Health

AI used in breast cancer screening – Australian women are sceptical

AI used in breast cancer screening – Australian women are sceptical

Health The Wire 23 April 2025

A recent study has revealed that Australian women have mixed opinions on the use of AI implemented as part of...

Health scorecard comparing parties policies on health released

Health scorecard comparing parties policies on health released

Health Politics & Economy The Wire 15 April 2025

The Public Health Association of Australia rated seven health priorities against the ALP, LNP and the Greens policies through a...

Doctors Continue Striking for Better Conditions and Pay

Doctors Continue Striking for Better Conditions and Pay

Health Politics & Economy The Wire 9 April 2025

Doctors in New South Wales are continuing to strike for better working conditions and pay, after failing to reach an...

Drones carrying medicine to remote NT communities to begin trials.

Drones carrying medicine to remote NT communities to begin trials.

Health Science & Environment The Wire 8 April 2025

Northern Territory-Based Researchers are leading a program using drones to deliver medical supplies to remote indigenous communities. The Wire’s Calvin...

Australian diets to worsen by 2030, CSIRO finds

Australian diets to worsen by 2030, CSIRO finds

Health The Wire 31 March 2025

A new study by CSIRO researchers predicts a worrying trend in Australian diets, with fruit consumption expected to drop by...

Health and criminal justice policy still in focus after WA election

Health and criminal justice policy still in focus after WA election

Politics & Economy The Law The Wire

As the Western Australian election results start to settle, the re-elected Labor government will continue with changes across the state,...

Federal Budget: More investment for NDIS and support

Federal Budget: More investment for NDIS and support

Health Politics & Economy The Wire 24 March 2025

Expectation continues to build ahead of tomorrow’s Federal budget, particularly in the disability sector.  In the midst of a full...

Prevention needs equal focus in fight against gender-based violence, experts say

Prevention needs equal focus in fight against gender-based violence, experts say

Education Social Justice The Wire

As Australia grapples with a concerning rise in violence against women and intimate partner homicide, experts say prevention strategies are...

Deadly Japanese Encephalitis spreads across three states

Deadly Japanese Encephalitis spreads across three states

Health Science & Environment The Wire 19 March 2025

A second death has been sadly attributed to the deadly Japanese Encephalitis, following earlier reports of cases in regional New...

AI model detects cancer with near perfect accuracy: A breakthrough for Women’s Health

AI model detects cancer with near perfect accuracy: A breakthrough for Women’s Health

Health The Wire 17 March 2025

New research shows an AI model could detect one of Australia’s most common gynaecological cancers with a near perfect accuracy....