FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 2 | History Defined

'No place for corporate greed in public health': Mater PPP on the brink

NSW Treasurer able to use legal loophole to avoid Mater hearing.

Newcastle Herald · Jun 10

'Unacceptable risk': Mater report should have prompted action two years ago

'What was the point of commissioning an engineering review?'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 9

Why did NSW Health drop $170m in hospital fines?

'This new information raises even more questions.'

Newcastle Herald · Jun 8

Doctors call out 17-hour shifts in hospitals and 'disrespect from the top'

Echoes of marshmallow-gate, as doctors fight for their rights.

Newcastle Herald · May 22

Mater hospital's future tied to legal liabilities and a web of companies

Hospital caught in 'various legal and cost disputes'.

Newcastle Herald · May 21

Health alert issued urging thousands of patients of retired Sydney dentist to get tested for HIV and hepatitis

Health official says thousands of people may be affected due to ‘poor infection control practices’ at Strathfield clinic

The Guardian - AU · May 13

Thousands face tests over dentist HIV, hepatitis risks

A retired dentist who treated thousands of patients over decades may have exposed them to serious bloodborne viruses such as HIV through poor infection control.

AAP · May 13

A $3.5m doctor's claim at centre of a budget black hole

An ineffective and unchecked payment scheme for doctors who prop up the rural health system has led to a $1.3 billion budget blow out, an audit has found.

AAP · May 8

Donations, access and secrecy: 3 tactics tobacco companies use to influence smoking laws

In April, the United Kingdom passed landmark laws that aim to create a “smokefree generation”. This means anyone born on or after January 1 2009 can never legally be sold tobacco products.

The Conversation · May 6

Northern Beaches hospital handed to NSW government, ending troubled public-private partnership

Transition and legal handover of hospital from private operator Healthscope to NSW Health occurs at 7am on Wednesday

The Guardian - AU · Apr 28