Health

Aged care sector leaders say it is difficult to recruit skilled workers when the award for nurses in the industry is about 30 per cent less than those working in disability or hospital settings.

The aged care workforce will need to grow by 60 per cent in the next decade to meet demand, according to a report launched at a Business News breakfast this morning.

Greg Hunt has fiercely defended Australia's sluggish vaccine rollout in a series of heated interviews, with the federal government under fire over the Victorian lockdown.

Qantas could soon offer frequent flyer points and other incentives to Australians who get the coronavirus vaccine.

Social services executive Sue Ash has been named independent chair of the state government’s newly formed quarantine advisory panel.

Premier Mark McGowan has announced that WA will enforce a hard border with Victoria as the state plunges into a seven-day lockdown.

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Victorians arriving in WA will now be required to undergo testing and quarantine until they return a negative result, as Melbourne's COVID-19 cluster grows to nine.

Perth-based Chronic Care Australia has received global recognition for its exercise-as-medicine treatment plan, honoured at the recent Value Based Health Care Awards.

Scott Morrison faces stiff opposition on plans to allow vaccinated Australians to travel between states in the event of coronavirus lockdowns.

The Australian Medical Association and Australian Nurses Federation are planning a rally outside Perth Children's Hospital to address "systemic problems".

Companies are being urged to come forward if they can help make cutting-edge vaccines for the coronavirus pandemic and other diseases in the future.

Premier Mark McGowan has called for an easing of hostilities between health unions and executives as the fallout continues over the death of Aishwarya Aswath.

Australian regulators have uncovered six more cases of rare blood clots linked to the AstraZeneca vaccine, but say they are not unexpected as the rollout expands.

The rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to people in disability residential care has been an "abject failure" and discriminatory, an inquiry has heard.

Australians aged over 50 can start getting their coronavirus vaccination from a GP from Monday.

Dozens of Australians won't be returning home on the first post-pause flight out of India after they tested positive to COVID-19.

Blood Cancer Research WA trials are helping patients access life-saving treatments.

WA will welcome back capacity crowds and no longer require the wearing of face masks under a further easing of coronavirus restrictions.

The federal government has secured a deal for 25 million doses of the Moderna vaccine, with the first shipment set to arrive in Australia later this year.

Scott Morrison is giving himself some wriggle room on getting all Australians COVID-19 vaccinations by the end of this year.

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Australians in India who fail a pre-flight coronavirus test will be banned from boarding when rescue planes restart from May 15.

WA will significantly ease its interim lockdown restrictions and mask wearing requirements from midnight tomorrow, after the state recorded no new cases of COVID-19 for the fourth consecutive day.

The pause in flights out of India has dramatically halted the rate of positive COVID-19 cases in quarantine in Australia.

WA has recorded no new cases of COVID-19 overnight as the state government prepares to extend its emergency response powers into January.

The number of casual contacts linked to the latest cases of COVID-19 has doubled overnight, as WA health authorities retrace the steps of two COVID-positive delivery drivers.

All Australians over 50 have access to coronavirus vaccines as health experts move to reassure people the AstraZeneca jab is safe.

A WA-developed imaging device that can reduce the number of repeat surgeries for breast cancer patients has received a major accreditation from the US Food and Drug Administration.

The number of potential COVID exposure sites has increased substantially today, as WA health authorities retrace the steps of two COVID positive food delivery drivers.

Western Australians face the prospect of an extended period of mask-wearing as the state seeks to avoid another coronavirus lockdown.

A security guard from the Pan Pacific Hotel and two of his housemates have tested positive for COVID-19, just 15 hours after the interim lockdown restrictions were lifted.