Rural health workforce shortage is a perennial issue which successive governments have failed to address. We see the real consequences of this each and every day.

The Aged Care Emergency Leave Bill secures the residential aged-care subsidy for aged care facilities in declared emergency situations and improves service flexibility, which is so important in uncertain times.

Petitioners endorse the call for a federal integrity commission

On Anzac Day 2020, in this International Year of the Nurse and the Midwife, I think of the work and dedication of our nursing, medical and hospital staff in war and those who are doing so much to protect us in the coronavirus pandemic. It’s such an extraordinary legacy of service.

The Government’s $130 billion JobKeeper Payment stimulus package will help Australians through troubled economic times. But it’s important that we don’t leave anyone behind.

The federal government’s coronavirus stimulus is vital, but let’s make help consistent – and not forget people, bushfire communities and the most vulnerable

The NDIS is something that all Australians should be proud of. Not just a symbol, but a functioning, real-life commitment to the type of nation that we want to be.

Productive local government partnerships define key funding targets

We need to fund community resilience in disaster’s wake – in agriculture, community energy, mental health, rural health and communications.

Australia must make people’s care its first priority