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- Medical Health Aged Care, Political
- 01/04/2026
- 07:00
Genetic discrimination ban paves the way for expansion of life-saving DNA screening
A national legislative ban on life insurers discriminating against applicants based on genetic testing would create an opportunity for the Australian government to invest…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 01/04/2026
- 07:00
Professor Arthur Christopoulos Receives NHMRC Research Excellence Award
Monash University’s Professor Arthur Christopoulos, FAA, FAHMS, Dean of the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been honoured with a prestigious 2025 Research Excellence Award from the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) of Australia. NHMRC’s Research Excellence Awards are handed annually to top-ranked researchers following peer review of applications to the NHMRC’s highly competitive grant schemes. Professor Christopoulos has received the 2025 NHMRC Peter Doherty Investigator Grant Award (Leadership), recognising the highest ranked recipient in the national Leadership category of Investigator Grants. Professor Christopoulos earned the award for his exceptional work in the Monash Institute of Pharmaceutical…
- Political, Taxation
- 01/04/2026
- 06:15
CGT discount encourages over-borrowing by making bad property investments profitable
The capital gains discount is incentivising over-borrowing and making investment properties profitable when they would otherwise make a loss, new research by the e61 Institute has found. The study of 900,000 property investments held between 2008 and 2025 found that 46,000 had before-tax returns below mortgage rates, but became profitable after-tax because of the 50% CGT discount. This amounts to 5.1% of all investment properties and 13% of loss-making investment properties. The study found the tax system rewards investors who borrow more. A typical investor in the highest tax bracket with no mortgage pays an effective tax rate of 31%,…
- Government VIC, Union
- 01/04/2026
- 06:14
*** MEDIA ALERT *** Health workers march on parliament over Allan government pay failure
****** MEDIA ALERT ****** What: Health professionals will march on parliament over the Allan government's pay failure, with members of the Health Services Union Vic No. 4 Branch rallying for a fair enterprise agreement Who: HSU Vic No. 4 Branch Secretary Matt Hammond, medical scientists, hospital pharmacists, psychologists, dietitians and other allied health professionals When: 11.30am, Wednesday, 1 April Where: Steps of Parliament House, Spring Street, Melbourne (members gather at Treasury Gardens from 11am) For background: El Jones – 0499 658 802 For comment: Matt Hammond – 0418 149 261
- Government Federal, Medical Health Aged Care
- 01/04/2026
- 06:10
Medicare must work for rural Australia – ACN calls for urgent reform
The Australian College of Nursing is calling on the federal government to make urgent changes to ensure equitable access to primary care for the millions of Australians living outside major cities. In a submission to the Senate Standing Committee on Rural and Regional Affairs and Transport, ACN argues that Medicare’s current structure is not fit for purpose in rural and remote Australia – and that recent policy changes are making things worse. “Medicare settings have not kept pace with the changing structure of the health workforce or the evolving needs of rural populations,” said ACN Chief Executive Officer, Adjunct Professor…
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- Medical Health Aged Care
- 01/04/2026
- 06:00
New PBS listing expands access to once-monthly preventive treatment for hereditary angioedema
As CSL’s first monoclonal antibody discovered and developed in-house by CSL scientists, ANDEMBRY® will be available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme from April 1, 2026. ANDEMBRY® is a once-monthly treatment targeting activated factor XII (FXIIa) to prevent recurrent attacks of unpredictable swelling in people living with hereditary angioedema (HAE).1 The launch of ANDEMBRY® expands CSL's HAE franchise and underscores the company's commitment to delivering innovative medicines to the HAE community. [Melbourne, Australia – April 1, 2026] – Global biotechnology leader CSL (ASX:CSL; USOTC:CSLLY) is pleased to announce that from April 1, 2026, ANDEMBRY® (garadacimab) will be available on the Pharmaceutical…
- Government Federal, Property Real Estate
- 01/04/2026
- 06:00
Aussies want investor tax breaks cut and more social housing built, polling reveals
Most Australian voters want the government to reduce tax breaks for property investors and put more money into social housing, according to new polling.…
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- Medical Health Aged Care, Science
- 01/04/2026
- 05:46
Walkable towns help regional Australians exercise 75 minutes more each week
Amid soaring fuel prices which are prompting Australians to explore alternative transport options, a new study highlights the health benefits of walkable neighbourhoods. New research published today shows that regional residents living in walkable towns and centres walk 75 minutes more each week, prompting calls for Governments to invest more in well-connected, safe footpaths to boost community health. The new paper, led by the Menzies Institute for Medical Research at the University of Tasmania, was published today in the Australia and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. It's the first of its kind to show walkability has a bigger impact…
- Technology Innovation
- 01/04/2026
- 04:10
bet365 Partners with TestMu AI to Accelerate Global Release Velocity with Agentic AI Quality Engineering
Streamlines Hillside Technology testing across browsers and mobile devices while supporting rapid expansion into regulated markets. SAN FRANCISCO & NOIDA, India–BUSINESS WIRE– TestMu AI…
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