Tag: health

Dominello continues digital identity evangelism

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Digital identity services are critical to trust, particularly in cyberspace, according to New South Wales Digital Government minister Victor Dominello. In the context of what he describes as a...

BioTech incubator lands $3m in CSIRO support

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Australia’s national science agency has committed $3 million to support Melbourne-based BioTech incubator CUREator and to launch a new health security stream through the program. CUREator’s new health security...

WA future health fund seeks new research initiatives

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
The latest program under the Western Australian government’s Future Health Research and Innovation fund calls on members of the community to propose their own research and innovation initiative. Through...

Qld pledges $35.5m for vaccine manufacturing facility

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
More than $35 million will go towards a Queensland vaccine manufacturing facility as part of the state budget next week. The funds will support the development of a translational...

Genomic cancer research gets $61.2 million federal boost

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
In its latest announcement under the federal Modern Manufacturing Initiative, the government has funneled $61.2 million into a cancer drug project. The co-funded grants come under the collaboration stream...

Vic govt health database plan is a problem

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The Victorian government is yet to consult with its own privacy office on a plan to store the health data of individuals in a database and share it with...

Time for change: Health funding models

Posted on   |  by Dr Olga Kokshagina and Dr Gillian Vesty
There are growing calls from governments and the clinical profession to move toward a more individualised, patient-centric and value-based approach to health care. COVID-19 has highlighted the critical need...

Health data share plan is too broad

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
The federal government’s proposed Medicare data-matching scheme is too broad and would bring with it a range of privacy risks, according to the NSW Council for Civil Liberties. The...