Report: Federal Budget 2024-25 summary
The summary of the 2024-25 budget outlines impacts to allied health and osteopathy across the health, aged care and disability sectors.
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On 12 October 2023, Stephanie Santos, Policy and Advocacy Manager, Natasha Owens, Senior Policy and Advocacy Officer and Katie Beech, Policy Officer, attended the 2023 Allied Health Professions Australia (AHPA) Member Policy Symposium in Melbourne, Victoria.
Several other allied health peak bodies also attended the Symposium – the theme of the Symposium was focused on meeting the challenges for the allied health workforce in the future. The first session focused on policy challenges in First Nations equity in aged care and allied health; the second on using big data to drive evidence-based policy; and the third on ‘policy monsters’ and how we face them.
Below is a summary of each session:
The summary of the 2024-25 budget outlines impacts to allied health and osteopathy across the health, aged care and disability sectors.
We addressed a letter to the Minister for Aged Care, the Shadow Minister for Health and Aged Care highlighting the omission of osteopathy from the 'allied health and therapy' service type in the Aged Care Bill 2024 and related service lists. Read more here.
The DSC Annual National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) Conference provided a platform for robust discussions, insights, and updates crucial to shaping the future of disability support services in Australia.