In an attempt to force the reallocation of NDIS costs, Anthony Albanese has halted funding negotiations for state hospitals – a move that could ‘bankrupt’ the system.
The mass resignation of psychiatrists in NSW reveals a public health system on the verge of collapse amid years of chronic underfunding even as demand has surged.
Despite claims the government’s reform of the National Disability Insurance Scheme is focused on fraud, a third of the savings will come from pushing children off the scheme.
Following confidential briefings, disability advocates say hundreds of thousands of people will be underserved by new eligibility rules that are reminiscent of failed Coalition policy.
Expectant and new mothers in prisons across Australia are not being provided with adequate healthcare or services due to poor implementation of state government policies.
The government’s plan to prevent under 16s using social media will not protect them – instead it will cut off many vulnerable and isolated children from vital online support communities.
A lack of planning for the worst led to Australia’s uncoordinated response to Covid-19, with a report recommending nine key pillars for an effective pandemic response.
Despite abortion being legal in every state, that right is increasingly contested, and there is still no standard path to secure a termination in Australia’s public health system.
As the Albanese government announces urgent funding to address the imminent arrival of a bird flu that could be catastrophic to Australian wildlife, some ask why it has taken so long to act.
Psychologists can inflict further trauma on vulnerable clients with harmful advice and, according to the author’s own experience, the industry is not well equipped to provide satisfactory resolutions.
