THE Medicare for Midwives Bill was passed in the Senate yesterday. The new Bill gives Midwives working in hospitals and in collaborative arrangements with Obstetricians access to the MBS, PBS and provides them with indemnity insurance. NICK FAIRBAIRN reports. VIDEO
BRIEFING on main issues
-
Cancer of the soul: post-traumatic stress disorder
9 Nov 2011
MORE THAN a million Australians at any given time have post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, making it at least as widespread as depression. Yet the disorder rarely rates a public mention, even during National Mental Health Week last month, and a strong stigma persists, HANNAH ROSE STONE reports.
-
Crime shows harmful and unrealistic: forensic experts
8 Nov 2011
AT THE 2011 Sexual Health Conference, held recently in Canberra, leading forensic experts discussed the negative effects fictional crime shows have on real life crime investigations and forensic operations, ALYSON VARDOS reports.
-
Sexist attitudes remain entrenched in modern football
29 Oct 2011
THE arrest of Robert Lui during the NRL finals has reignited claims that the football culture is to blame for sexual assault and violence. SIAN McGROUTHER looks at the issue.
What sparked the debate?
As with previous [...] -
The horror of Hendra
28 Oct 2011
Horse owners have been advised to stay vigilant despite the lifting of Hendra quarantine restrictions. SAMANTHA TAYLOR looks at the virus in Australia.
-
Uncertainty and fear around UC-CIT merger
27 Oct 2011
THE UNIVERSITY of Canberra (UC) and Canberra Institute of Technology (CIT) amalgamation proposed by Professor Denise Bradley in July this year is surrounded by a lot of uncertainty and questions, NATALYA YESKINA reports.