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The Support at Home (SaH) program introduces a significant new feature to Australia's aged care system: older Australians who can afford to will be asked to contribute to their cost of care. Whether it's smart or risky depends on something we don't yet have: rigorous evidence.

What started as an idea to form a modest research centre has transformed into a decade of impact. Hear from CBEH Director and Taylor Family Chair Professor Lisa Nissen as she reflects on the Centre’s first decade.

Telehealth could vastly improve access to voluntary assisted dying (VAD) in Australia and address a significant health inequity, University of Queensland-led research has found.

Many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people face barriers to accessing medicines advice, and this can make them more vulnerable to health issues from using medicines. But our new research, published today, shows the solution is simple.

While being wealthier is often perceived as improving people’s wellbeing and happiness, research from UQ has found that is not always the case.

Relying on current or past use of health services by age group and gender to project onto future population estimates is fundamentally flawed, UQ-led research has found.