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Abbott pledges $200 million to fight dementia
The Coalition pledges to help make Australia a world leader in Alzheimer’s fight. The Coalition will provide $200 million over…
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Industry & Reform
Coalition’s $10 million cancer care commitment
Shadow Minister for Health, Peter Dutton, has announced a Coalition government will provide $10 million towards the ‘Peter’s Project’ campaign…
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Industry & Reform
Plibersek contradicts VIC health minister on funding
Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek has just announced that funding for Victorian hospitals will be increased in the next year.…
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Industry & Reform
Health and disability scheme get budget support
The government has chosen to take the “responsible course” to delay the return to surplus in order to “support jobs…
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Industry & Reform
Funding debate: Who pays for nursing
The ceaseless topic of who should pay for nursing continues to be argued in the halls of power. By Louis…
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Dementia care in crisis: report
Alzheimer’s Australia is calling for an additional $500 million in the upcoming budget for dementia care services and research. Australia's…
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Industry welcomes Gillard training reforms
HECS-style student loans for enrolled nursing diplomas and guaranteed government-subsidised places for health assistants are among the reforms announced by…
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Online survey of nurses’ health to stop
Funding for longitudinal survey of Australian and New Zealand nurses withdrawn, Fiona Cassie reports. A lack of funding has seen…
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A need to be specific about general practice
With practice nurses doing a wider range of work in general practice their duties and responsibilities have to be clearly…
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Gap narrows, but more work needed
There are still many obstacles facing the 2030 aim of health equality for indigenous Australians. By Amie Larter Although it…
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