Queensland invests more for services to bring dignity to end-of-life Health The state’s palliative care and end-of-life support gets an extra $171 million in government funding to guide policy in the area for the next five years.
Ten-year plan to bolster Indigenous doctors, nurses and health workers March 15, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal A new 2021–2031 national workforce plan aims to increase the number of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander employees working in health.
Brisbane City Council encouraging health workers to travel with e-scooters April 24, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health The city’s e-scooter operator Neuron has been offering free passes to public health workers who would otherwise need to use public transport to commute every day.
WA seeks 10-year sentence for people who cough on health and emergency workers March 31, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Health The law would cover police officers, doctors, nurses or anyone working in a hospital or health service, firefighters, SES and ambulance officers.
DPC Sydney office to undergo $3 million renovation October 1, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins New South Wales The NSW Department of Premier and Cabinet has awarded a contract estimated to be worth more than $3 million for office renovations. INTREC Management has been engaged to conduct upgrades to the DPC office in Sydney.
