Health Policy 1,400 patients trapped in hospitals as aged care crisis deepens 1,437 Queenslanders are clinically ready to leave hospital but can't — and the fight over who's to blame may be obscuring what it would actually take to fix it.
Health Policy In case of electoral emergency: Fix the kids’ teeth Victoria has a $150 billion debt problem. Its government's pre-election answer is free toothpaste. What that choice reveals about the Carroll government's position.
Health Policy Government counts paramedics, not wait times Victoria just announced 294 new paramedics. The one number that would tell you whether that's enough is nowhere in the release.
Health Policy An actual AI benefit could be restricted. More than 40% of Australian doctors use AI scribes — but neither they nor their patients can find out where the recordings go.
Health Policy An actual AI benefit could be restricted. More than 40% of Australian doctors use AI scribes — but neither they nor their patients can find out where the recordings go.
Health Policy Who bears the load when the federal aged care system is broken? When an elderly patient is stuck in a hospital bed waiting for an aged care place, who pays — and who is responsible for fixing it?
Health Policy Three-quarters of Australian children exceed screen time limits, ABS data shows Nearly three in four Australian children exceed the government's screen time limit — but the harder question is whether the limit itself still makes sense.
