The Island urgently needs to rethink how it funds health care – Australia’s system would be a good starting point

By Neil MacLachlan BOLD decisions are urgently needed to provide the level of funding that our health care system needs to survive. Using top-up funds from the Budget is merely a form of assisted dying for what was called Health and Community...

Merse Wellness Spa: New luxury wellness hub to open in Osborne Park on October 31

Most know it as a hub for industrial trading, but Osborne Park is set to become a centre for wellness with the unveiling of Merse Wellness Spa on October 31. With the brand’s roots in Brisbane, founders Julia Tilli and Bianca Marshall are hoping...

Approaches That Simplify Implementation of Complex Interventions in Healthcare System Change: “Scoping Review”

Introduction Interventions’ implementation frequently includes highly planned, institutionally approved, and systemically adjusted changes to the structure and delivery of services in the healthcare industry. The complexity of today’s healthcare...

Veteran broadcaster Derryn Hinch, 81, rushed back to hospital amid health battle that has led him to consider voluntary assisted dying

Derryn Hinch is back in hospital after a series of health setbacks in recent months. The veteran broadcaster is being treated for an infection following a fall, according to his official Facebook page. A post made by Hinch's assistant on Tuesday...

How personal tragedy forged banker’s $100m mental health mission

Career banker Joseph Healy has been surrounded by people struggling with mental illness his whole life. From friends, to staff working under him when he held executive roles at Australia’s major banks, to his son George, who he lost to a fentanyl...

Career banker on mental health mission

Services will be eligible to be partially covered by Medicare, but patients will also have to rely on private health insurance or out-of-pocket costs – common in mental health care. Healy, the former head of NAB’s business bank who went on to...

‘Immobile’: Morris’ secret health battle

TV presenter Julia Morris has opened up about a private health battle that forced to take time off work to focus on her recovery. Morris has revealed her personal experience with shingles for the first time, as she seeks to educate Australians on...

Transforming Australian Agriculture: 5 Years Of Collaboration And Innovation

Boosting productivity, reducing costs, and mitigating disease risks – this ARC Research Hub has redefined the future of Australian farming through AI and collaboration. ARC Chief Executive Officer, Professor Ute Roessner, speaking at the wind-down...

20,000 Hongkongers’ data leaked after hacking attack on Australian airline Qantas, city’s privacy watchdog says

Around 20,000 Hongkongers are among nearly six million customers of Qantas Airways whose personal data were leaked after hackers attacked the Australian airline in July, the city’s privacy watchdog has said. A Qantas Airways flight. Photo:...

Condensed memories never hurt anyone, they’re tasty and healthy

Today, birthday parties for the recently deceased have died down, so to speak, but condensed milk is back with a vengeance (who knows what lurks in the C8 inbox? It’s a mystery every morning). Andrew Macintosh of Cromer remembers, “During the war,...

Healthier gut helps beat depression and anxiety: Study

Researchers from the University of South Australia explored the connections between the gut and the brain to decipher their role in mental health and wellbeing. They examined the growing evidence that the gut and the brain are deeply connected....

Australias First Research Trial Using Psychedelics To Treat Depression Produces Promising Findings

Psilocybin could be the future of mental health care, with promising findings emerging from Australia’s first research trial using psychedelics to treat depression, led by Swinburne University of Technology. The study found that by the end of...

Bombshell warning for Aussie kids’ health

Bacterial infections resistant to antibiotics are rising worldwide, but the threat is less severe in Australia. A report from the World Health Organisation this week found one-in-six bacterial infections causing common infections in people...

Australian study monitors impact of world first social media ban on teens

MELBOURNE, Oct. 14 (Xinhua) -- Australian researchers are launching a study to monitor the impact of a world-first social media ban, to take effect on December 10, on teenagers' phone use, screentime, mental health and wellbeing. The Connected...

The unexpected $5.50 item Aldi Australia can barely keep on shelves: 'Please I'm begging'

Cottage cheese has become increasingly difficult to find on the shelves of Aldi – and many have presumed its due to the unassuming ingredient going viral. An eagle-eyed shopper recently lamented that they had been unable to buy Aldi Westacre...

IND vs AUS 2025: India ODI Captain Shubman Gill Sends ‘Do Their Magic’ Message to Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Ahead of Australia Tour

Mumbai, October 14: India's newly crowned ODI captain, Shubman Gill, wants batting bigwigs Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to "do their magic" and bring their experience "to the table" in the upcoming three ODIs in Australia. India's unbeaten run in...

Australia: Inquiry highlights financial ties between building union and big developers

A recently concluded Fair Work Commission (FWC) inquiry into Master Builders Victoria (MBV), which represents major construction companies and property developers, has revealed that the big-business lobby group derives much of its revenue from...

Garmin promises better overview of relevant health parameters in future via new feature

The Health Status uses a previously obtained measurement range for quick classification. (Symbolic image, image source: Garmin) Garmin is developing a new feature designed to improve the overview of the numerous parameters that can be measured by...

YHA Australia Becomes First Accommodation Network in Australasia to Roll Out Digital Wallet Key Technology Nationally

Sydney, Australia – In an Australasian first, YHA Australia has implemented digital wallet key technology across its 19-property network. By simply downloading their digital key via the YHA Explorer App and adding it to their digital wallet,...

Opinion: Animal health is being left behind on e-script safety

Megan Auld, CEO of VetScript, looks at how electronic prescriptions can deliver significant productivity and safety benefits to animal health. As someone who started their career in regulatory reform 25 years ago to help cut red tape faced by...