The Australian Department of Health is working on a proof of concept that uses blockchain to record who is accessing its medical data. Teaming up with secure cloud provider Vault Systems to host the ...

On Sunday night, the Australian government ran a graphic health advertisement encouraging residents to get vaccinated. It has since sparked backlash for depicting a patient who appears to be too young ...

Educators from nursing and community health worker programs across Papua New Guinea recently convened for the second national ...

The Medical Research Future Fund, created 10 years ago to support health and medical research into areas including brain cancer, cardiovascular health, dementia and stem cell therapies, provides an ...

Despite a booming black market worth billions of dollars, Australia’s new tobacco commissioner has ruled out tax reform as a fix for the rampant illicit trade, declaring sophisticated criminals would ...

The Australian Labor Party began the new year by cutting the number of publicly subsidised psychologist appointments available per person each year from 20 to 10. Victorian mental health workers ...

Severe climate risks to health, economy, and communities are forecast by 2050, as officials face questions over costs and ...

An open letter started by a Wollongong pharmacist is calling on the Australian government to push Israel to lift the blockade on Gaza. It has garnered more than 1,000 signatures from health ...

Canadian intellectual Charles Small says Australian institutions are at risk of foreign interference from the oil-rich nation.

International Indigenous Policy Journal, Vol. 5, No. 1 (January 2014), pp. 1-13 (15 pages) Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2012). Australian demographic statistics ...