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In a position statement released in July of this year, the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners announced support for My Health Record but also identified a number of issues … Read more…

AECM is a professional body for emergency medicine in Australia and New Zealand. Its report, titled The Long Wait: An Analysis of Mental Health Presentations to Australian Emergency Departments, found … Read more…

Dubbo is a growing city and home to Taronga Western Plains Zoo as well as an observatory. As part of their visit to Dubbo, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex … Read more…

Another reason for an application to be rejected is that the Department of Home Affairs is not be able to verify the identity of the applicant. An identify declaration is … Read more…

For the generation which values convenience, getting in a car or taking public transport to go and spend time in a waiting room is not appealing. Many adults in this … Read more…

Around 190,000 permanent migrants arrive in Australia annually. Approximately 5,000 of those are regional visas. A quarter of migrants arrive on employer-sponsored visas and 30 percent enter on family reunion … Read more…

Apps which simply manage and present information are not typically considered a medical device under the TGA’s regulatory framework but others which analyse data may be considered to be a … Read more…

Intentional self-harm is the leading cause of death of people in the 15-44 age group. In light of the suicide statistics recently released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics, leading … Read more…

The report found that while commonly managed health concerns vary between individual general practitioners, mental health issues including depression, anxiety and mood disorder remain the most common health issue managed … Read more…