More than 50 women representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities as far afield as Alice Springs and the Tiwi Islands, along with Aboriginal Health Workers and other health professionals, are expected to attend a breast cancer summit in Darwin on 26 May.

Workshops held across Australia supporting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health organisations to improve the quality of their health care services wrapped up this week. ‘The publications have been developed in close consultation with key accreditation and sector representatives, including individual Aboriginal health organisations in all states and territories, and [...]

The Rudd Government will invest more than $19 million to upskill more than 4,000 aged care workers Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot announced today. Minister Elliot said: ‘The Rudd Government is investing in training the aged care workforce because a more highly skilled workforce will help to deliver even better [...]

Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot welcomed the Productivity Commission’s release of the Issues Paper for its public inquiry into the future of Australia’s aged care system. Minister Elliot said: ‘The Productivity Commission’s inquiry will develop detailed options for redesigning Australia’s aged care system, building on the Rudd Government’s commitment to [...]

Australian health professionals and the public will benefit from Medical Genetic Testing: Information for Health Professionals released by the National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) today. Designed to provide doctors and other health professionals with up-to-date information on the genetic tests available to their patients, the broad-ranging document also [...]

Minister for Indigenous Affairs, Jenny Macklin and Minister for Indigenous Health, Warren Snowdon, have welcomed the release of the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Health Strategy. The strategy, developed by the Australian Women’s Health Network (AWHN) Aboriginal Women’s Talking Circle, seeks to address the gap between Indigenous and [...]

Minister for Ageing Justine Elliot and ACT Chief Minister Jon Stanhope, officially opened IRT’s $99 million aged care village ‘Kangara Waters’ in Belconnen

I have made an urgent request for further advice from the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee (PBAC) on the potential benefits of adding Soliris (eculizumab) to the Government’s Life Saving Drugs Program (LSDP). The PBAC has recommended that Soliris be considered by the Government for inclusion on the LSDP, but it [...]

Assistant Treasurer, Senator Nick Sherry, and Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot MP today announced the appointment of Sue Macri AM as Associate Commissioner to the Productivity Commission inquiry into aged care in Australia. Ms Macri will assist the Commission in its inquiry to develop options for further structural reform of [...]

Minister for Ageing, Justine Elliot announced that the Australian Government will invest more than $19 million to upskill more than 4,000 aged care workers.