Australia healthcare investment
Australia invests $1.2b to cut Queensland’s elective surgery waiting times
Australia invests $1.2b to cut Queensland’s elective surgery waiting times
The funding includes $834m (A$1.27b) for the Surgery Connect programme.
3 days ago
Australian gov’t allocates $656.3m to expand Queensland Ambulance Service
This includes a $164m (A$250m) investment in infrastructure.
5 days ago
Australia invests $7.9m in medical support for heart disease and diabetes
Fourteen start-ups and innovators will receive funding and commercialisation support.
5 days ago
Australia invests $13.2m in new Forbes Hospital operating theatre
Planning will begin in the coming months.
6 days ago
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.
Australian gov’t invests $413.4m in Mater Hospital Springfield project
The facility will house 174 new overnight beds.
Joondalup Health campus to add 60 public beds under $13.2m investment
The hospital’s new ward block currently has 46 beds.
Australian gov’t invests $13.4m for highly-specialised therapies
These treatments focus on rare diseases and high-risk neuroblastoma.
Contractor appointed for $12.8m Mullewa Community Hospital upgrade
Main works are expected to start later this year.
New $19.6m cancer treatment facility to be built in Geraldton
The initiative includes $652,000 (A$1m) of planning funding from the state budget.
Bunbury Regional Hospital redevelopment secures extra $13.2m funding boost
The investment will prioritise a 15-bed short-stay unit and a helipad landing site.
Australia boosts MND support with $2.9m investment and new PBS listing
Around 370 Australians are expected to benefit from the listing each year.
Construction begins on $68m Moree Hospital redevelopment
It is slated for completion by 2027.
Australian gov’t invests $9.8m in NSW Royal Flying Doctor Service
The funding supports the Rural Aerial Health Service.
Australia’s new $6.5m ‘supercomputer’ to support Victoria’s medical research
The system is designed to process large-scale health datasets in a matter of hours.
Australian gov’t invests $37.8m in Victoria’s emergency care
The funding will increase the number of short-stay units and nurses.
Development application lodged for Launceston’s Northern Heart Centre
Construction is expected to begin in early 2026.
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