Health Minister bows to privacy pressure on My Health Record, but big issues remain
Introduction by Croakey: As has been widely reported today (Wednesday), Federal Health Minister Greg... Read more
The clock is ticking on the efforts of those involved in the #IndigenousNCDs movement, to make the Member States sit up and take notice of the need for Indigenous peoples worldwide to be specifically... Read more
The Australian Health Promotion Association’s National Symposium will be held in Canberra later this week, on August 23 and 24. Jennifer Doggett, who will attend #AHPA2018 on Friday to report for the... Read more
Croakey was saddened to learn of the death of Jim Hyde, a community leader and public health activist who played a crucial role in Australia’s response to the HIV/AIDs epidemic. A selection of tribut... Read more
@TurnbullMalcolm says #climatechange contributing to #drought. #qt #auspol @billshortenmp @RichardDiNatale https://t.co/e9KsYvLtTN — 🌹Janey🌹 (@JaneyHowe) August 20, 2018 When politicians start w... Read more
Deplorable omissions in NCD declaration, as government fails to back Indigenous quest for visibility
The declaration arising from next month’s UN High Level Meeting on NCDs is unlikely to make specific mention of the needs and priorities of Indigenous peoples. It’s a conspicuous omission, given the d... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: There’s a story from Canada in the post below that bears similarities to the reports that surface from time to time in Australia, of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander pati... Read more
Voluntary euthanasia was again on the agenda this week, with the Senate narrowly defeating a bill that would have allowed the ACT and Northern Territory to legislate on the issue, something that, as t... Read more
On Census night in 2016, there were 116,427 Australians recorded as homeless – a 14 per cent increase on the number recorded in the previous Census. Homelessness has risen in Australia by 30 per cent... Read more
Over the past few decades, our understanding of cancer has changed. We now know some cancers don’t grow or grow so slowly that they’ll never cause medical problems. But the way we label disease can ha... Read more
In 2016-17, Australians spent $29.4 billion ($1195 per person) on out-of-pocket (OOP) costs for Medicare-subsidised healthcare delivered outside a hospital. This figure is likely to be significant und... Read more
