Category: State Government

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to Extend COVID-19 Health Funding Arrangement for States

Australia’s federal centre-left Labor government has agreed to extend the current COVID-19 health funding arrangement for states until the end of the year, meaning the 50-50 funding commitment between the states and Commonwealth, due to expire at the end of September, will remain in place. This means that the federal government will be contributing an…


New 14-Storey Tower at Sydney’s Nepean Hospital Complete

Western Sydney residents are set to benefit from improved health services now the new 14-storey tower at Nepean Hospital is complete. The new clinical services building, which is part of a $1 billion (US$741.3 million) Nepean Hospital redevelopment, boasts a new neonatal intensive care unit, an expanded emergency department, and over 200 inpatient beds. NSW…