Healthcare cost scare sends more people to emergency room Health The soaring cost of basic medical care is sending more Aussies to emergency rooms, putting additional pressure on the country’s hospitals.
Australia’s strategic framework for reckoning with COVID into the new year December 13, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal The health minister has released an updated roadmap for Australia’s changing COVID-19 measures, signed off by the national cabinet last week.
AIHW report: no marked increase in suicide-related deaths for 2020 July 28, 2022 By Melissa Coade Federal While demand for mental health support surged to record levels during the pandemic, there was no marked increase in the number of deaths by suicide.
Grattan Institute panel discusses policy priorities for next government May 19, 2022 By Anna Macdonald Community & Social The Grattan Institute outlines its views on policy areas such as climate change, economy, health, and transport.
Cheaper exports and bigger opportunities: Australia strikes interim trade agreement with India April 4, 2022 By Melissa Coade Economy & Industry Australia and India have struck an historic deal to lift tariffs on more than 85% of Australian goods exports to India.
WA report looks at how to keep hospital staff out of the medicine cupboard June 23, 2017 By Stephen Easton Health The importance of checks and balances around the dispensing of powerful and addictive drugs in public hospitals has been put in the spotlight by the Western Australian Corruption and Crime Commission.
