Public Health
15% pay claim is “ambitious but reasonable”
April 11, 2024
Public sector branches are set to vote on a recommended log of claims containing a proposed pay rise that would make PHS pay comparable with Queensland. As branches are about to vote on a draft log of claims that is the culmination of months of consultation, more than 30 branch resolutions and intense discussion and…
24 days ago
Public Health
What are the major parties promising on health this ele...
May 9, 2019
Stephen Duckett, Director of the Health Program at the Grattan Institute, analyses the major parties’…
Public Health
Election campaign lesson #1: don’t mess with Medi...
May 9, 2019
Professor Jim Gillespie writes about Australia’s love affair with our universal healthcare system, and why…
Public Health
Don’t be fooled, the Medicare Guarantee Fund prov...
May 8, 2019
The Morrison Government’s Medicare Guarantee fund is just a dishonest accounting trick, says the Grattan…
Public Health
Labor to reduce cancer treatment costs
April 29, 2019
Federal Labor pledges $2.3 billion to expand Medicare coverage of scans and consultations – with…
Public Health
Cancer care plan a ‘game changer’
April 29, 2019
Organisations representing cancer sufferers, public hospitals and medical specialists have applauded Labor’s $2.3 billion cancer…
Public Health
Cancer’s hip pocket toll
April 29, 2019
The frightening disease brings enough physical and emotional pain without the accompanying shock of unexpected…
Public Health
Budget ignores coming ‘illness tsunami’
April 29, 2019
The Morrison government’s April budget did little to prevent major illnesses related to factors such…
Public Health
Nurses and midwives central to providing better health...
April 15, 2019
Nurses and midwives are calling on all governments to work with our professions to support…
Public Health
The Coalition’s report card on health includes so...
April 11, 2019
Stephen Duckett from the Grattan Institute assesses the Turnbull/Morrison government’s record on health, and it’s…