Public Health

Tasmania has extended its free flu vaccination program for a month amid a winter spike in infections. The state government on Monday announced the roll-out

Eating disorder recovery advocates are hopeful an initiative to offer a suite of treatment options in a single register will boost support, particularly in regional areas.

More than eight million Australians are living with long-term health conditions, two million of whom suffer mental health, arthritis or asthma. Women are more

Sales of Juul e-cigarettes have been blocked by the US Food and Drug Administration in a major blow to the once high-flying firm whose products have been tied to a surge in

Queensland's health minister has called for more medical student placements to be funded by the Commonwealth to help boost the health workforce. The state

The emergency department of Melbourne's Royal Children's Hospital will be expanded to meet a rise in demand. An extra 20 emergency clinical treatment

Angry bank customers who travelled to a city in central China to retrieve their savings from troubled rural banks have been stopped by a health app on their mobile phone.

Experts are calling for a national centre for disease control to ensure Australia is better prepared to respond to disease outbreaks. Individual states and

Doctors say the COVID-19 pandemic has exposed big flaws in a health system already struggling with other pressures. Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

One of 10 new Victorian community hospitals will be built in Melbourne's northeast. The Andrews government on Saturday announced the new hospital will be

Australian doctors in training hold grave concerns for the future of the healthcare sector, as senior medical professionals grapple with burnout brought on in part by COVID-19

NSW public sector workers will get a three per cent pay rise in the budget but it won't be enough to stop further industrial action. Premier Dominic Perrottet

An extra 80 hospital beds will be opened across Adelaide's hospital network along a new acute assessment centre as part of a winter strategy to deal with the ongoing COVID-19

NSW public sector workers will get a pay rise above the long-standing 2.5 per cent cap, the premier has announced. Dominic Perrottet says public sector wages

Research and development during the coronavirus pandemic will help Australia tackle the next public health crisis, experts believe. Manufacturers have been

Victorian GPs and pharmacies will have enough vaccines to meet surging demand as a free jab program begins to combat a "nasty" influenza season, health authorities

Smoking could be banned from more public places in Queensland as the state tries to crack down on second-hand smoke, underage users, illegal tobacco and vaping.

Queensland doctors are urging the Albanese government to increase Medicare rebates and hold a national summit to resuscitate health-care systems that are no longer fit for

Queenslanders will have access to free flu jabs across the state as the government seeks to curb rising cases. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced the initiative

Aged and healthcare leaders have urged an incoming Labor government to bolster support for the fight against COVID-19. The Australian Aged Care Collaboration