Understanding ADHD symptoms such as RSD, hyper-focus, task paralysis
You may have heard Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) referred to as “a superpower”, but some describe their symptoms as…
Public hospitals wasting $1.2b a year and hindered by ‘bogus budgets’, Grattan Institute says
Public hospitals are wasting $1.2 billion a year on avoidable costs such as unnecessary procedures, according to a…
Anthony Albanese writes to states, telling them to rein in public hospital spending
The states and territories are on a collision course with the Commonwealth over public hospital funding, with health…
More than 90 patients stuck in Tasmanian hospitals waiting for aged care or NDIS support
More than 90 Tasmanians are unable to leave hospitals across the state because they cannot access aged care…
NDIS funding uncertainty means Queensland couple ‘may never be able to retire’ as they care for their daughter
While most couples in their 60s are planning for retirement, Louise and Darren Catton have been preparing for…
Vulnerable outback residents allege Remote Mobility takes payments from them, then disappears
Russell Burns struggles to walk and can barely leave his house. The 64-year-old lives in the small town…
Calls for road map for disability employment providers after Bedford’s troubles
In the corner of a warehouse in Adelaide, the whirr and click of machines blend with the crinkling…
Occupational Therapy Australia survey finds two in five Australians had to pause work, education, hobbies due to injury or illness
A friend’s wedding nine years ago was the last time Leonie Dean used her legs to dance. The…
Defunct NDIS provider given record $2.2 million penalty after Queensland man fatally hit by car
A record fine has been handed to an NDIS provider that failed to supervise a participant living with…
Non-profit multiple sclerosis organisation MS Society SA & NT in voluntary administration
Non-profit organisation Multiple Sclerosis SA & NT has gone into voluntary administration. In an email to donors, supporters…
Riverina family grapples with daughter’s devastating childhood dementia diagnosis
When Rachel Anderson and Elijah Marshall noticed their daughter Hannah struggling to remember things she had just done,…
Australians too dependent on government, says Sussan Ley
Sussan Ley will warn in her first major economic speech as opposition leader that Australians are too dependent…