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Next Aust Govt must act on obesity, gambling, and climate harms The Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), which represents 2,000 public health professionals, will today release its seven election priorities ahead of this year’s federal election. Media are invited to Mural Hall, Parliament House, to hear PHAA CEO, Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, discuss … Continued
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Vasey RSL Care is proud to announce it has been awarded $142,439 under the Federal Government’s Veteran Wellbeing Grant 2023-24 round. The funding will enable the purchase of a utility vehicle and a bus to enhance the delivery of its innovative V Centre Veteran Empowerment Program in Ivanhoe. The V Centre Veteran Empowerment Program … Continued
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Embargoed until 12:01am AEDT, Wed 22 Jan Next Aust Govt must act on obesity, gambling, and climate harms Australia’s public health experts have urged the next Australian Government to take action on obesity, reduce gambling harms, and address climate change to protect human health. These are among seven priorities released today by the Public Health … Continued
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17 January 2025 Responding to the Government’s inquiry into the Free TAFE Bill 2024, the nation’s peak building and construction industry association has cautioned against legislating the policy in the absence of data and its unintended consequences. Australia’s building and construction industry faces the enormous task of building enough homes, commercial premises and infrastructure … Continued
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Vasey RSL Care is calling on the Federal Government to act with urgency on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide, following the government’s official response on December 2, 2024. Of particular concern is Recommendation 88, which calls for a national funding agreement on veterans’ wellbeing. Rather than accepting this … Continued
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Australia’s future economic growth depends on a highly skilled, productive, and educated workforce. Recognising this, the Independent Tertiary Education Council Australia (ITECA) has released the ITECA Federal Election Manifesto, calling on the next Australian Parliament to put students at the heart of a high-performing tertiary education system. The manifesto outlines a bold vision to dismantle … Continued
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Key health organisations have released an 11 point plan to address ongoing shortages of critical pain relief medicines. In an open letter to Members of Parliament with a medical background, the group makes a strong case for urgent action, including the removal of PBS patient contributions for medicines supplied under the Palliative Care Schedule – … Continued
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In response to the release of the CSIRO’s latest GenCost study of energy options for Australia, the Australian Conservation Foundation nuclear policy analyst Dave Sweeney said: “Australia’s chief science agency has again confirmed nuclear is the most expensive energy option for Australia. “The CSIRO’s latest research comes after multiple other independent analyses have ranked nuclear … Continued
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Ahead of the December 6 Health Minister’s Meeting, the Council of Presidents of Medical Colleges (CPMC) warned that the proposed fast-track registration of Specialist International Medical Graduates (SIMGs) risks exacerbating a two-tier healthcare system in which the quality of specialist care Australians receive could be determined by their postcode. “As Health Ministers prepare to meet … Continued
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Current data presents a confronting picture of access to palliative care in Australia now and in the future. On our current path the situation facing people and families living with terminal illness is critical and will only get worse. This Wednesday, (27 November) Palliative Care Australia (PCA) will launch the ‘Better access to palliative … Continued
