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How commuters can help prevent COVID-19 spread

Mar 20, 2020

Commuters are being urged to plan ahead and consider travelling outside peak hour where possible, in an effort to help authorities curb any spread of COVID-19. (more…)

Psychologists welcome Australian Government action on suicide prevention and mental health

Jan 31, 2020

Australia’s peak body for psychologists, the Australian Psychological Society (APS), welcomed the Australian Government’s $64 million investment in suicide prevention and mental health initiatives. (more…)

Building our mental health system from the ground up

Nov 29, 2019

The Victorian Government will accept each and every recommendation handed down by the Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System, as part of its interim report. (more…)

E-cigarette liquids are deadly for kids

Nov 26, 2019

The Victorian Government has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of the risks associated with e-liquids after alarming information revealed the product is becoming more deadly. (more…)

Fast track to innovation in biomechanics research

Oct 15, 2019

The Federal Government is funding research to improve the treatment of Australians suffering from osteoarthritis and other orthopaedic disorders. (more…)

Research to improve medical treatment for Australians

Oct 15, 2019

The Federal Government is funding world-leading research into tissue engineering and regenerative medicine that will lead to better medical treatment for Australians and the jobs of the future. (more…)

Cancer Council applauds Minister Hunt's strong stance on e-cigarettes

Sep 5, 2019

Cancer Council has applauded federal Health Minister Greg Hunt for his continued strong stance on e-cigarettes, in the face of increasingly aggressive tobacco industry lobbying to push e-cigarettes, despite growing…

New ARC Research Hub to focus on personalised in-home care

Aug 16, 2019

A new Australian Research Council (ARC) Research Hub is working to address the growing need for effective, affordable and safe personalised in-home and in-residential care solutions using technology to create…

Delivering the assisted living needs of the future

Aug 16, 2019

Australians will live in their homes longer using cutting-edge technology in ‘smart homes’. (more…)