Writer and academic David Carlin’s mother, Joan, was in Room 306 of an inner-suburban Melbourne aged-care home. His friend ...

WA police say both Mosman Park children had ‘significant health challenges’ and had engaged with care services ...

An eleventh-hour agreement means states and territories will receive extra funding for public hospitals but health experts ...

National cabinet agrees to top up payments for smaller states, bringing total hospital spending to $219bn over the next five years ...

As part of this deal, the Commonwealth will provide $25 billion in additional funding for public hospitals. This is three times more additional funding for public hospitals than under the last 5 year ...

National Cabinet met in Sydney today and reached a landmark agreement to deliver record funding to state and territory hospitals and secure the future ...

Anthony Albanese has struck an 11th-hour deal with the states and territories, securing public hospital funding for the next five years.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has bowed to mounting pressure from the states, promising an extra $25 billion for public ...

Anthony Albanese sweetened his final offer to get state and territory governments on board to shoulder more early intervention work for children with mild-to-moderate developmental delays and autism ...

Productivity Commission data shows wait times for aged care services rose last financial year, but Labor says there are signs ...

Home-care package waiting times for older Australians more than doubled between financial years 2023-24 and 2024-25, revealing the pressure population ageing is putting on the health and aged care ...

Older Australians in desperate need of care at home are having to wait up to 380 days for services after they’ve been ...