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The Commonwealth should increase its funding of public hospitals to a 50-50 share with the states and territories, Catholic Health Australia said today as health ministers meet in Brisbane. Analysis of AIHW data by Catholic Health Australia finds public hospitals are under severe pressure, leading to sliding performance in recent years. Only 67% … Continued
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Australia’s foremost hepatitis researchers and clinicians have released a joint expert statement confirming that Australia’s recommendation remains unchanged: all medically stable newborns who meet the weight threshold should receive their first dose of the hepatitis B vaccine within 24 hours of birth. The statement follows international attention after a U.S. advisory panel recommended reversing its … Continued
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A former contractor to the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) was sentenced to 18 months imprisonment, with immediate release on a recognisance release order conditioned that she be of good behaviour for three years, for defrauding the ATO of more than $105,000 through Operation Protego. The fraudulently obtained funds have since been repaid. Eva Dierens was … Continued
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Professionals Australia says the Federal Government is ignoring its own economic advice by burying a second Deloitte report that confirms chronic underpayment in the translating and interpreting sector is already wasting billions of taxpayer dollars every year. The new Deloitte analysis, quietly posted online without any sector briefing, warns that sub-optimal interpreting is costing between … Continued
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Australia’s social safety net is becoming less targeted towards households with the lowest financial means, new research by the e61 Institute has found. The research found that government’s social protection spending is increasingly composed of in-kind transfers, which are often universal, while heavily means-tested cash payments are shrinking. Between 2000 and 2024, in-kind … Continued
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THE HAGUE, NL / ACCESS Newswire / December 10, 2025 / The Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA) is pleased to announce that Nasdaq Verafin has joined GASA as a Foundation Member, strengthening the global effort to combat scams, financial crime, and digital fraud. As fraud tactics continue to evolve across borders and digital channels, cross-sector collaboration … Continued
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eSafety will begin monitoring and enforcing compliance with the Australian Government’s social media minimum age from today, supporting parents and providing a crucial buffer for under 16s developing digital literacy and resilience. eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant said the world-leading initiative was an important new addition to Australia’s online safety framework. “Enforcing a minimum account … Continued
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Key Facts: The Australian Government has announced $1 million for projects that strengthen networks between cancer services nationwide. The program aims to improve equity in cancer care for people in outer-metropolitan, regional, rural, and remote communities. It supports connections between smaller local services and major metropolitan centres, enabling shared expertise and multidisciplinary care closer to home. The initiative prioritises Aboriginal and Torres Strait … Continued
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Key Facts: CCAA launches Australian adaptation of Global Ratings for Low Carbon and Near Zero Concrete, providing an AA-G rating system for assessing concrete's carbon performance The guide creates a standardised framework for the entire supply chain, addressing previous inconsistencies in low-carbon concrete assessment Australian version extends strength range coverage to suit local construction and … Continued
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Employment services are failing on all fronts and need comprehensive reform, ACOSS said today following the release of a further damning report by the Commonwealth Ombudsman on the Targeted Compliance Framework. The report found that private employment service providers are making large-scale errors in recommending people be eligible for harsh financial penalties, with over … Continued
