Nathan Bartlett, University of Newcastle We’re in the midst of a bad cold and flu season in Australia. Along with the usual viral suspects, such as influenza, RSV, and rhinoviruses (which cause the common cold), bacterial pathogens are also causing ...

The Australian Aged Care Quality and Safety Commission (ACQSC) has announced new measures for ensuring all residential aged care facilities are meeting the standard for Covid-19 prevention and management. The Commission has warned that they will be targeting facilities with ...

Providers have been warned to stay alert as a new Covid-19 variant sweeps the nation, following a rise in cases and deaths in aged care homes. The Department of Health and Aged Care and the Aged Care Quality and Safety ...

Millions of Australians who withdrew their super savings during Covid-19 will be left dramatically worse off in their retirement, with taxpayers potentially facing a $85bn bill over the next 60 years to support poorer retirees. The Morrison-era early release of ...

Estia Health Hervey Bay in Urraween Queensland is facing a Covid outbreak involving around 40 patients with alleged claims of patient neglect, failure to inform families, and failure to follow Covid protocols, all of which the facility has refuted. The ...

Two new COVID vaccines will become available in Australia soon with proven success at fighting off new strains of the virus. The Pfizer and Moderna XBB1.5 vaccines were approved by the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI), with the ...

This year, Australia has spent a total of $241.3b on healthcare goods and services, which is a six per cent increase from 2021. So far from last year, a total of $241.3b has been spent on healthcare goods and services ...

In Australia, influenza-associated mortality and hospitalisation rates are highest among older adults aged over 65 years. It is estimated that each year, flu causes more than 3000 deaths and more than 13,500 hospitalisations among Australians aged over 50 years. Influenza ...

The federal government’s immunisation advisory body says the most vulnerable Australians should arrange to get another COVID-19 vaccination booster. The Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI) on Friday released fresh recommendations saying all adults over the age of 75 ...

Aged care homes are being pushed further into debt as they are left guessing when an estimated half a billion dollars of emergency Covid expenses will be reimbursed. Federal Government introduced Covid support grants to assist aged-care providers in controlling ...