Active plan to connect Mooloolaba to university
A 10km active transport route is set to connect schools, shopping centres and local communities to the University of the Sunshine Coast.
Sunshine Coast Council is
Read more5 November 2024Health
Long COVID more likely to impact Australian women
Wealthy middle-aged woman, with pre-existing health problems, were the most likely to have long COVID in Australia.
Macquarie University researchers studied seven
Read more5 November 2024
Health workers battling regulatory barriers across borders
Australian health professionals are being prevented from maximising their benefit to communities because of a lack of a consistent national approach to healthcare.
An
Read more5 November 2024
Care worker sleepovers under Commission’s scrutiny
Care workers who undertake sleepovers as part of their duties are the focus of a case being heard by the Fair Work Commission this week.
The application was brought by
Read more5 November 2024
Global health risks hit climate-induced highs
Two thirds of the indicators tracking global health risks have hit new record highs.
The 2024 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change has revealed an escalation in
Read more3 November 2024
Hacked medical devices expose billion-dollar security risk
A team of Australian researchers have hacked into a range of medical devices to expose the vulnerabilities in the multi-billion-dollar market.
Scientists from Charles
Read more31 October 2024
Will COVID lessons prepare us for the next pandemic?
By Jocelyne Basseal and Ben Marais
The long-awaited independent inquiry into Australia’s COVID response was released this week, with lessons on how the nation could
Read more30 October 2024
Halloween costumes stigmatise people with mental illness
Retailers have been urged to remove outdated Halloween costumers, which stereotype people living with mental illness, from their stores.
Rachel Green, CEO of SANE, a
Read more30 October 2024
Health divide widens in Australian communities
The health divide is widening in Australia, with new research showing almost three quarters of people dying from preventable diseases lived in disadvantaged
Read more30 October 2024
Childhood water safety neglect has lasting impact
Almost half of Australian children are leaving primary school without the minimum level of water safety skills.
Royal Life Saving Australia Chief Executive Officer
Read more29 October 2024