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Australians with cancer are living longer but diagnosis rates on the rise for younger people, report reveals

Flagship health report also shows vaccine rates for children are falling, prompting concern from experts

The Guardian - AU · Jul 8

Alarm over prostate cancer rates in younger men

There's growing alarm over the number of younger Australian men being diagnosed with prostate cancer, sparking pleas for them to take stock of the risk.

AAP · Oct 10, 2025

Hospitals will get $1.7 billion more federal funding. Will this reduce waiting times?

This week, the federal government announced it will pay states and territories an extra, one-off, A$1.7 billion for public hospitals.

The Conversation · Feb 6, 2025

ACT's ED wait times more than double the national average

The ACT has continued to have the longest wait times in the nation.

The Canberra Times · Dec 6, 2022

We fact checked Victorian Labor's claim that Matthew Guy cut $1 billion from health. Here's what we found

Labor is running ads with a claim about the Victorian opposition leader that doesn't stack up.

ABC News · Nov 15, 2022

More and more women in Australia are having their labour induced. Does it matter?

Induction of labour for women having their first baby has risen in Australia from 26% in 2010 to 46% in 2020, according to the latest data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). This compares to a rise from 21% to 34% over roughly the same period in…

The Conversation · Nov 7, 2022

Aged care centre has 60 per cent empty beds: 'people don't want to go there'

Dozens of empty aged care beds at Wallsend

Newcastle Herald · Oct 9, 2022

In the regional city of Geelong, parents who have lost children to suicide fear not enough action is being taken

Geelong parents who have lost their children to suicide fear not enough action is being taken. It's a concern echoed by mental health experts, who say despite decades of attention on the sector, stark service gaps still exist outside big cities.

ABC News · Oct 1, 2022

Launceston General Hospital patient dies after being ramped for more than nine hours

The death of a woman in her 70s who was ramped and waiting to be admitted to an emergency department for more than nine hours is "totally unacceptable" and shows Tasmania's health system is crumbling, a union says.

ABC News · Aug 9, 2022

Australian birthrate falls to lowest in over a decade

Data shows average age of mothers has increased, though stillborn and neonatal death rates remain unchanged

The Guardian - AU · Jul 21, 2022