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Government’s decision to slash psychology sessions is not backed up by data

The Albanese government will halve the number of Medicare-subsidised psychology sessions available to Australians — despite an independent review advising against it.

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Government criticised for cutting cheaper mental health sessions despite review saying they should continue

The health minister points to an independent evaluation of COVID-era psychology sessions to justify cutting the program — but that report actually recommended keeping the sessions.

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Subsidised psychology visits to be halved

The government is halving the number of Medicare-subsidised psychology appointments from the end of the year, following a review of the scheme.

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Federal government slashes psychologist visits for Australians seeking mental health treatment

Subsidised visits to psychologists, GPs and allied mental health services will be halved within weeks, with the federal government abandoning a program added at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Access tightened for free COVID PCR tests

A referral will be needed from next year if patients require a free PCR test under changes to how Australia will deal with COVID-19.

AAP

New research identifies some food products aimed at toddlers are failing WHO guidelines around sugar content

Out of more than 70 ready-made food products for toddlers, more than 75 per cent fail to meet the proposed guidelines for sugar set out by the World Health Organization (WHO), soon-to-be-published research for the Obesity Policy Coalition has found.

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‘Lives are at stake’: Australia returns to the nicotine frontline with vaping reform

A decade since world-first plain packaging reforms, there is a new threat: the alarming rate of children using e-cigarettes

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Explainer: How bad is Australia’s vaping problem and how are teens getting nicotine vapes?

What are the effects on children? Is anything being done? New research shows just how widespread addiction has become

The Guardian - AU

‘I’ve lost my children to vaping’: the tragic stories behind the soaring rates of youth addiction

How do you help a child who is addicted to nicotine from vaping to quit? It’s a question that Australian parents and doctors are now grappling with

The Guardian - AU

Banning menthol cigarettes and more health warnings are only the start. Australia could look to NZ for how to do tobacco control

This week’s announcement of a raft of new tobacco control measures – including banning menthol products and proposing health warnings on individual cigarettes – are important and welcome.

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Nurses warn aged care reform 'loophole' could see positions axed across the country

Nurses lobby federal ministers after a Tasmanian aged care provider's shock decision to axe enrolled nurses, citing a lack of funding.

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Government considering range of options to achieve goal of halving smoking rates within 10 years

"Smoking kills" labels on cigarettes, unattractive colours and a ban on menthols and other flavour additives will all be imposed in renewed efforts to reduce smoking rates.

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Australia to consider tougher nicotine e-cigarette import and labelling laws to tackle teen vaping

Therapeutic Goods Administration to investigate border control laws, as well as tougher regulation of nicotine products and advertising

The Guardian - AU

Australian government to crack down on nicotine e-cigarettes as rates of teen vaping skyrocket

Exclusive: Guardian investigation finds many children do not know they are consuming highly addictive nicotine in vapes until it is too late

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From lone wolf to leader: the making of Anthony Albanese

In this Quarterly Essay extract, Katharine Murphy excavates the layers of the Australian prime minister’s formative years

The Guardian - AU

How Albanese walked a tightrope of Labor division amid fears 43% emissions target would cost it the election

Exclusive: A fierce internal debate raged as Anthony Albanese and Chris Bowen pushed for an ambitious climate policy for the 2022 election

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Afternoon Update: Covid cases surge; Twitter in turmoil; and a Socceroos guide

Mask mandates are unlikely but health experts are urging masks be worn indoors where physical distancing is impossible

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Will COVID-19 ruin Christmas? Why it's now harder to predict the pandemic's future

Experts say it's risky to make predictions about COVID-19 based on what's going on in other countries because the pandemic is different now than it was previously.

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Pfizer's new Omicron-specific COVID booster to be available in Australia from next month

Another bivalent COVID-19 vaccine will be available to eligible Australians as a third and fourth booster, as case numbers climb.

The Guardian - AU

Australia approves new Covid vaccine as hospitalisations surge

Health minister Mark Butler says, despite increase in cases, no fifth dose would be recommended at this stage

AAP

Diabetes treatment to be subsidised

Australians living with type 1 diabetes will have subsidised access to the next generation of Omnipod insulin pumps from December 1.

The Guardian - AU

‘Catastrophic’ decision to defund healthcare advice organisation leaves Australians at risk, experts say

The public will be left more susceptible to medical misinformation and harm, doctors and academics say

The Guardian - AU

More monkeypox jabs arrive in Australia to boost vaccination rate ahead of WorldPride events

New advertising campaign encourages those at higher risk of infection ‘to look out for symptoms and get vaccinated if eligible’

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One thousand residents urged to evacuate as central west braces for flood peak – as it happened

Pregnant woman and midwife among 10 rescues in NSW town of Forbes. This blog is now closed

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Independent inquiry into Medicare fraud

Health Minister Mark Butler has launched an independent inquiry into fraud, inappropriate billing and over-servicing within the Medicare system.

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