New bodies focus on improved mental health
Two new national peak bodies are being created to represent people with lived experiences of mental ill-health.
Federal Health Minister Mark Butler said the National
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‘Super complainers’ line up ACCC
Consumer group CHOICE is one of Australia’s first ‘super complainers’.
The Federal Government today announced the advocacy group would be one the first
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Multi-faceted approach needed in skills transition
New research has identified key insights into transitioning jobs and skills from the current energy sector to the emerging renewables landscape.
Commissioned by
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Marine Rescue Queensland welcomes first units
Marine Rescue Queensland (MRQ), the state’s first single integrated volunteer-based service, welcomes its first units this week.
Mackay and Gladstone will become the
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Australians living longer but are sicker
Australians’ life expectancy has increased by 40 percent since 2000, but our quality of life is dropping.
A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and
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Parenting loses its appeal for new generations
The global fertility rate has dropped below population “replacement level” and the average age for women to give birth has edged above 30.
The trend has been linked
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Confusing options stifling consumer recycling
Consumers are being stifled in their desire to recycle by confusing options and inadequate information on what can be recycled.
Dr Bhavna Middha, from the RMIT Centre
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Nurse-led clinic for Brisbane CBD
Queensland’s first nurse-led health clinic will open in the Brisbane CBD in September.
Premier Steve Miles said the Adelaide St clinic would be the first of four to
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First step on path to 1.2 million homes
A five-year journey to build 1.2 million new homes through a $32 billion national program begins today.
The National Housing Accord, agreed to by all Federal, State and
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New PBS listings to save patients thousands
Australians with leukaemia, early breast cancer and types of lupus and insomnia will now have access to new and expanded treatment options under the Pharmaceutical
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