Pharmacists and doctors are warning that patients could be unnecessarily hospitalised because of a national shortage of common antibiotics and the use of inferior alternatives.
Australian parents are warned to be on the alert for Scarlet Fever but not be overly alarmed, following the deaths of at least eight children in the United Kingdom.
Experts say there are two glaring omissions among the billion-dollar election promises - a failure of much-needed reform and lack of crucial investment in preventive health.