The Australian Digital Health Agency and the Digital Health Cooperative Research Centre launched two new eLearning courses. One targets vocational healthcare students and covers understanding My Healt...
The article reflects on the past year in Australian healthcare, highlighting the dedication of frontline workers during a tragic week. It acknowledges the professionalism of emergency responders at Bo...
The Australian government has announced nearly $500 million in savings across health, disability, and aged care sectors over four years. Most of these cuts come from aged care, including $255.7 millio...
A humorous article lists unconventional gift ideas for Christmas, focusing on health-related products. It mentions Viagra, oxycodone, Regaine, CPAP machines, a polypill, vitamins, and post-coital medi...
The Australian government is facing a crisis with delayed discharges of older patients from hospitals. Many seniors are medically ready to leave but remain in hospital due to a lack of community suppo...
Over 3000 older Australians are stuck in hospital beds because there are not enough aged care facilities. The shortage is mainly due to a funding gap that makes building new beds unviable. Juniper Age...
Associate Professor Joel Rhee created the Rhee Family Award to support research that improves care for older Australians. His mother, who had multiple system atrophy, inspired the award after her pass...
The Australian government is implementing the Support at Home reforms for aged care. Providers are sharing concerns about early issues with the rollout. Many find it hard to keep promises that existin...
The Australian government introduced a new Aged Care Act in 2024 and launched the Support at Home program on 1 November 2025. These changes focus on increasing fees for aged care services, especially...
The Australian Department of Health, Disability and Ageing released a progress update on the Strengthening Medicare reforms. So far, 57% of the 47 measures have been completed, including bulk billing...
The states in Australia have rejected the federal government’s $23 billion offer for public hospital funding. They say the deal doesn’t meet their needs and want a contribution of 42.5% from the Commo...
Australia’s aged care sector prepared for major reforms in 2025 with the introduction of the new Aged Care Act and Support at Home program. The legislation came into force on November 1, replacing leg...
The Australian Institute of Health and Welfare released a new report showing that over two million Australians lived with long-term neurological conditions in 2022. The most common was migraine, affec...
NSW has announced a $31.4 million expansion of the Hospital in the Home program. Starting December 2025, the program will be available across Bega Valley, Eurobodalla, Goulburn, and Queanbeyan. It aim...
Victoria’s Virtual Hospital has treated its first patient, an 89-year-old man with heart failure, at home through virtual consultations. The six-month pilot is led by Austin Health and the Royal Melbo...
The Australian government is using an assessment tool called the Integrated Assessment Tool (IAT) to determine support levels for older people. The Department of Health and Aged Care (DoHDA) has avoid...
Healthcare organisations in Australia are adopting AI and automation to address workforce shortages and improve hiring processes. Hospitals, aged care providers and community health services are digit...
iLA, a not-for-profit based in Western Australia, has completed three pilot projects using AI, augmented reality (AR), and virtual reality (VR) to support aged care. The AI app helps care workers crea...
The New Zealand aged care sector sees digital tools as a way to ease workforce shortages. Aged Care Association CEO Tracey Martin spoke at Digital Health Week about how technology can support staff an...
Waiting times for Support at Home packages in Australia are around 17 weeks, well above the 10-week target suggested by advocacy groups. Over 220,000 older Australians are waiting for assessments or p...
