Three Perth pharmaceutical companies will take a share of a $12 million funding injection by the federal government to develop Australian-made heart disease and diabetes treatments.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged $200 million towards the expansion of St John of God hospital in Midland, if Labor is re-elected in the federal election.
A slew of reforms to the private health sector, including expanding access for maternity cover, have been floated today as part of a push to make private hospitals more viable.
The country's inflation rate could be reduced by at least 2 per cent if Australia had an adequate COVID-19 response, a federal government-commissioned inquiry found.
Anthony Albanese wants federal, state and territory healthcare systems to work together better but faces calls from leaders to increase Commonwealth spending.
An accountancy firm has found seven out of 10 aged care centres ran at a loss over three months in 2022, as the federal government admits the sector is a mess.
The prime minister has defended the government's decision to end COVID-19 isolation payments, ahead of a snap national cabinet meeting over rising case numbers.
