The annual reports of regional hospitals suggests that while the government made it a headline issue last Budget, all is not well in the rural health-care system, writes Swinburne’s B>BKat Woskett with Madeleine Kazda, Jade Peters, Stephanie Dickson and Ryan Gardiner.
Health and community services
The Abbott plan puts politics before health
It’s very kind of the media to allow Minister Tony Abbott to keep the election focus on the perennial problems of public hospitals. This not only gives him an easy shot at the states, but also helps distract public attention from areas where the health buck stops firmly at his government’s feet.
Tips and rumours
Everyone up here working in Aboriginal child health and sexual assault knows that the medical checks are at best a waste of time and money and good intentions and at worst, going to make things worse for those of us already working with Aboriginal communities. The best that can be done is to try and […]
