Allied healthcare providers charge NDIS clients anything from 30 per cent more,to double their usual fee,but therapists argue the NDIS should lift their payments.
Patients may soon be able to get antibiotics for urinary tract infections without the need for a GP visit,as part of wider reforms being considered by the NSW government.
The Health Services Union is calling on the Albanese government to ensure that aged care residents’ “social and emotional” needs are met as a new funding model kicks off with dollars tied to time spent on clinical care.
The former competition tsar says multinational oil and gas companies must share massive windfall profits driven by the Ukraine war as the Albanese government prepares the ground for tax reforms.
The government’s national anti-corruption commission will be able to intercept messages sent on encrypted apps like WhatsApp and Signal,Mark Dreyfus has confirmed.
The NSW premier will today argue that Australia needs to shift away from health orders and towards personal responsibility,companies face data culls following the Optus hack and the Queen’s cause of death has been revealed.
From October 14,the general public will no longer be subject to pandemic restrictions for the first time since March 2020. But the chief medical officer has warned it is subject to change if a dangerous new variant emerges.
Vowing to improve abortion access,Assistant Health Minister Ged Kearney says she was lucky - she had a job,a home and someone to help look after the babies - but “this is not the story for so many others”.
Australia risks being at the back of the global queue for variant-specific COVID-19 vaccines,with the government yet to strike a deal with Moderna for supply next year.
NDIS Minister Bill Shorten has opened the door to a potential expansion of the scheme to support people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.