Ace Health Desk – In short: Use of automation in Australia’s aged care system lacks safeguards and has led to unfair outcomes for elderly patients, the commonwealth ombudsman has found: Published: Mon 26 Oct 2026 at 2:08pm The ombudsman released his findings after an investigation into the Department of Health, Disability and Ageing’s classification algorithm: […]
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Ace Health Desk – Aged care residents face bills for TVs, hot breakfasts and soft drinks: By Anne ConnollyBy Ninah KopelABC Investigations Published: Wed 14 Oct 2026 at 12:58pm In August, it looked like that simple joy would end, after her provider, Uniting, handed out a glossy brochure about its new “Higher Everyday Living Fees” […]
Ace News Desk – Twenty kilometers outside Antsirabe, Madagascar, the Mateliona Betafo health center provides essential care to a rural community. For years, midwife Lovatiana Rasoarinjanahary delivered babies at night by candlelight, torch or the fading battery of a mobile phone. That changed in 2024, when a stand-alone solar system, part of a World Bank Group-supported project that electrified […]
Ace Security Desk – In short: OpenAI’s artificial intelligence agents appear to have used a German coding website to coordinate attempts to get access to Australian government health data, according to public logs: Exclusive by national AI reporter Cam Wilson Published: Thu 24 Sep 2026 at 4:42pm Health data attack the ‘first’ government hack by autonomous […]
Ace Health Desk – The six sites will develop and test new neighbourhood health models that bring together NHS services, councils, community organisations and local people to improve outcomes, tackle inequalities. Six projects will redesign health and care services benefitting thousands, as part of an innovative neighbourhood health investment partnership with Macmillan Models will bring […]
