Changes to mandatory reporting obligations come into effect The threshold for reporting a concern about impairment, intoxication and practice outside of professional standards has been raised.
‘It’s just too easy’: Underage people able to buy alcohol online Online retailers have made it much easier to access alcohol – and researchers warn there are real dangers.
‘It’s normal’: Older women and drinking at risky levels Research has found Australian women aged 50–70 are more likely than younger women to consume alcohol at levels exceeding low-risk guidelines.
Is social prescribing a remedy to chronic health problems? A new report recommends that social prescribing be incorporated into routine healthcare throughout Australia.
Government announces veteran suicide commission The rolling inquiry will be ‘bigger and better’ than a royal commission, according to the Prime Minister.
Government to take action on dust disease The Federal Government is taking action to accept all recommendations from the interim advice of the National Dust Disease Taskforce.
Childhood anaemia and developmental disadvantage Research has found anaemia doubles risk of developmental disadvantage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in remote Far North Queensland.
Primary care boost for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people As many as 100,000 patients aged 50 years and older will soon have greater access to healthcare services.
NSW to introduce drug amnesty bins at music festivals The state is ‘closing the door on pill testing’, with the government ignoring most recommendations from an inquest into drug deaths.
Poor air quality remains a health threat Much of New South Wales continues to labour under a haze of ‘hazardous’ smoke.