A rural health lobby group says the Federal Coalition must commit to the roll-out of local hospital networks....

The Federal Government have announced relocation payments of up to $120 thousand to encourage city doctors to move to regional or remote areas....

The Federal Government has made a deal with the states and territories, except Western Australia, on a new health plan for the country....

Indigenous medical services have joined with the State and Federal Governments and the Fred Hollows Foundation to help more remote residents with their vision....

Closer ties with Indonesia includes giving a beast to a minister while on a visit to one of the Territory's best known cattle stations and polocrosse, is it just a matter of picking the ball up and scoring while on horse back....

Andrew Wilkie may have said the Coalition's billion dollar offer to upgrade the Royal Hobart Hospital was reckless and irresponsible but the state's doctors disagree. The Tasmanian branch of the Australian Medical Association says Mr Wilkie has passed up a once-in-a-lifetime chance to ...

A framework agreement has been reached between the Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas which includes regular meetings between the two leaders. The first small steps are being read as an optimistic sign of a possible future peace agreement. ...

Insufficient healthcare services in remote and regional Australia is hardly a new problem. Sparsely populated regional areas in Australia have continually struggled to attract and retain sufficient GPs for their local communities....

September 1st marks the start of Spring, but it has a warning attached. It may be a bit later than usual but this year's flu season is still to peak, and there's concern that swine flu is back on Australia's doorstep. There's been a rise in flu cases in most states and territories in Australia, and a ...

Mental health expert and Australian of the Year Professor Patrick McGorry says only a third of young mental illness sufferers are receiving the proper care....