Dana Daniel
The Sydney Morning Herald
Canberra, ACT, Australia
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Shorten vows to stop ‘price gouging’ as providers charge more for NDIS-funded clients
Allied healthcare providers charge NDIS clients anything from 30 per cent more, to double their usual fee, but therapists argue the NDIS should lift their payments. → Read More
21, unmarried and pregnant with twins, Kearney faced ‘momentous’ decisions
Vowing to improve abortion access, Assistant Health Minister Ged Kearney says she was lucky - she had a job, a home and someone to help look after the babies - but “this is not the story for so many others”. → Read More
Wither the AMA: Is the powerful doctors’ union losing its clout?
As the Australian Medical Association meets for its national conference in Sydney, declining membership and COVID-era arguments prompt questions about its future. → Read More
GPs blast decision to ‘take away vital tools’ as fresh COVID wave hits
General practitioners are accusing the federal government of robbing them of crucial pandemic resources, warning that vulnerable people are already “slipping through the cracks”. → Read More
Doctors warn lives are at risk, call for hospital summit with new health minister
Peak medical bodies say the next federal health minister must convene a hospital summit to address the crisis putting Australians’ lives at risk. → Read More
Who won the final leaders’ debate? Our experts give their verdicts
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese went head-to-head for the final time of the election campaign. Here’s what our experts thought about the debate. → Read More
Who won the debate and why? Our experts deliver their verdicts
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese have faced off in a fierce leaders’ debate. Now, our experts deliver their verdicts on the performances of Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese. → Read More
Parties roll out Medicare rhetoric but quiet on major health reforms
For voters frustrated about out-of-pocket medical costs and wait times, the question remains: Which major party is the strongest on health? → Read More
Rural aged care crisis forces elderly to move hundreds of kilometres from loved ones
Aged care homes are closing at an escalating rate, forcing rural and regional families apart. → Read More
Labor’s urgent care clinics welcome but ‘will not fix hospital crisis’
Health experts have given Labor’s pledge to trial bulk-billed Medicare urgent care clinics “a small tick for trying”, warning they won’t empty crowded hospital EDs. → Read More
Hopes ‘raised and dashed’ in aged care response
On the first anniversary of the royal commission into aged care, its commissioner says not enough has been done to stop the suffering in a system in crisis. → Read More
Pay rises, not military support, the solution: former aged care commissioner
Lynelle Briggs says the federal government was warned of an impending staffing crisis in her report a year ago, as new polling shows most voters support ADF help. → Read More
Businesses hit back at Joyce’s RAT ‘hoarding’ claims
Corporate Australia has rejected the idea that businesses are buying up more rapid tests than needed, as suppliers say shortages are to be expected. → Read More
Pharmacists struggle to meet demand for free COVID test kits amid stock shortage
Many chemists do not have enough rapid antigen tests to start handing out free kits to pensioners when the federal scheme begins on Monday, as the Pharmacy Guild blasts the government for failing to regulate their sale. → Read More
‘Desperately waiting’: The Australians who need Novavax for medical reasons
Australians waiting for the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine for medical reasons have hit back at suggestions they held off due to vaccine hesitancy. → Read More
‘A decision of my own making’: Christensen quits plum role after vaccine slap down
Anti-vax MP George Christensen has resigned from a key parliamentary committee after the PM urged parents to ignore his views on vaccinating children. → Read More
Police move to evict protesters from tent embassy camp
Police have moved to evict a large group of anti-vaccine, “Original Sovereign” protesters camped near the Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra. → Read More
Booster program shifts focus to state clinics in light of Omicron wave
Prime Minister Scott Morrison says Australia will not go back into lockdowns, but a recommendation from the country’s chief health officers for using masks in indoor settings is “very sensible”. → Read More
Push to shake up pharmacy sector with vending machines and mail order medicine
Doctors want a radical overhaul of the rules governing the way Australians buy almost $11 billion worth of medicines a year. → Read More
Royal commission demands additional staff in aged care immediately
The commissioners say it is not the time for blame but the time for action. → Read More