Devil will be in the detail of deal
THE technical detail of the health reforms will not be finalised until the middle of this year.
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PM and premiers strike deal on health
THE premiers and the federal government have reached agreement on a health reform package.
Health talks drag as premiers resist
TALKS on the future of the health system could drag into the evening as premiers raise concerns over Julia Gillard’s revamped $16.4 billion blueprint.
States wary of red tape in health deal
PREMIERS have arrived at Parliament House in Canberra today expressing serious reservations over Julia Gillard’s proposed health deal.
Flood-risk hospital gets $446m revamp
TAXPAYERS will spend $446 million to redevelop the Cairns waterfront hospital that had to be evacuated ahead of Cyclone Yasi.
WA on side, but Bligh holding out
THE hold-out state of Western Australia has said it is close to signing up to Julia Gillard’s new national health pact.
Gillard’s $16.4bn bid to revive health deal
JULIA Gillard appears to have resuscitated Labor’s stalled bid for health reform by offering the states $16.4 billion in return for absolute transparency.
Experts welcome funding changes
HEALTH experts have welcomed the simplification of Labor’s funding plan.
Pact to deliver but at a cost
JULIA Gillard’s new health deal should deliver the same funding to the nation’s public hospitals as her predecessor’s reform pact.
Health plan is another backdown: Abbott
TONY Abbott has lashed Julia Gillard over her revamped health package, describing it as the “biggest surrender since Singapore”.
Labor casts shadow over health overhaul
THE NSW government has quietly undermined attempts by the commonwealth to take over the bulk of primary care service.
PM to pipe funding direct to doctors
JULIA Gillard plans to directly fund local groups of doctors and other health professionals to boost primary healthcare.
COAG moved to avoid clash with funeral
A COUNCIL of Australian Governments meeting on health reforms has been brought forward to Sunday amid growing pressure on Labor to seal the deal.
Nuclear reactor under investigation
SCIENCE Minister Kim Carr has launched an investigation into the safety and operation of Australia’s nuclear reactor.
Single-use needle used on 53 patients
Authorities have launched an urgent investigation after patients at a private radiology clinic were given blood tests using a single-patient needle.
Why it’s known as reefer madness
A NEW study confirms the link between cannabis use and psychosis.
Super clinic sites chosen without study
LABOR faces charges of pork-barrelling after conceding it decided to establish 28 taxpayer-funded GP super clinics without assessing existing services.
Gillard to scrap Rudd health plan
JULIA Gillard has confirmed she is prepared to scrap a central plank of Kevin Rudd’s health reform deal with the states.
Push for an end to duty-free tobacco
THE airport ritual of stocking up on cheap cigarettes could be heading for the history books.
Ban call as mothballs hurt babies’ brains
EXPERTS have called for a ban on the sale of mothballs containing the chemical naphthalene, saying they risk severe brain damage.
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