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The following are archived News items from January to March 2006
 National News
State/Territory News
International News
National News
The virtues of health choice and competition - March 29, 2006
Issues surrounding the state of Australia’s health sector are not only increasingly occupying the thoughts of health professionals, interest groups, academics and policymakers, but they are fast taking on the mantle of the new “barbeque stopper” for everyday families and individuals alike... More
Its time to look at other ways of training medical specialists - March 25, 2006
Australia's system of specialist medical training disadvantages patients and trainees, and is more expensive than it needs to be... More
Engaging on health - March 24, 2006
A new approach needs to be adopted which considers these failings and engages stakeholders who have previously not been consulted. The Federal Government needs to take the lead and ask the people... More
Minchin eyes Medibank sale - March 27, 2006
The Federal Government says it is actively considering selling Australia's biggest private health insurer, Medibank Private... More
Health costs could hit 15pc of GDP - March 23, 2006
Australia could soon be spending 15 per cent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) on health costs, as medical breakthroughs prolong life expectancy, federal Health Minister Tony Abbott said today... More
One in four surgeons 'to retire' - March 21, 2006
One in four Australian surgeons plan to permanently down scalpels in the next five years, putting more pressure on the nation's already stretched health system... More
The greath healthcare divide - March 10, 2006
Australians are only too well aware that their health care system is increasingly unreliable, indeed dysfunctional. Surely this is an intolerable situation for a wealthy country with a huge budget surplus... More
Medicare under threat - March 7, 2006
Health has certainly been in the news in recent times - and generally for all the wrong reasons... More
Hundreds die in health queues - March 6, 2006
Up to 1300 Australians die each year waiting to be treated in or admitted to public hospitals...More
Prevention works like a charm in cutting costs - March 4, 2006
Health funds are exploring ways to keep members fitter, and attract them younger... More
Doctors meaning business - February 4, 2006
Training more doctors to be commercially savvy could prevent costly disasters in hospitals...More
GP spending soars but strain shows - January 31, 2006
Visits to the family doctor cost Canberra $4.3billion in 2004-05, but patient care is suffering as general practitioners struggle under heavy workloads...More
Health system more responsive to patient needs is cure - January 23, 2006
Medical services need to change their focus beyond the traditional role of the doctor, writes Judy Lumby... More
Productivity Commission Workforce Research Report released - January 19, 2006
Changes are needed if Australia’s health workforce is to become more efficient and effective, according to a research report released by the Productivity Commission... More
State/Territory News
Perhaps its better not to resuscitate - March 27, 2006
Health is in crisis across Australia. Queensland has only compounded the problems with the sheer incompetence at some hospitals, and by bureaucrats and ministers... More
Fee degrees fail to deter Bond students - March 25, 2006
Fears that only the super-rich can afford full-fee medical degrees are proving unfounded.. More
Election rivals go head-to-head on health - March 6, 2006
TASMANIA'S ailing health system was placed at the centre of the state election campaign yesterday, with the major parties promising millions of dollars for extra staff and equipment as they pinned their hopes on bold health strategies... More
The unhealthy state of health - March 3, 2006
Lately we have done a lot of inquiring into the state of our health system. In the last 12 months the Queensland Health system, especially the public health system, has been in the spotlight like never before... More
International News
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