Health
The right to die with dignity
Andrew DentonThe baton passes to Victoria to be the only state to allow elective euthanasia.
Veteran turns to helping mates
Mark SchliebsFormer army gunner Kiel Goodman was close to killing himself two years ago.
‘Tsunami’ of suffering looms
VERITY EDWARDSMore than 15 years of Middle East conflicts will lead to a flood of PTSD cases, a Senate inquiry hears.
Hospital builder fights notice
REBECCA PUDDYA $2.1bn contract to build the new Royal Adelaide Hospital could be terminated because of incomplete work.
New grog challenge for town
PAIGE TAYLORAfter nine years, publicans want to relax beer ban in Fitzroy Crossing.
Medicare freeze no hit on visits
SEAN PARNELLThe Medicare freeze has not stopped Australians seeing their GPs, according to the latest official survey.
Libs slam Mediscare campaign
ROSIE LEWISThe Liberal Party has called for “urgent and compelling improvements” to the way election material is authorised.
Goldie seeks breather from world
TESSA AKERMANGoldie Hawn created the MindUP program because ‘our children were suffering and the world was upside-down’.
Doctor visits under scrutiny
SEAN PARNELLUnprecedented scrutiny will be applied to providers of home-visit doctor services.
War declared on veteran suicides
ROSIE LEWISJeff Kennett has urged former Australian Defence Force personnel to “mobilise” against the stigma of mental illness.
Thousands ‘miss out over NDIS’
RICK MORTONThousands of people with profound disabilities who should have gained access to the $22bn NDIS have been “lost”.
Immigration, health tops agenda
CAMERON STEWARTUS president-elect Donald Trump has vowed a “spectacular” start to his presidency in two months’ time.
More funds to fight superbugs
SEAN PARNELLHealth Minister Sussan Ley has warned of the ‘real threat’ of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
No timeframe on rent reforms
SEAN PARNELLHealth Minister Sussan Ley will not put a timeframe on reforms to rental arrangements for pathology collection centres.
Offer of a better life
Sarah-Jane TaskerNeurosurgeons want the federal government to fund a drug that has the potential to prolong the life of brain cancer patients.
‘Loss of control’ amid rollout
RICK MORTONA report could reignite a battle for control of the NDIS between federal and state governments.
Health funds profits up
SEAN PARNELLHealth insurers amassed an overall surplus of more than $1bn last year despite slugging members with higher premiums.
IT crash bars doctors’ access
MICHAEL OWENA rollout of electronic patient records has suffered another blow, with a crash preventing access at several hospitals.
Toxic threat for Diggers
Geoff ChambersPotentially deadly chemicals found in firefighting foam have been detected near 12 Australian Defence Force sites.
Random audit replaces review
KYLAR LOUSSIKIANA random sample of 1800 cancer patients will be tested instead of a promised statewide treatment review.
