sciencedaily.com (06.07.2016) Obese children aged 2-5 years old are two to three times more likely to be admitted to hospital and have 60 percent higher healthcare costs than healthy weight children, a study an Australian research team has found. This is the first study to reveal the higher direct health care costs of obesity in preschool aged children compared with those of normal weight.

ABC Radio Australia (20.06.2016) Le parti travailliste a réussi son coup : orienter le débat sur l'assurance-maladie. Il accuse le Premier ministre sortant, Malcolm Turnbull, de vouloir privatiser le secteur. C'est faux, répond le chef de file des libéraux.

Canberra Times (01.03.2016) Employers with staff on parental leave must tread carefully when restructuring their business.

NDTV (11.01.2016) A new social security agreement signed between India and Australia has come into operation enabling people of both nations to avail retirement benefits in each other's country, a pact likely to boost bilateral business linkages.

The Sydney Morning Herald (16.12.2015) The Turnbull government has confirmed it is backing away from unpopular changes to paid parental leave proposed under Tony Abbott that saw new parents who claimed work and government entitlements accused of being "double dippers".

The Australian (14.12.2015) The private health insurance rebate is tipped to remain in some form in the federal government’s shake-up of the sector as industry heads warn its removal will destabilise the public and private ­systems.

PS News (17.11.2015) The Department of Human Services has given a number of its programs a ‘digital makeover,’ leading to a reduction in the time it takes to do business with the Department and cutting costs for clients.

Government News (10.11.2015) Human Services Minister Stuart Robert said the Department won the award for improving the quality and accessibility of social services for millions of Australians through its recent service delivery reforms and development of online services.

The Sidney Morning Herald (27.09.2015) More than seven out of 10 Australians on unemployment benefits have been out of work for more than a year. The total is a big jump from six out of 10 three years ago.

Ibtimes (01.09.2015) Safe Work Australia has released an updated list of occupational diseases and other work-related exposures, such as Legionnaire’s disease, chronic obstructive lung disease and asthma.