Healthcare minister Mark Butler announced last week that the government will fork out an additional $1.4 billion over the upcoming three months to prevent Covid outbreaks in hospitals and aged care homes.  The Covid package that was due to expire ...

UNSW medical researchers are calling for restraint on the use of aggressive life-saving treatments for elderly patients, saying the focus should be placed on making them comfortable towards the end of their life. The study led by Adjunct Associate Professor ...