Researchers have found that Australia and New Zealand have the highest incidence rate of breast cancer in the world. The Global Patterns and Trends in Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality report uses 2022 data from 185 countries to project the ...

The federal government has announced a review into healthcare for trans and gender diverse Australians, just days after Queensland announced it would pause the delivery of puberty blockers to children pending a review into pediatric gender services. Federal Health Minister Mark Butler ...

Reflecting on my mother’s decade-long nursing career, I often wonder why so many nurses leave the profession after just a few years. In the UK, the shortage of nurses has reached alarming levels. Fewer students are enrolling in nursing programmes, ...

The New South Wales mental health system is teetering on the verge of collapse as hundreds of psychiatrists are due to leave their job today amid ongoing pay disputes. The mass resignation comes after psychiatrists raised the alarm about the ...

Jennifer Power, La Trobe University; Joel Anderson, La Trobe University; Natalie Amos, La Trobe University, and Ruby Grant, La Trobe University New data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) this week shows one in 20 (4.5 per cent) ...

Joanne Enticott, Monash University; Graham Meadows, Monash University, and Sebastian Rosenberg, University of Sydney Australian pride in our universal health system is partly derived from our belief that services should be most available to those who most need them. Logically, ...

David Crisafulli has lead the Liberal National Party to victory in the Queensland state election, ending the Labor government's nine-year reign. The new premier has promised the state a "fresh start", with election promises centred on the state's youth crime ...

Data has revealed that over a third (38%) of health and wellness professionals are yet to file their tax return despite the looming October 31 deadline. Tax and accounting service Hnry have revealed in their quarterly Sole Trader Pulse report that ...

Adrian Esterman, University of South Australia; Guzyal Hill, Charles Darwin University; Hassan Vally, Deakin University; Kim M Caudwell, Charles Darwin University; Michael Toole, Burnet Institute; Steven McGloughlin, Monash University, and Tari Turner, Monash University With COVID still classified as an ...

Barely one-in-100 rentals in Australia are affordable for the average nurse, construction worker, early childhood educator or hospitality worker. Anglicare Australia has crunched the numbers and finds essential workers who can get a rental have essentially no money left to live ...