After the government announcement to increase the Medicare levy to help fund the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS), Craig Wallace, President of People with Disability Australia, focusses on what this means for broader debates around taxation and accountability.
Starlight Children’s Foundation celebrates its biggest annual fundraiser, Starlight Day. Louise Baxter, CEO of Starlight, explains how the Foundation is aiming to raise $1.5 million to transforming the experience of hospitalisation and treatment for seriously ill children across Australia.
Associate Prof Megan Munsie says it is incredibly important to make sure you get the facts before you pursue any form of treatment and don't rely on the internet for medical advice.
Although response times for accessible taxis should be the same as for other taxis it's not something that is enforced. Tricia Malowney says governments around Australia need to ensure more taxis suit the needs of the disabled.
The subject of euthanasia is highly emotive, and hotly debated around the world. In New South Wales Greens MP, Cate Faehrmann, says the State's legislation is out of step with what Australian's want. She will submit her Rights of the Terminally Ill Bill 2010 to NSW Parliament next year.
Today on the 25th anniversary of Daffodil Day, we celebrate hope. Hope for better outcomes for cancer patients, hope for better understanding of all cancers and ultimately, hope for a cancer free future.
Collaborative internet based technologies have a positive role to play in improving the reach and quality of ante-natal and post-natal services that can (largely) be delivered outside of the hospital.
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