A federal parliamentary committee has called for better estimates of Australia’s polio survivors. Thousands of Australians may be suffering from the delayed effects of having polio without knowing it, a federal parliamentary committee has found. It's a legacy from the ...

The Australian Nursing Federation has launched a national media campaign to raise community awareness of the contribution of the nursing workforce to Australia’s healthcare system. Featuring a two-minute cinema ad, as well as radio and TV advertising, the media blitz ...

Midwives have praised a decision by Australia’s health ministers to extend collaborative arrangements to include hospitals and health services. The Australian College of Midwives has welcomed the move by the Standing Council on Health on Friday as a long-fought win ...

The Queensland Nurses Union has met with the state's health minister last week to try to convince him to keep the state's tuberculosis control centre open. The government is planning to decentralise tuberculosis services to be under the control and ...

Victoria will apologise to families torn apart by forced adoptions even though it may leave the state open to compensation claims. A Senate committee inquiry this year found forced adoptions were widespread in Australia during the 1950s to the 1970s, ...

State and Territory governments are being urged to crunch the numbers to determine the "health dividend" of tackling climate change. A review of recent studies, released today, suggests coal-fired power in Australia costs the community $2.6 billion a year through ...

People at low risk of a heart attack could still benefit from taking cholesterol-lowering drugs, researchers say. Half of all heart attacks occur in patients with a low cardiovascular risk, and a large study has shown the risk of these ...

Three Australian nursing researchers were inducted into the International Nurse Researcher Hall of Fame last week for their contribution to the profession and its impact across the globe. Among the recipients of this prestigious international accolade were Professor Patricia Davidson, ...

Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg has released a major report to address lengthy ramping times and overcrowding across the state’s hospital emergency departments. Key recommendations: · From January 1, 2013, no hospital will have authority to divert ambulances to another ...

The Victorian government may consider new legislation designed to better protect emergency workers from violent attacks. Health Minister David Davis said draft legislation that would increase jail sentences for those who attack emergency workers would be discussed at length with ...