This annual report on Australia's public hospitals shows they are under severe strain, with public hospital admissions increasing faster than population growth.

This Progress of the Northern Territory Emergency Response Child Health Check Initiative: Health Conditions and Referrals report describes the number and types of health conditions identified during the Child Health Checks as well as the number and types of referrals made as part of those health checks. The checks analysed for this report were undertaken...

Accreditation of Australian Government subsidised residential aged care homes (aged care homes) was introduced to improve the quality of services delivered to older members of the Australian community living in aged care homes. The Aged Care Act 1997 (the Act) firmly established the link between quality and expenditure by the Government on residential aged care...

The Transition Care Program provided additional treatment and care options following hospitalisation for patients and their families. When compared with similar groups of frail older people discharged from hospital during the same time period, those who received Transition Care had fewer re-admissions to hospital and were less likely to move into permanent residential aged care...

This outlines two key areas where the government plans to introduce new measures: the way it supports elite sport; and the way sport is used to boost participation and physical activity to help build a healthier nation. The report alos outlines projects the government will pursue this term, including the promotion of the position of...