Australia healthcare investment
Australian gov’t invests $3.4m to reduce preterm births
Australian gov’t invests $3.4m to reduce preterm births
The funding will go to Women’s Healthcare Australasia.
Australia to invest $4.5m for Medical Costs Finder website upgrades
The improved platform will analyse annual Medicare, hospital and insurer data.
Australian gov’t extends funding for men’s health checks in rural NSW
The funding supports the Men’s Health Education Rural Van.
Australia invests $525m in John Hunter Hospital redevelopment
A new acute services building is expected to be completed by 2026.
Australian gov’t allocates $6.4m in Echuca Regional Health upgrades
Two facilities will be housed on the top floor of the refurbished Lumeah building.
Australian gov’t to open new ambulance station in Caves Beach
Construction timelines will be determined as the project progresses.
Australia funds cancer education for Illawarra’s CALD communities
The programme will focus on bowel, breast, and cervical cancer screening.
Australia invests $90.5m in precision medicine for cancer
$71m (A$112.6m) will be allocated to support the ZERO Childhood Cancer programme.
Shoalhaven Hospital redevelopment progresses with construction milestone
The project is on track for completion in 2026.
Australia invests $400m for 50 more Medicare Urgent Care Clinics
The new facilities will open during the 2025-26 financial year.
Australia invests $17.4m in new Nurses and Midwives Academy
The facility will be located in Melbourne’s Epworth Hospital.
Queensland Ambulance Service Clinical Hub to receive $5.2m upgrade
The funding will increase the hub’s capacity to support patients who call triple zero.
Australian gov’t invests $4.2m to expand rare cancer portal
The funding will allow a pilot service for remote areas in Queensland.
Princess Alexandra Hospital acquires new $2.5m PET/CT Scanner
The new scanner replaces the hospital’s 13-year-old machine.
$168m Port Macquarie Base Hospital upgrade progresses with new project team
The project’s final scope will be determined during the planning and design phase
Australia allocates $268.9m to health and medical research
A total of 229 researchers will receive funding under the ‘Investigator Grants’ scheme.
Australia funds $3.5m for migrant and refugee women's health literacy
The HiML programme delivers education sessions in the participants’ native languages.
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