In the media

Pandemic spending at centre of budget
Federal AMA President Dr Omar Khorshid has commended the Federal Government's $16 billion COVID-19 health response and further stimulus spending aimed at fending off a COVID-19 recession (06 October 2020). More...

Federal Government makes bold commitment to the health of Australians
The linkages between our health and productivity have never been clearer with the Government's announcement of the new medicines funding guarantee, worth at least $2.8 billion over 4 years, starting immediately and at the same time, removing the requirement for cost offsets for new medicine listings on the PBS. (06 October 2020). More...

Mother worried lessons not learned from son's death from burst appendix
The mother of a boy whose appendix burst, despite repeated trips to the doctor, says she is angry there are no new appendicitis protocols for GPs in the wake of his death (06 October 2020). More...

US Defense supports UQ pain research
Why back pain persists in some cases but not others will be the focus of an international study, which has received more than $1.4 million in funding from the US Department of Defence (07 October 2020). More...

State partners with world-class med tech company to create Qld jobs
A Queensland medical technology company will manufacture its globally renowned needle-free vaccine technology at a new facility in Northshore Hamilton (04 October 2020). More...

PET-CT scanner secured for Queensland Children's Hospital
Queensland's sickest kids will be able access a dedicated state-of-the-art digital positron emission tomography (PET) service at the Queensland Children's Hospital, thanks to a $5 million investment ( 03 October 2020). More...

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