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            • 2026
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            • Hospital peak bodies unite on joint position to address private hospital viability
            • Government extends Support at Home claiming deadline following CHA advocacy
            • Transparency on specialist fees is a welcome and necessary reform
            • World Day of the Sick 2026 recalls the Good Samaritan
            • Government Must Defer Support at Home Price Caps
            • Care minutes performed by religious sisters to be recognised
            • Catholic Health Australia welcomes public hospital funding boost
            • Not-for-profit healthcare sector welcomes proposed private funding reform
            • Hospital group backs private national efficient price
            • Commonwealth must boost funding for public hospitals
            • CHA backs government’s private health funding reform
            • CHA welcomes start of Aged Care Act
            • Prioritise public patients in public hospitals: peak bodies
            • CHA welcomes federal government’s decision to release more Support at Home packages
            • Outdated rules are wasting our health workforce and hindering productivity
            • Catholic Health Australia Welcomes Government’s Commitment to Aged Care Reform
            • CHA welcomes Surgery Connect continuation
            • Minister’s call delivers funding boost for hospitals
            • CHA welcomes Aged Care Act delay
            • Private health insurers paying out less to patients
            • Insurers controlling clinics and hospitals could limit choice and quality
            • Catholic Health Australia welcomes health and aged care ministers
            • Australia falling behind on hospital care at home: CHA
            • Catholic Health Australia congratulates Albanese Government and urges health reform
            • Government must help not-for-profit providers deal with the negative impacts of climate change
            • Statement on Pope Francis
            • CHA welcomes $60m aged care investment in Top End
            • Mental health funding welcome but chronic staff shortages loom
            • Health and aged care must be at forefront of election campaign: CHA
            • CHA welcomes historic health investments, but says challenges remain in aged care transition
            • When Insurers choose, patients lose: Peak Bodies
            • CHA endorses government action on private health insurers
            • Regional health and aged care need more funding: CHA
            • Healthscope hospitals must not be run by insurers
            • New data shows private health insurers making huge profits
            • CHA welcomes federal funding for Hobart maternity services
            • Aged Care needs greater protections for people in financial hardship
            • Short-term reforms welcomed, but bold long-term action needed: CHA
            • World Day of the Sick 2025
            • Insurers pricing out Australians from quality private health insurance
            • CHA Welcomes move to Pricing Benchmarks in Aged Care
            • CHA backs AMA push for greater access to out-of-hospital care
            • Catholic Health Australia welcomes passage of Aged Care Act
            • Catholic providers among top inclusive employers
            • Private hospital financial review confirms serious viability issues
            • Private surgeries under threat by removal of sealants from Prescribed List
            • CHA supports Aged Care Act and suggests improvements
            • Catholic Health Australia welcomes breakthrough agreement on Aged Care Act
            • Catholic Health leaders recognised with prestigious award
            • CHA backs UnitingCare Queensland hospitals for a fair funding deal from insurers
            • New data shows rising health insurer profits as patients lose out
            • Help for those accompanying Catholics facing end-of-life decisions
            • Catholic Health Australia announces stellar lineup for annual conference
            • Private health at risk unless insurers give more back to patients and hospitals
            • Premium round reform needed to sustain private healthcare
            • Enrolled nurses to help with care minutes
            • CHA: Migration policy must support health and aged care workforce
            • Government ignores private hospital system in budget
            • Government delays aged care reforms in budget at its peril
            • Government must pursue aged care reform
            • Victory for hospital patients as surgical items funding maintained
            • CHA strengthens its health advocacy work with new appointment
            • Government must require insurers to offer hospital-in-the-home care
            • Further consultation on Aged Care Act can improve outcomes
            • Peak advocacy body appoints new Board Directors
            • CHA urges swift implementation of Aged Care Taskforce recommendations
            • Boost pay to fix workforce shortages in aged care
            • World Day of the Sick
            • Catholic Health Australia appoints new policy directors
            • Catholic Health Australia endorses move to establish anti-slavery commissioner
            • Jenny Parker elected Chair of Catholic Health Australia
            • Jason Kara announced as new CEO of Catholic Health Australia
            • Revered gynaecologist honoured at national conference
            • Catholic Health Australia supports Voice to Parliament
            • 24/7 Nursing figures reinforce government’s positive vision for aged care
            • Department’s U-turn on medical device funding a crushing blow to hospitals and patients
            • Aged Care providers say time’s up for government to reimburse COVID expenditure
            • Pat Garcia steps down as CHA chief to take on new role in Catholic health sector
            • Catholic Health Australia welcomes opportunity to help fix aged care funding through new taskforce
            • Momentum builds for health insurers to properly fund hospital-in-the-home care
            • Budget’s boost to Medicare will directly benefit vulnerable patients
            • CHA leads call on wealthy residents to contribute more in aged care fees
            • Federal Health Minister confirmed as conference speaker
            • Catholic aged care providers sign up to pledge to pass on wages to staff
            • Anti-slavery Commissioner to address National Conference
            • CHA calls for industry-wide visa sponsorships to fix workforce crisis
            • NSW Premier pays tribute to Catholic Health sector on World Day of the Sick
            • Catholic Church celebrates its Health Care Ministry on World Day of the Sick
            • CHA submission says users must contribute more for Aged Care
            • Catholic Health Australia outlines social justice priorities for 2023
            • CHA calls for national anti-slavery commissioner in submission
            • SOUTHERN CROSS CARE TASMANIA DESERVES PRAISE NOT BRICKBATS FOR NEW MODEL
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA CALLS FOR INCREASED PAYOUTS FROM INSURERS
            • CHA SAYS AGED CARE SUPPORT WORKERS MUST ALSO GET A PAY RISE
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA CALLS FOR DEFAULT BENEFITS FOR AT-HOME CARE
            • BUDGET – A WELCOME DOWN PAYMENT ON FUTURE AGED CARE REFORM
            • CHA CALLS OUT BIG SPENDING BY INSURERS. LABELS IT A ‘WORRYING TREND’
            • CHA WARNS AGAINST UNDERMINING DEFAULT BENEFITS IN PRIVATE HEALTH INSURANCE
            • SHERGOLD COVID REPORT REMINDS US OF DUTY TO LOOK AFTER VULNERABLE
            • ARCHBISHOP PORTEOUS JOINS CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA BOARD
            • CHA WELCOMES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT’S EXTRA COVID-19 FUNDING
            • CATHOLIC HOSPITALS WARN SURGERIES WILL BE CANCELLED IF DUD DEAL REMAINS
            • CATHOLICS WELCOME MIGRATION LEVEL INCREASE TO HELP WORKFORCE CRISIS
            • AGED CARE SECTOR COMES TOGETHER TO RELEASE COMMON GOALS AT JOBS & SKILLS SUMMIT
            • JOBS SUMMIT – CHA OUTLINES PRIORITIES TO RESTORE DIGNITY TO WORKFORCE
            • CHA TO ATTEND JOBS SUMMIT – MIGRATION AND TRAINING KEY IN WORKFORCE CRISIS
            • CHA WARNS AGAINST FRAGMENTED APPROACH TO NURSE TRAINING
            • SISTER CLARE NOLAN RECEIVES SISTER MARIA CUNNINGHAM LIFETIME CONTRIBUTION AWARD
            • KEEP ON WITH YOUR MISSION, FORMER PM JOHN HOWARD TELLS CATHOLIC SECTOR
            • BISHOPS PRESIDENT TALKS ABOUT HIS HOPES FOR THE CHURCH AT CHA CONFERENCE
            • CATHOLIC SECTOR WELCOMES EASIER PATHWAYS FOR SKILLED MIGRANTS TO HELP PLUG WORKFORCE GAPS
            • QLD DEPUTY PREMIER PAYS TRIBUTE TO CATHOLIC SECTOR ON EVE OF CONFERENCE
            • CHA PRESSES FOR WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS AT AGED CARE ROUNDTABLE
            • CHA URGES SENATE TO OPPOSE TROJAN HORSE EUTHANASIA BILL FOR TERRITORIES
            • CHA SAYS SECTOR READY TO GET DOWN TO WORK ON ROYAL COMMISSION AGED CARE LEGISLATION
            • UNITINGCARE QUEENSLAND JOINS CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA
            • CATHOLIC SECTOR URGES PARLIAMENT TO PASS AGED CARE REFORM BILLS QUICKLY
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA WELCOMES PALLIATIVE CARE FUNDING BOOST
            • CHA WELCOMES NEW HEALTH AND AGED CARE MINISTERS
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA ENDORSES ULURU STATEMENT FROM THE HEART
            • CHA WELCOMES ALBANESE GOV -URGES ACTION ON AGED CARE
            • CHA SECURES SUPPORT FOR BETTER AGED CARE IN KEY ELECTORATES, VOWS TO SUSTAIN PRESSURE
            • CHA REPORT FINDS 82,156 VACANCIES IN HOSPITALS AND AGED CARE – URGENT REFORM NEEDED
            • STATEMENT ON THE PASSING OF ASSISTED SUICIDE LAWS IN NSW
            • FAITH-BASED PROVIDERS UNITE AGAINST ASSISTED DYING IN AGED CARE FACILITIES
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA TARGETS MARGINALS IN CAMPAIGN FOR BETTER AGED CARE
            • AGED CARE CLOSURES ON HORIZON UNLESS NEW FUNDING IS FOUND
            • CHA REPORT HIGHLIGHTS HARDEST HIT BY PANDEMIC
            • CHA WELCOMES LABOR’S PLAN TO ADDRESS AGED CARE WORKFORCE CRISIS
            • BUDGET – DESPITE IMMEDIATE RELIEF, SYSTEMIC PROBLEMS WILL CONTINUE
            • BUDGET FAILS TO ADDRESS WORKFORCE CRISIS IN AGED CARE
            • PALLIATIVE CARE IS LEFT WANTING IN BUDGET DESPITE INCREASED DEMAND
            • MUCH-NEEDED HEALTH INSURANCE REFORM ABANDONED AGAIN BY BUDGET
            • HOSPITALS DON’T HAVE FUNDS TO MEET NEW COSTLY CYBER SECURITY REQUIREMENTS
            • CHA CALLS ON GOVT TO BACK PAY RISE & REMOVE BARRIERS TO IMMIGRATION
            • CHA URGES PARLIAMENT TO PROTECT THE VULNERABLE IN VAD BILL
            • CHA MEMBERS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN TO URGE PUBLIC TO GET BOOSTER SHOTS
            • STATE GOVERNMENTS MUST MOVE SWIFTLY TO IMPLEMENT AGED CARE VISITOR CHANGE
            • STOP INCENTIVISING WASTEFUL ‘JUNK’ HEALTH INSURANCE POLICIES – CHA
            • WORLD DAY OF THE SICK – A TRIBUTE TO HEALTH CARE WORKERS
            • DON’T WAIT ON ATAGI, MINISTER, CHANGE DEFINITION OF ‘FULLY VACCINATED’ NOW
            • FEDERAL BUDGET MUST TACKLE AGED CARE COVID COSTS, SAYS CHA
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH WELCOMES REPORTING OF BOOSTER FIGURES AS COMMUNITY DEMANDS CLARITY AROUND LEVEL OF PROTECTIONS
            • CHA SAYS ACCURATE REPORTING KEY TO MANAGING COVID
            • AMENDED VOLUNTARY ASSISTED DYING BILL OFFERS NO PROTECTION FOR VULNERABLE
            • ST JOHN OF GOD WINS HESTA COMPASSION IN ACTION SOCIAL JUSTICE AWARD
            • BOOSTER SHOT WELCOME BUT MUST BE COMPULSORY FOR ALL HEALTH AND AGED CARE WORKERS
            • CHA CALLS ON GOVT TO KEEP COMMISSIONING AZ JABS FOR DEVELOPING NATIONS
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH SAYS IMPROVED PALLIATIVE CARE BETTER THAN ASSISTED DYING LAW
            • LACK OF UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO ADVANCED PALLIATIVE CARE UPENDS EUTHANASIA POLITICS
            • CHA WELCOMES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PUSHBACK AGAINST EUTHANASIA
            • CATHOLIC SECTOR WELCOMES VIC GOV’S DISABILITY VACCINATION PUSH
            • CATHOLIC AGED CARE OPERATORS STEP UP TO THE MARK ON VACCINATION TARGETS
            • MELBOURNE’S CATHOLIC HEALTH AND AGED CARE PROVIDERS GET BEHIND VAX PUSH WITH NEW CAMPAIGN
            • MEDIA STATEMENT FROM CHA CHAIR ON PASSING OF ASSISTED DYING LAWS IN QLD
            • CATHOLIC SECTOR WELCOMES MANDATORY VAX BUT URGES QLD GOVT TO EXTEND TO PRIVATE HEALTH
            • MANDATORY VACCINATION OF DISABILITY SUPPORT WORKERS ESSENTIAL
            • CHA QLD VAD CAMPAIGN ASKS – WHAT CHOICE IS THAT?
            • VACCINATION A PRIORITY TO KEEP HOSPITAL STAFF AND SYSTEM SAFE
            • CHA CALLS FOR URGENT BOOSTER SHOT APPROVAL AS IMMUNITY ‘CLIFF’ APPROACHES
            • DON’T FORCE US TO ACT AGAINST OUR VALUES – QLD VAD COMMITTEE REPORT REACTION
            • STATES MUST NOW ACT ON HEALTH WORKERS MANDATORY VACCINATION
            • CHA WELCOMES TEST AND ISOLATE PAYMENT BUT RESPONSE TIMES NEED TO BE QUICKER
            • CHA PUSHES FOR MENTAL HEALTH PACKAGE TO HELP FRONTLINE WORKERS
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA PUTS SOCIAL JUSTICE BACK IN THE SPOTLIGHT
            • MEMBERS GET BEHIND SYDNEY VACCINE PUSH WITH AD CAMPAIGN
            • CHA BACKS TREASURER PERROTTET’S CALL FOR RETURN OF JOBKEEPER
            • CHA CALLS FOR VACCINATION OF HOSPITAL STAFF
            • CHA WARNS OF COVID BLINDSPOT IF COMMUNITY AGED CARE WORKERS LEFT OUT OF VACCINE MANDATE
            • ST VINCENT’S LISMORE CELEBRATES CENTENARY
            • GOVT FAILURE TO ACCEPT KEY ROYAL COMMISSION RECOMMENDATION WILL PUT AGED CARE HOMES UNDER GREATER PRESSURE, WARNS CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA
            • CATHOLIC SECTOR THANKS ST VINCENT’S WORKERS FOR THEIR FRONTLINE COVID TESTING WORK
            • HOSPITAL PROVIDERS URGE QUEENSLAND GOVERNMENT TO FOLLOW SA LEAD IN GRANTING ASSISTED SUICIDE OPT OUT
            • BISHOP KAROL KULCZYCKI JOINS CHA BOARD
            • QUEENSLAND SHOULD INTRODUCE UNIVERSAL ACCESS TO PALLIATIVE CARE BEFORE ASSISTED SUICIDE LAWS
            • CHA WELCOMES PROSTHESES REFORM BUT WARN AGAINST REMOVAL OF ESSENTIAL ITEMS
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA WELCOMES AGED CARE PACKAGE – LEGACY DEFINING MOMENT
            • ASSISTED SUICIDE NOT COMPASSIONATE CARE: CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA
            • CHA CALLS ON SA GOV TO EXAMINE FUNDING PATHWAY FOR PALL CARE BEFORE EUTHANASIA
            • NEW TELEHEALTH EXTENSION WELCOME, BUT SHOULD BE WIDER AND PERMANENT
            • ST JOHN OF GOD ACCORD DISABILITY SERVICES CHIEF LISA EVANS AWARDED MINISTRY LEADERSHIP PROGRAM SCHOLARSHIP
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA URGES GOVERNMENT TO EMBRACE AUSTRALIAN AGED CARE COLLABORATION’S WAY FORWARD
            • CATHOLIC HEALTH AUSTRALIA MEMBERS MATCH CARITAS AUSTRALIA FUNDING TO BRING CATHOLIC CASH INJECTION TO FIGHT COVID-19 IN PNG TO HALF A MILLION DOLLARS
            • PANDEMIC HAS LESSONS FOR GOVERNMENT AND HEALTH AND AGED CARE OPERATORS
            • FORMER NSW PREMIER MIKE BAIRD TO ADDRESS CHA NATIONAL CONFERENCE
            • THE CHA VIEW ON THE ROYAL COMMISSION’S REPORT INTO AGED CARE
            • CATHOLIC SECTOR CALLS ON PARLIAMENT TO RECONSIDER THE RIGHT TO ORGANISATIONAL NON-PARTICIPATION IN VAD

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