Health Policy
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Physiotherapy should be routine care for many Australians Nicole Madigan - 10-02-2020
Physiotherapists play a vital recovery role in many of life’s common and inevitable health challenges, yet remain undervalued and underfunded, according to the Australian
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One in 15 hospitalisations in Australia could have been avoided with better early health care AAP - 06-02-2020
New figures show, one in 15 hospitalisations in Australia could have been avoided with better preventative health care. An Australian Institute of Health
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New federal government alcohol guidelines recommend having no more than 10 standard drinks in a week AAP - 17-12-2019
New federal government draft alcohol guidelines recommend having no more than four standard drinks on any one day and no more than 10 standards drinks in a week.
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New research claims drinking and smoking bans saved 36,000 lives AAP - 27-11-2019
A new study says key health policies on alcohol and tobacco prevented more than five per cent of total cancer deaths in Australia between the 1960s and 2013.
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A bill to reform South Australia's abortion laws will be presented to state parliament AAP - 04-11-2019
As SA remains the last state in the nation to decriminalise abortion, hundreds have rallied to give local MPs a push to support bills before parliament.
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When politicians become lobbyists, they really can be bad for your health AAP - 25-09-2019
Think you are sick to death of politicians? When they later become lobbyists they really can be bad for your health, a new study says. Some
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SA Health cuts public hospital jobs AAP - 06-09-2019
SA Health is offering voluntary redundancies across major public hospitals in Adelaide, with up to 1100 jobs possibly cut. Voluntary redundancies
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Youth discounts fail to keep young people in private health insurance HealthTimes - 05-09-2019
It was a key plank of what was dubbed the most significant package of private health insurance
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Public drunkenness no longer a crime in Victoria AAP - 23-08-2019
Public drunkenness will be decriminalised in Victoria on the eve of a coronial inquest into the death of an Aboriginal woman who died in police custody.
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Majority of Australians support the federal government's mandatory vaccination policy AAP - 03-07-2019
Joint research from the University of Sydney and the University of Western Australia indicates a majority of Australians support the "No Jab, No Pay" policy.
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The Victorian government births bill allows gender choice AAP - 18-06-2019
The Victorian government is again trying to reform the birth certificate regime in favour of trans, gender diverse and intersex people.
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Your rejected severe arthritis or heart attack insurance claim could be valid HealthTimes - 07-06-2019
If you have severe rheumatoid arthritis or have experienced a heart attack, your insurance claim could now be valid thanks to a decision by MLC to backdate the changes to
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Breaking the stigma is the only cure for Tourette Syndrome HealthTimes - 01-05-2019
Two-thirds of Australians (64%) believe more needs to be done to educate children in schools about Tourette Syndrome, as new research reveals one in four (23%) have never
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VicHealth wants crackdown on alcohol Influencers AAP - 09-04-2019
VicHealth has says there needs to be a crack down on social media influencers advertising alcoholic brands without revealing they are being paid to do so.
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Voluntary assisted dying will soon be legal in Victoria, and this is what you need to know HealthTimes - 09-04-2019
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Under the influence: promotion of alcoholic drinks rife on social media HealthTimes - 09-04-2019
New research from health promotion foundation VicHealth has revealed the murky nature of alcohol promotion on social media, with a lack of disclosed sponsorship common
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$4 million to tackle Australia's biggest killers HealthTimes - 05-04-2019
The Heart Foundation has today welcomed the announcement by Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, to invest a further $4 million to tackle two of Australia’s biggest killers
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State health ministers must address emergency ward wait times AAP - 04-04-2019
State health ministers must demand real-time reports on how long people are waiting in emergency departments, the body that trains emergency doctors says.
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Landmark trans and gender diverse health blueprint released HealthTimes - 03-04-2019
A new health strategy released by NSW’s leading LGBTQ health organisation ACON aims to address key health issues and barriers experienced by trans and gender diverse
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Equity the priority for the Federal Budget HealthTimes - 02-04-2019
The Australian Health Care Reform Alliance (AHCRA) today called on the Federal Government to make health equity the first priority in the health portfolio in tomorrow’s
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