Australia鈥檚 Budget October 2022鈥撯仩23
Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers handed down Budget October 2022-2023 last night.
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Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers handed down Budget October 2022-2023 last night.
– Read Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers’ budget speech .
– Download the Health Budget Overview .
– Download the Women鈥檚 Budget Statement .
Key health budget measures
Women’s Health
– $5.9 million to expand the pregnancy and post-natal care guidelines for expectant parents, including targeted consultation and guidance for culturally and linguistically diverse people and First Nations peoples.
– $13.9 million to increase the number of autopsies and investigations undertaken after a stillbirth.
– $26.2 million to fund 12 new perinatal mental health centres across Australia.
– $1.7 billion over six years to end violence against women and children.
Indigenous Health
– $314.5 million funded to Strengthening First Nations Health.
– $22.5 million over three years from 2022鈥23 to build a dedicated Birthing on Country Centre of Excellence in Nowra, NSW.
Rural Health
– $185.3 million workforce package will support more doctors and allied health professionals to work in regional and rural communities and improve treatment and care for patients.