Health
First manual in suicide prevention for Indigenous communities available
Friday, June 18 2021
This week, the first comprehensive national collection of resources to help prevent suicide in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities......
New plan to eradicate HIV in Australia by 2025
Friday, June 18 2021
This week, a group of health advocacy groups, leaded by the Australian Federation of AIDS Organisation, developed a pathway to......
Raising awareness of anaphylaxis on World Allergy Week
Friday, June 18 2021
This week is World Allergy Week, supported by the National Allergy Strategy, and the aim is to raise awareness about......
Trikafta: Is this a medical miracle?
Tuesday, June 15 2021
Patients with Cystic Fibrosis have fought for generations to maintain their health without a cure. With the recent development of......
How sweet can a sugar tax be in Australia?
Friday, June 11 2021
This week, the Australian Medical Association called the Federal goverment to pass a sugar tax to improve Australians’ health. Organisations......
Making COVID Messaging more culturally appropriate
Thursday, June 10 2021
Despite Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people having a higher uptake in regard to the vaccine roll-out, they remain among......
Medicare changes: too soon, too confusing?
Thursday, June 10 2021
The Federal Government recently announced amendments to the Medicare Benefits Scheme (MBS), overhauling its largest change to refine procedures and......
Voluntary Assisted Dying laws one step closer in South Australia
Thursday, June 10 2021
Voluntary Assisted Dying laws have passed in the House of Representatives in South Australia in a 33 to 11 vote......
Calls strengthen for Biloela family’s release from detention
Tuesday, June 8 2021
Pressure is mounting on the Morrison government to allow members of the Biloela Tamil asylum-seeker family detained on Christmas Island......
Coronavirus quarantine exemption highlights system flaws
Monday, June 7 2021
Hotel quarantine exemptions have been granted to individuals such as diplomats however the process to have those exemptions granted is......