GP bulk billing rates under Medicare rose to 86 per cent in the six months from July to December 2018, a record high for this period. This is up 0.2 percentage points on the same period in 2017 and means more Australians are visiting their doctor without having to pay a cent. It…
An additional joint investment of $10 million to the Australian Brain Cancer Mission will bring new hope for children with brain cancer. $3.35 million in funding from our Government, together with $5 million from the Financial Markets Foundation for Children, $1.24 million from the Robert Connor Dawes Foundation and $400,000 from Carries Beanies 4…
Three new members have been appointed to the National Mental Health Commission’s Advisory Board to further strengthen the Government’s focus on youth mental health and suicide prevention. The new Commissioners are Mr Alan Woodward, Ms Niharika Hiremath, and Dr Elizabeth-Ann Schroeder. The National Mental Health Commission provides advice to Government on ways to…