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What have the country’s leaders agreed to about the high rates of violence against women, and will it fix the problem?

Australian governments agreed to institute a national firearms register in 1996, following the Port Arthur Massacre.

The prospects for significant health reform looked good at the end of 2023. States were onboard and the commonwealth put big money on the table.

Community services spending continues to grow rapidly, with data showing the NDIS cost $37.4 billion last financial year.

An adequate disability support system is bigger than the NDIS and calls for policies that centre inclusivity, says the scheme’s minister.

Brendan Murphy could have had no sense of the intense and multifaceted challenges coming his way once he stepped up as Australia’s CMO.

The PM realises the time is right to encourage greater bureaucratic cooperation and collaboration among the Labor-led states and territories.

Catherine King has confirmed a more coordinated approach to housing, services and infrastructure is on the horizon.

State, territory and federal representatives of the Ministerial Council on Trade and Investment have held their first meeting.

Longer-term funding opportunities are on the table for the states and territories as part of a proposed five-year National Skills Agreement.

The health minister has released an updated roadmap for Australia’s changing COVID-19 measures, signed off by the national cabinet last week.