The Latest Breaking News from Mark Butler

The former Morrison government's planning for Australia's COVID-19 vaccine rollout was not "timely", it underestimated how difficult it would be to protect aged care and disability residents and failed to adequately engage with the states and territories before the rollout began, a damning review has found.

National audit report on vaccine rollout found planning ‘was not timely’ and distribution to priority populations had not ‘met targets’

Rural medical clinics say doctors are leaving to work in urban areas or asking for more money to stay in the bush.

The Rural Doctors Association of Australia says Labor's health policies are making it hard to attract and retain medical staff in the bush.

According to infectious diseases experts, future surges and strains of COVID-19 are still a risk as the winter wave eases.

Increasingly, GPs in Australia say the amount they are reimbursed is not enough to cover expenses, and they have little option but to pass costs on to patients

$22m platform dubbed a ‘colossal waste of taxpayers’ money’

The COVIDSafe app cost $21 million, ran for more than two years, and only identified two cases. Here's what went wrong.

The only pharmacy in a remote Tasmanian tourism town is struggling to stay open as it grapples with tragedy and a worker shortage.

Wednesday: Health minister says primary healthcare in ‘worst shape’ since Medicare began. Plus: Australia’s highest and lowest income suburbs

These GPs reveal how financial and emotional exhaustion is fuelling a gender pay gap and making it harder for patients to access mental health care.