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Mark Butler calls Australia’s private hospitals and insurers to urgent meeting amid Healthscope financial crisis

Health minister convenes meeting after reports second-largest private hospital operator risks voluntary administration

The Guardian - AU · Mar 7, 2025

Brisbane ferries suspended ‘until further notice’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Mar 2, 2025

Multimillion-dollar settlement for passengers on trip described by lawyer as ‘cruise from hell’ – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2025

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Private health premiums to rise as hospitals cry poor

Insurers have been asked repeatedly to submit claims for premium rises to the government but private hospitals say they don't expect to see much of the money.

AAP · Feb 26, 2025

GPs warn not all practices will take up Labor’s promised Medicare bulk-billing changes if rebates still too low

Health minister says modelling ‘very clearly’ shows majority of practices will benefit

The Guardian - AU · Feb 24, 2025

Brisbane bus drivers push back strike action – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2025

Albanese pledge: nine in ten GP visits bulk billed by 2030, in $8.5 billion Medicare injection

The Albanese government on Sunday will pledge $8.5 billion for Medicare, declaring this would enable all Australians to have access to bulk billing by 2030.

The Conversation · Feb 22, 2025

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Police raid home of Sydney nurse taken to hospital after allegedly threatening Israeli patients on video

Israeli influencer Max Veifer posts video on Instagram stating: ‘The police are asking me for the unedited version. I have nothing to hide. Here it is’

The Guardian - AU · Feb 14, 2025

Stoush over anti-Israel 'kill' rant video stalls probe

Two nurses who bragged about killing Israeli patients are yet to be charged by police as investigators seek access to video footage.

AAP · Feb 14, 2025

Labor’s Half A Billion Dollar Investment in Women’s Health: What’s In It For You?

More endo clinics, bigger rebates on IUDs and more.

Pedestrian.tv · Feb 10, 2025

Trans rallies push back against curb on gender care

Rallies have been held in major capitals and regional centres to support transgender youth as the peak medical body reviews care that one state has paused.

AAP · Feb 7, 2025

A country practice luring health workers to the bush

Healthcare workers getting a taste of life in the country are staying in the bush, as medical groups push for rural health to be a federal election priority.

AAP · Feb 3, 2025

Puberty blockers and trans kids' care to be reviewed

The health treatment of transgender children will be reviewed by Australia's peak health body as one state pauses gender-affirming care for new child patients.

AAP · Jan 31, 2025

Should we aim to bulk-bill everyone for GP visits? We asked 5 experts

A new report by a GP listing company made headlines this week showing low rates of bulk billing for GP visits across Australia.

The Conversation · Jan 16, 2025

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The Guardian - AU · Jan 14, 2025

Half of the psychiatrists in NSW’s public service are preparing to resign. Here’s why

Health minister Mark Butler warns of ‘devastating consequences’ for patients and their families if the strike goes ahead

The Guardian - AU · Jan 13, 2025

Butler urges NSW psychiatrists ‘come back to the table’ – as it happened

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AAP · Jan 12, 2025

Bulk billing dips with GP care more complex and costly

Patients who rely on Medicare have fewer options as more clinics stop taking new bulk-billed patients, according to a study prompting calls for more funding.

AAP · Jan 2, 2025

More to do on Medicare and bulk-billing, Labor says

The federal government has unfinished business with Medicare, signalling its ambitions to further bolster the GP workforce and boost bulk-billing.

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The Guardian - AU · Dec 10, 2024

Moderna’s mRNA vaccines to be exempt from advisory committee scrutiny under $2bn Morrison-era deal

Exclusive: Critics say exemption ‘deeply concerning’ and risks creating separate assessment systems

AAP · Dec 9, 2024

Insurers 'price gouging' with secret premium hikes

Millions of Australians are being overcharged by health insurers using a loophole to dodge the rules against raising premiums.

AAP · Dec 5, 2024

'Huge kick in the guts' for grandmother jailed in Japan

The WA premier says there are avenues of appeal for an Australian granny who has been sentenced to six years jail in Japan for drug smuggling.

AAP · Dec 4, 2024

New vaccine facility a shot in the arm for Australians

Up to 100 million mRNA jabs will be made at Moderna's new plant, with a promise Australia will always be at the top of the vaccine queue for locally-made jabs.

Pedestrian.tv · Dec 1, 2024

Life-Changing Endometriosis Treatment To Be Subsidised In ‘Transformative’ Move

“Women’s pain is real and it’s time we stop telling women to just suck it up.”

AAP · Nov 30, 2024

Endometriosis drug cheaper for first time in 30 years

The federal government announced a plan to subsidise a treatment for the disease as part of a broader initiative to address the unnecessary suffering.

AAP · Nov 26, 2024

PM promises to leave 'nothing on the field' at election

As federal parliament draws to a close for the year, Anthony Albanese remains optimistic Labor will be back in a majority government after the next election.

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