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@burdackmark
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16-11-2020 09:08:03
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In Collarenebri there are no houses for teachers, doctors, nurses or anyone else. How are rural towns expected to attract workforce if they arrive and there is nowhere to live? How can we keep teachers if they cannot access local healthcare? apple.news/Am3Qx35lIRk-AZ… Anthony Albanese

Thanks to @HESTASuper, ME, Medibank & the sponsors of the Nursing & Midwifery Awards for highlighting the often unseen work of rural & remote nurses. Thrilled that Healthy Communities Foundation Australia Ltd has received recognition as 2024 outstanding organisation. #hestanurseandmidwiferyawards


Congratuations to Health Access CA and our virtual care nurses for their win at the #HESTANurseandWidwifeAwards in Melbourne last night. #agedcare #nurses #ruralhealth thcfa.org.au/post/healthacc…


The Sydney suburbs of Vaucluse vs Mount Druitt ... Great to see an education minister speaking out on health inequalities...so where is the systematic, whole of govt approach to addressing inequalities & bringing health equity to all policies? Mark Butler MP Anthony Albanese Andrew Leigh

Much talk & hand wringing. It is interesting that MPs are demanding a full-time GP clinic in Parliament House. If only there was the same passion for ensuring access to health care for the millions of vulnerable rural Australians who go without. Australian Labor David Pocock

Will US Supreme Court Justice John Roberts join the ranks of those other infamous bygone Chief Justices Melville Fuller and Roger Taney? All he needed to do was to publicly assert that the interests of the people trump the vested interests of its justices. edition.cnn.com/2024/05/23/opi…




Australia has a nuclear power plant. It is located a long way away,has a lifespan of millions of years,does not need waste storage,& there is zero-risk of nuclear accidents. It’s called the Sun. You can access this free energy with a cheap solar panel. theconversation.com/how-would-a-sw…

There are lessons from the first round of Murray Darling Basin compensation. Money without planning support leads to white elephants, not genuine economic adjustment. Healthy Communities Foundation Australia Ltd has shown that funding, linked to community-led planning, can help. Tanya Plibersek


Oz has a universal healthcare system that currently excludes 30% of Australians & growing; a uni system that excludes the poor; a disability system that excludes people with disabilities; etc. All I hear is a plan to limit universality even more. thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/… Anthony Albanese



Five-star ratings are being awarded to aged care facilities that are non-compliant with government standards abc.net.au/news/2024-08-1… via ABC Australia

Long COVID cost the Australian economy almost $10 billion in 2022 – new research theconversation.com/long-covid-cos… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Rural & remote communities need to get qualified & capable GPs into practice as quickly as possible. Current approaches have not been achieving this goal for a very long time. Change is needed. #ruralhealth racgp.org.au/gp-news/media-… Mark Butler MP Emma McBride MP


Great to catch up with Christopher Tan in Perth who has been doing fantastic work keeping Australians informed about what’s happening in WA for SBS News. It’s great to see that he still has his passion for rural equity! Healthy Communities Foundation Australia Ltd #ruralhealth

Our health system is so fucked that regional communities are relying on the Royal Flying Doctor Service to provide their primary care services. This is a complete & absolute failure of policy from successive governments. #auspol