Australia
Western Australia increases PATS fuel subsidy by 54%
Western Australia increases PATS fuel subsidy by 54%
Thanks to a $12.07m (A$18.5m) investment in the 2025-26 State Budget.
Australian gov’t unveils five-year FHRI Fund Strategy for WA
The “Spotlight Program” will be its flagship initiative.
New safe assessment unit to open at Shellharbour Hospital
It offers a low-stimulus environment for patients struggling in a busy ED setting.
Australia invests $1.2b to cut Queensland’s elective surgery waiting times
The funding includes $834m (A$1.27b) for the Surgery Connect programme.
Contractor named for $1.2b new women and babies hospital project
The project will replace the century-old King Edward Memorial Hospital.
Temporary ambulance site opens in Unanderra, New South Wales
Thirteen paramedics will be based at the temporary site.
Australian gov’t allocates $656.3m to expand Queensland Ambulance Service
This includes a $164m (A$250m) investment in infrastructure.
Australia invests $7.9m in medical support for heart disease and diabetes
Fourteen start-ups and innovators will receive funding and commercialisation support.
New Local Health Service networks to launch across Victoria, Australia
Each health service will maintain its board, CEO, and local identity.
Australia invests $13.2m in new Forbes Hospital operating theatre
Planning will begin in the coming months.
Australia to launch national lung cancer screening programme on 1 July
The disease is the leading cause of cancer death in the country.
Joondalup Health Campus unveils expanded public ward block, theatre complex
Key features include 46 contemporary individual patient rooms across two new wards.
Australia’s nuclear imaging agents market to hit $30m by 2036
Its growth is driven by a rise in prostate cancer cases.
Alfred Health launches real-time data platform in Australia
The system supports clinical care and organisational operations.
Queensland’s $21.5b health budget to expand hospitals, boost workforce
This includes a $12.04b (A$18.53b) investment to provide over 2,600 new beds statewide.
St Vincent’s Hospital’s dialysis unit relocates to ‘the Park’
The Gertrude Street unit ceased operations on 27 May.
Australian gov’t invests $413.4m in Mater Hospital Springfield project
The facility will house 174 new overnight beds.
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