Although Labor’s SuperClinics make policy sense, resistance from doctors has slowed their implementation, writes JENNIFER DOGGETT on our partner website, Inside Story.

The primary purpose of this project is to produce a set of guidelines on how to deliver adult literacy and numeracy education and training using a social capital approach. Social capital in this project refers to the networks that operate during resourcing, course design, recruitment, teaching and evaluation. The study focused on three specific sectors...

Non-consensual genetic testing occurs when bodily samples are taken and genetically tested without the consent of the individual to whom they relate. Biomedical technology enables genetic testing to be performed on minute bodily samples. Genetic information may be derived from samples such as hair follicles, saliva left on a glass or cigarette, cheek cells left...

This report presents data about the circumstances that gave rise to medical indemnity claims in Australia, the medical specialties involved in claims, the people making claims, and the size and length of time claims have been open. Public and private sector medical indemnity claims in Australia 2005-06: a summary presents data from the combined Medical...

The issue of public hospital waiting lists is never far from the headlines and with major reforms to public hospital funding being proposed, it will continue to generate considerable public interest. Recently the Australian government announced $150 million in funding to the states and territories to assist them to reduce the length of elective surgery...