Higher rates of socio-economic disadvantage compounded by a lack of access to health services is creating a perfect storm for the seven million people living in rural and... read more
Media Releases
Release Date: 28 November 2017
The National Rural Health Alliance is pleased to announce that registrations are now open for Outback Infront, the 6th Rural and Remote Health Scientific Symposium which will take place in Canberra on 11-12 April 2018.
The Symposium marks 20 years of Australian rural and remote health research that focusses on access and equity, addressing health issues and building the workforce. It... read more
Release Date: 06 November 2017
The introduction of a new Medicare rebate will improve access to telehealth psychological services for people living in rural and remote areas of Australia.
The new rebate, which commenced on 1 November, means that people living in remote and rural areas of Australia can claim a Medicare rebate for up to seven videoconferencing consultations with psychologists and other mental health... read more
Release Date: 21 October 2017
The National Rural Health Alliance – Australia’s peak non-government organisation for rural and remote health – welcomes the announcement of Professor Paul Worley as Australia’s first Rural Health Commissioner.
Speaking on behalf of the Alliance’s 36 Member Bodies, Chair Tanya Lehmann, described the appointment as a potential catalyst to drive the urgent work required to improve rural... read more
Release Date: 10 October 2017
Despite the fact that rates of mental illness are similar across the country, the seven million people living in rural, regional and remote areas of Australia have significantly poorer access to mental health professionals and services than those based in metropolitan areas.
In very remote areas of the country, psychiatrists are around six times less prevalent than in city areas. Mental... read more
Release Date: 21 September 2017
A joint statement by the Consumers Health Forum, Australian Hospitals and Healthcare Association, CHOICE, Public Health Association of Australia and the National Rural Health Alliance
As the organisations who represent Australia’s health consumers and advocate in the interests of the Australian health care system, we call on the Government to ensure its proposed... read more
Release Date: 12 September 2017
At Parliament House this morning, rural and remote health advocates from across Australia called for the urgent development of a bipartisan, cross-jurisdictional National Rural Health Strategy, supported by robust health access standards, to help overcome the disparity in service access between the city and the bush.
The seven million people living in rural and remote Australia access... read more
Release Date: 12 September 2017
The National Rural Health Alliance welcomes Tanya Lehmann as the new Chair of the Board.
Tanya is no stranger to the Alliance, having represented Services for Rural and Remote Allied Health (SARRAH) on the Council since 2010 and on the Board as Deputy Chair for the past two years.
A country person by birth and choice, Tanya grew up on a farm in Wagin, Western Australia and now... read more
Release Date: 11 September 2017
Rural and remote health advocates from all corners of the country are meeting in Canberra to discuss solutions to addressing the health deficit experienced by the seven million people living in rural and remote Australia.
On Tuesday 12 September, representatives will be attending an inaugural breakfast at Parliament House, hosted by the Parliamentary Friends of Rural and Remote Health... read more
Release Date: 08 September 2017
Rural and remote health advocates from all corners of Australia will be gathering in Canberra from 10 – 12 September for the annual get-together of Council members of the National Rural Health Alliance – Australia’s peak non-government organisation for rural and remote health.
The event, known as CouncilFest, provides the opportunity for representatives of the 36 member organisations of... read more