The Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre (DHCRC) has announced a national, cross-university network in a bid to advance Australia's digital health systems. The Australian Council of Senior Academic Leaders in Digital Health (the Council) will bring together academic leaders from ...

From taxes and minimum wages to energy costs and superannuation, Australia’s financial landscape will change dramatically from July 1. All Australians will get a cash boost as the stage three tax cuts kick in, however low and middle income earners stand to benefit ...

The Northern Queensland Primary Health Network (NQPHN) is calling for community members, healthcare professionals, politicians, and sector representatives to have their say on the health and service needs of the region. The Joint Regional Needs Assessment (JRNA) survey, which is ...

The Albanese government seeks to delay aged care wage rises of 23 per cent by almost two years due to concerns that a large pay jump could fuel labour shortages by attracting workers from other sectors. The government has requested ...

An increase to award wages for Certificate III aged care workers has "finally" been secured. The Fair Work Commission ordered pay increases of 23 per cent for assistants in nursing (AINs) and personal care workers (PCWs) with a Certificate III ...

Around 60 aged care nurses and carers from across Australia travelled to Canberra to address "ongoing failures" by providers, and to call for accountability. The group stood together to call out aged care providers, saying "they can't be trusted" to ...

Aged care workers have secured a “historic” pay rise – up to 28.5 per cent – in what has been called a “life-changing” improvement for one of Australia’s most undervalued workforces. The Fair Work Commission (FWC) delivered the major update on Friday ...

New figures from the Department of Health and Aged Care found that residential aged care is facing a gap of 5,918 nurses by 2024-25 – an improvement of only 44 from government forecasts during the December quarter. The Australian has ...

Stephen Duckett, The University of Melbourne When things are going bad in the health system, we are reassured we’ve got one of the best health systems in the world. But we’re rarely told where we actually stand relative to others. ...

Following the federal government's new 24/7 nursing requirement, aged care providers must adopt a multi-faceted approach to staffing and training. The new laws have created a “seismic shift” in the industry, which now needs to adapt to new ways of ...