Health
Our health care agenda maps 6 critical areas to improve health for all Australians, leading to better health and well-being, greater health equity, and greater prosperity. 1. Health equity The …
Launched: Pandemic response
While Australia avoided the worst of the global pandemic, it has only been because of a combination of geography, luck, and hard border closures. The Federal Government clearly mismanaged Australia’s …
Our health plan launched
Our focus is on 6 critical areas to improve health for all Australians. This agenda maps a more equitable healthcare system for all Australians, leading to better health and well-being, …
Our health plan – 6 critical areas to improve health for all Australians
More equitable healthcare for all Australians including adding public dental care.
Disaster payments to stop regardless of lockdown
This is really mean. The Treasurer announced today that once vaccination rates reach 70 percent, disaster payments will start to be phased out. They will then be tapered off over …
Youth at back of vax queue
Young Australians are some of the hardest hit demographics from COVID-19 and the impact of the crisis will be felt for decades to come. When the talk of vaccines and …
Royal Commission into pandemic response essential
The health, social and economic impact of COVID-19 in Australia has been significant, with bungled quarantine, inconsistent border management policies and a failed mass vaccination program. Scientists had warned for …
Our pandemic response action plan
While Australia has avoided the worst of the global pandemic, it has only been because of a combination of geography, luck, and hard border closures. As time goes on, it …
Vaccine rollout and uptake absurdly slow
While the USA today announced that 50% of adults have been fully vaccinated, Australia is languishing, with less than 2% of Australian adults now fully vaccinated against COVID-19. In 3 …
Budget: Health
New funding for mental health and suicide prevention, women’s health – including long-sought-after investment in endometriosis research and treatment – is welcome in this budget but falls short across the …
