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Health Gap Widens Between Australians with Disability and those Without

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th February 2016 - 
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Australians with disability are still significantly more likely to report having poor health, be smokers and be obese than those without disability, according to a new…

Half of all Permanent Aged Care Patients Have Dementia

Xavier Smerdon, Tuesday, 8th September 2015 - 
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Half of all people in permanent residential aged care have dementia, according to the latest figures from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. A report by AIHW,…

Costs Impact Access to Health Care for People with Disability

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 9th June 2015 - 
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Almost one-fifth of people with disability who needed to see a doctor delayed or did not go because of the cost, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of Health…

Almost 100 Homeless Turned Away From Support Every Day

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 29th January 2015 - 
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Almost 100 people are being turned away from homeless support services every day in Victoria, according to the state’s peak homelessness body. The Council to Homeless…

Govt Health Spending Down – Report

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 23rd September 2014 - 
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Government spending on health in 2012-13 slowed to record low levels while growth in non-government funding remained relatively strong, according to a new report from…

Disability Support Demand on the Rise – Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 8th July 2014 - 
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The number of Australians accessing disability support services has grown by 12 per cent since 2008-09, with 312,539 people accessing services in 2012-2013, a recent…

Report Highlights Indigenous Youth Plight

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 17th April 2014 - 
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Young Indigenous Australians are 17 times more likely to be placed under youth justice supervision than non-Indigenous youth, according to a report from the Australian…

More Australians Receiving Homelessness Support – Report

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 17th December 2013 - 
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The number of people receiving assistance from specialist homelessness agencies has increased, according to a report by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare…

Housing Stress on the Rise – Report

Staff Reporter, Friday, 8th November 2013 - 
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Demand for housing assistance in Australia remains high and the number of households experiencing “housing stress” is also on the rise, according to a report…

Work Struggle for Those with Disabilities & Diabetes

Staff Reporter, Monday, 4th November 2013 - 
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Almost half of Australians who have a disability and diabetes say they are permanently unable to work, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health…

Disability Rates Twice as High for Australians with Diabetes

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th October 2013 - 
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People with diabetes are twice as likely to have a disability as people without diabetes, according to a report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare…

Aged-Care Residents Depressed – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 16th October 2013 - 
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More than half of permanent aged-care residents in Australia show signs of depression, according to new research. Symptoms of depression among permanent aged-care residents…

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