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Research says 15% of people seeking counselling after unplanned pregnancies experience behaviour that interferes with their own decisions

The Greens argue the measures would save the average household thousands, and the government could pay for the $182 billion measures by taxing gas companies and extremely wealthy Australians.

Greens leader Adam Bandt will unveil a cost-of-living package arguing revenue foregone in gas company taxes would cover free dental care and childcare.

A Medicare-style scheme for pets called 'Veticare' has been proposed to the Victorian Government amid animal welfare crisis in the state.

Vet care in Victoria would become free or subsidised under a bold proposal from the Animal Justice Party, which wants introduce a Medicare system for animals dubbed "Veticare", to make seeing a vet more affordable and accessible.

Medicare may soon be able to negotiate the price of at least a few drugs.

Rule that nurses must be supervised for clinics to be reimbursed nearly caused ‘health disaster’ when rural GP had to isolate, expert says

Senator Joe Manchin, the architect of the Democrats’ new tax, climate and drugs bill, made a public pitch to his colleague Kyrsten Sinema to get on board with the legislation, arguing that it doesn’t raise taxes.

Sione Lavalu lost his health insurance after Covid stranded him in Australia and now owes $79,000 after suffering major burns

Hospice care, once provided primarily by nonprofit agencies, has seen a remarkable shift over the past decade, with more than two-thirds of hospices nationwide now operating as for-profit entities. The ability to turn a quick profit in caring for people in their last days of life is attracting a new…

Interest groups are spending millions in hopes of blocking legislation allowing Medicare to demand lower prices for prescription drugs.