SHOCKING: 18 - What They Never Told You

Accessible abortion, contraception incentives and Telehealth extensions: What a long-awaited report means for your health care

The inquiry has recommended significant changes to Australia's health system for reproductive and sexual health care.

ABC News · May 25, 2023

Australian pharmacy losses predicted to total $1.2bn over four years under Labor prescription reforms

Government models also outline benefits to patients as guild says changes will send small and regional businesses ‘to the wall’

The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2023

Coalition psychology session pledge ‘lazy’: Butler

Health Minister Mark Butler has described extra subsidised psychology sessions as "lazy" policy, while admitting there is more need for mental health support.

The New Daily · May 11, 2023

TND explainer: Why the government is cracking down on vaping

Sorry kids. No more vaping at the bus stop. The federal government this week announced e-cigarettes are to be heavily regulated.

The New Daily · May 6, 2023

The Ferguson Report: Tinder ghosts Russia without so much as a text

Australians with nothing else to complain about are protesting against drag queens and all the colours of the rainbow.

The New Daily · May 5, 2023

Migrants call for better processes for international health workers amid dentist shortage

Shaily Sharma spent years struggling to make ends meet after moving to Queensland. A new interim report finds more can be done to fast-track international health workers gaining employment in Australia.

ABC News · May 4, 2023

Health minister accuses pharmacists’ lobby of ‘dishonest scare campaign’ on medicine shortages

Mark Butler says group is ‘deliberately misleading consumers’ and a phased rollout of the scheme will avert a surge in demand

The Guardian - AU · May 4, 2023

Australia’s new vaping import ban: what we do and don’t know so far

A range of new restrictions on vape products have been announced. Here is what’s being proposed – and what is yet to be decided

The Guardian - AU · May 3, 2023

Can vaping help people quit smoking? It's unlikely

Australian Health Minister Mark Butler has announced a major policy shift on vaping. Its two primary objectives are to make it harder for children and non-smokers to access vapes and to allow people trying to quit smoking to access nicotine vapes with a prescription.

The Conversation · May 3, 2023

How will the government's changes to vaping work?

The government is cracking down on illegal e-cigarettes which are creating the "next generation" of nicotine-addicted adults.

ABC News · May 2, 2023