDIS cuts not just about kicking people off: minister

The minister in charge of the NDIS has defended looming changes to the scheme that will require people with disabilities to be reassessed.

Pressure on states to get behind NDIS changes

Pressure on states to get behind NDIS changes

Pressure on states to get behind NDIS changes

Pressure on states to get behind NDIS changes

States and territories are being lobbied by the federal treasurer to back National Disability Insurance Scheme reforms to handle more people than previously.

NDIS revamp deadline guaranteed as 'hostages' exposed

NDIS revamp deadline guaranteed as 'hostages' exposed

NDIS revamp deadline guaranteed as 'hostages' exposed

NDIS revamp deadline guaranteed as 'hostages' exposed

Anthony Albanese has offered assurances to disabled Australians as a premier warns overhauling a federal support scheme will leave the discarded worse off.

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States push back on footing bill for NDIS changes

States push back on footing bill for NDIS changes

State leaders and ministers say they were kept in the dark on the extent of planned changes to the NDIS and fear they're being left to pick up the tab.

'Cuts, cuts, cuts': NDIS costs slashed in crack down

'Cuts, cuts, cuts': NDIS costs slashed in crack down

Tens of thousands of disabled Australians could lose access to support as the government tries to pare back the soaring cost of the NDIS.

Disability cuts on table as treasurer eyes cost spiral

Disability cuts on table as treasurer eyes cost spiral

State officials will be briefed on the federal government's plans to overhaul spending on the NDIS, expected to be announced within days.

More women set to skip the doctor to get the pill

More women set to skip the doctor to get the pill

Many women at low risk of complications will soon be able to access the contraceptive pill without a trip to their GP, but the rollout will not be swift.

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Facts over fear: data needed on brain fog in menopause

Facts over fear: data needed on brain fog in menopause

Facts over fear: data needed on brain fog in menopause

Facts over fear: data needed on brain fog in menopause

A lack of long-term research has left a huge gap in being able to prevent and treat women's experiences of brain fog during menopause.

'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season

'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season

'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season

'Vaccine-fatigued' Aussies vulnerable to big flu season

Doctors shell-shocked from 2025's record-breaking flu season are warning another significant round is on the way if vaccination rates stay low.

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

Red tape delays mental health care for rural Aussies

A Medicare change designed to improve quality of care is inadvertently disadvantaging rural people seeking mental health treatment, an inquiry has been told.

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

Needle-free vaccine rolled out after record flu season

A gentle, needle-less way to protect kids from the flu will be rolled out to hundreds of thousands of children as parents' confidence in vaccines wanes.

The health conversation all Australians should have

The health conversation all Australians should have

The health conversation all Australians should have

The health conversation all Australians should have

Fertility should be a conversation about shared responsibility, experts say, as they call for better education to fix a major health literacy gap.

New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence

New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence

New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence

New mental health unit set to curb hospital violence

Patients experiencing aggression or distress will be re-diverted to a new mental health unit as a hospital tries to prevent violence against workers.

Doctor and nurse to be probed after preventable deaths

Doctor and nurse to be probed after preventable deaths

Doctor and nurse to be probed after preventable deaths

Doctor and nurse to be probed after preventable deaths

A baby girl and a mother have died in separate preventable incidents, a coroner has found, and two medical professionals are set to be investigated

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'Cycle of crisis': emergency departments' stress grows

Australian public hospitals are stretched to their limit, with a peak medical body reporting record waiting times for patients needing immediate care.

Labor seeks to claw back seat in territory by-election

A territory by-election in a marginal seat is a tussle between the Greens, wanting to hold it, and Labor wanting to claw it back.

Billion-dollar suicide strategy failing, audit finds

Almost $1 billion is being poured into suicide prevention but the government is failing to measure its impact or develop effective policies, an audit has found.

NDIS ordered to pay up in 'significant' court battle

The national disability insurer was wrong to deny funding to a man in need of a mobility scooter, a court has ruled in a landmark decision.

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Safety guidelines ignored before hospital fungus deaths

Protections for some of the sickest patients at a major hospital were not implemented before a construction-induced fungal infection claimed two lives.

Number of young Australians with dementia set to soar

People living with young onset dementia is expected to rise by 40 per cent over the next three decades, with advocates warning greater investment is needed.

NDIS autism changes delayed as funding deal struck

Premiers and ministers have agreed to delay a program to get children with autism and developmental delay off the NDIS in a national cabinet meeting.

Scramble to play down fears of aged care worker crisis

Department officials have defended not telling the aged care minister about potentially massive worker shortages because their model couldn't be verified.

Dire warning aged-care costs are a ticking 'time bomb'

A leader of one of Australia's biggest aged-care services has issued a dire warning about under-capacity in the sector as the nation's population grows older.

'Full' aged-care homes screening out needy residents

Australia's aged-care system is "effectively full" and close to breaking point, with providers routinely rejecting older people who need the most support.

Psychiatrists win pay leap but system still 'broken'

A big temporary pay boost for public psychiatrists has been handed down after scores of specialists quit an under-resourced state public system.

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