Australia’s crush loading continues, with the latest emergency department performance statistics from Canberra downright ugly if you’re not in perfect condition.
The following charts from Tarric Brooker say it all.
Average wait times have risen by 46 minutes to 3 hours and 39 minutes over the decade from 2012/13, jeopardising welfare:
As demand inundates capacity:
The COVID shock has played a role in the last few years.
However, the trend decrease in service is due to the immigration-led crush loading of the health system by Canberra.
We have seen similar in other areas, such as public housing:
These are literal charts of falling living standards because neither side of politics has a better idea than placating property developers to drive growth.
