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Negative attitudes to bottle feeding may be contributing to a lack of information for mums. Mothers who choose to bottle feed their babies lack adequate education in hospital, research suggests. While breastfeeding mothers tend to be given ample information, Lisa ...

Social justice commissioner will not pursue racial discrimination complaint over ABS decision. The Australian Human Rights Commission has decided not to investigate whether the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) was discriminatory in its decision to exclude indigenous children from voluntary ...

First comprehensive report of lung cancer statistics shows effects of smoking in women. Lung cancer cases have soared among women but fallen for men, a new government report shows. Rates of the disease surged 72 per cent for women while ...

Admissions have increased by more than 50 per cent, latest data reveals. Palliative care admissions have increased by more than 50 per cent in ten years, according to a report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released ...

New prevention guidelines launched in Sydney to target children. Encouraging children to exercise and eat enough calcium will be at the heart of new guidelines designed to curb Australia's growing osteoporosis problem. Health experts met in Sydney last week to ...

Victorian ANF says it’s concerned by government proposals to abolish nurse patient ratios. Victoria's nurses say they are still a long way from reaching a pay deal with the state government. Victoria's police officers are in line for a pay ...

New insights into the mental health of Australia’s defence force. Australian defence personnel commit suicide at a lower rate than the general community but think about it more often, a new study has revealed. The rate of alcohol abuse is ...

The commitment represents the largest investment in health and medical research grants. The federal government has announced grants of more than $670 million for health and medical research. The more than 1000 grants will support researchers and research institutions through ...

SA has implemented recommendations of the state coroner to encourage babies to sleep in their own beds. Parents will be discouraged from taking babies into their own beds under new safe sleeping guidelines released by the South Australian Government. The ...

Criticism mounts over the Tasmanian government’s slashing of $60 million for elective surgery. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has slammed the Tasmanian government for its decision to slash its elective surgery budget. The Tasmanian government will pull more than $60 million ...