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A controversial decision to rename a Melbourne hospital in honour of the Queen is the centrepiece of a $1 billion election promise. Premier Daniel Andrews says,

Some of Australia's top medicos have held an emergency summit in flood-ravaged Lismore to call for more help for local health service providers. The groups,

An "undervaluing" of general practice medicine has led to high burnout rates and a low take-up of new staff, the new head of the peak body for GPs says.

Victoria's health minister admits she was concerned after two vulnerable patients were forced to wait hours inside a makeshift tent outside the emergency department at

Exclusion zones could be set up outside Victorian hospitals following anti-vaccination demonstrations at the weekend. Premier Daniel Andrews said his government

Victorian nurses, age care workers and paramedics would be able to travel on public transport across the state for free under a new election promise. The Liberals

More walk-outs by Sydney nurses are likely after staff at two major hospitals rallied over what they claim are chronic staffing shortages, while the NSW government concedes

In recent years, healthcare professionals have been leaving their home countries in droves to pursue new careers in Iceland, a land of beautiful landscapes and hospitable

A health staffer who worked alongside a male pedophile nurse at a Tasmanian hospital believes there was a culture among senior management of not talking about "challenging

Australians think the healthcare system is getting worse, as they grapple with long emergency department wait times, and being able to afford and access essential services.

A woman who died while waiting for care at a regional West Australian hospital had suffered a rare aneurysm, a review has found. The woman, aged in her 70s,

Rural doctors have been urged to consider their privilege a superpower, and call out racism and sexism in their workplaces. Dr Jillann Farmer, a Rockhampton-raised

Asking teenage school leavers to commit to a career as a bush doctor is ridiculous, as rural medicine becomes more risky and complicated, a Tasmanian health inquiry has been

NSW patients heading to emergency departments during the pandemic were generally happy with thecare they received but one in five say their medical advice didn't add up.

Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce says it is vital not to lose sight of how to pay for health and welfare as voters head to the polls on May 21. The incoming

Prime Minister Scott Morrison aims to use the second day of election campaigning to focus on a jobs creation pitch. Mr Morrison is in Sydney on Tuesday, spruiking

The rural health workforce could be bolstered if medical schools accepted more students from the bush and offered more training and placements in country settings, a new study

Thousands of NSW healthcare workers will walk off the job demanding higher wages from the government, following strikes by paramedics and nurses. Under the

There is no quick fix for a pervasive "boys club" culture within Ambulance Victoria, the state's human rights commissioner concedes. The final

Thousands of nurses across NSW have gone on strike for 24 hours for the second time in 10 years, to pressure the state government to accept their demands for better pay and