Push for health policies to treat chronic pain as a priority Wednesday June 19, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Health Chronic pain affects more than 3.24 million Australians, according to the government-funded National Strategic Action Plan for Pain Management. More than 68% of those people… Read more
Cost recovery audit: APS still getting the hang of putting industry on the hook Thursday May 23, 2019 By Stephen Easton Case studies Setting prices for government services is not always a simple task but three federal agencies could still do a much better job of it, according… Read more
Which agencies got a break from Senate estimates hearings? Thursday April 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Labor is crying foul over their missed opportunities to quiz public servants after Senate estimates was cut short by the beginning of the election campaign… Read more
Coalition budget commits $20m to study and stimulate social impact investing Thursday April 11, 2019 By Stephen Easton Community & Social The Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet scored $5 million in last week's budget to consider how the Commonwealth can encourage private investment in… Read more
Commonwealth tips millions into mental health for police and emergency workers Thursday April 4, 2019 By The Mandarin Australian Capital Territory The Commonwealth has committed almost $5.8 million to mental health initiatives for traumatised police and emergency services personnel, over half of which comes from the… Read more
How a WA department's graduate program came out on top of the nation Thursday March 21, 2019 By Stephen Easton Federal Australia's best public sector grad programs, indexed. Public sector agencies generally don’t do enough to explain what working in a government department is really like… Read more
Would you like to grow old at home? Why we’re struggling to meet demand for subsidised home care Wednesday March 20, 2019 By Michael Woods and Sarah Wise Editors' Picks While some may argue to uncap the number of home care places, and replicate parts of the health system by providing free care for all,… Read more
What’s the future of Australia’s healthcare sector? Wednesday March 13, 2019 By Dr Stephanie Allen Sponsored Technology can provide the opportunity to significantly alter the way we deliver healthcare to meet economic and demographic challenges. Read more
How can Australia usher in the new wave of immunotherapy cancer treatments? Wednesday October 31, 2018 By Nerissa Bentley Health A new wave of immunotherapy cancer treatments are on our doorstep. And they have the potential to revolutionise the way we treat cancer. Read more
The future of health: After the royal commission, how will the aged care industry respond? Wednesday October 24, 2018 By Julie Hare Community & Social The recently announced Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will bring into the stark light of day the systemic failures by parts of… Read more
Parliamentary Librarian 'did not feel pressured' to revise My Health Record post Tuesday October 23, 2018 By Stephen Easton Federal Dr Dianne Heriot, the head of the parliamentary library, is adamant that she independently decided to revise a blog post about how law enforcement agencies… Read more
Opinion: privacy concerns on My Health Record need to be addressed Friday July 27, 2018 By Joshua Badge Editors' Picks Ultimately, My Health Record is a system which people may or may not choose to use, but the fear is that it could be used… Read more
Office of the National Health Funding Pool Administrator vacant for three months Tuesday July 10, 2018 By Stephen Easton Career Matters The office of the National Health Funding Pool Administrator has been in a holding pattern, unable to publish its reports and with nobody acting in… Read more
Removing the private bias in the public hospital system Wednesday July 4, 2018 By Tom Burton Features Private patients are increasingly using their health insurance to get early access to high-demand hospital treatments in public hospitals – forgoing long waiting times and… Read more
The flu vaccine is being oversold – it’s not that effective Friday June 8, 2018 By Chris Del Mar & Peter Collignon Editors' Picks Winter has started, and with it, flu season. Inevitably, all of us (young, old and sick) have been implored to be immunised against influenza, with … Read more
