National mental health agreement failing, Productivity Commission finds
A landmark mental health agreement signed by federal, state and territory governments three years ago is failing, a…
Disability employment provider Bedford kept afloat with $4.4m funding injection as hunt for buyer continues
Australia’s second-largest disability employment provider Bedford will be kept afloat by a federal government funding injection as it…
Disability employment provider Bedford’s financial situation concerns SA, federal government
The federal disability minister says his concerns about the financial state of the country’s second-largest employer of people…
Big change coming to cost of medicines
Prescriptions listed on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme will be cut from $31.60 to $25 from January 1, 2026,…
SA disability employment provider Bedford hopes for government funding lifeline
Disability employment provider Bedford is hoping the federal government will throw it a financial lifeline to avoid the…
Australia’s mental health plan ‘not fit for purpose’ and must be re-designed, new report finds
Australia’s national plan to improve mental health and prevent suicide is “not fit for purpose” and needs to…
The mental health policies of Labor and the Coalition explained
Australia is at the pointy end of a mental health crisis. Psychological stress is mounting, particularly among younger…