As all roads lead to #COP24, it is the children who provide leadership
Melissa Sweet writes: It was incredibly moving and uplifting to watch as thousands of school childre... Read more
A long-urged commitment on Wednesday from the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) to a “genuine formal partnership” with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people on the Closing th... Read more
Deakin University health economists have evaluated the economic credentials of a range of policies for addressing obesity to discern the most cost-effective, affordable and implementable options. The... Read more
In the face of shocking over-incarceration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Indigenous health and legal groups have been arguing for the need to introduce a justice target in the Closi... Read more
The Federal Government has announced the appointment of current Lowitja Institute CEO Romlie Mokak as the first full-time Indigenous Policy Evaluation Commissioner of the Productivity Commission, comm... Read more
High rates of early planned caesarean sections in healthy pregnancies and of antibiotic use among children and proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medicines in infants are highlighted as major concerns in The... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A string of damaging headlines about Sydney’s new Northern Beaches Hospital in recent weeks is not surprising given the “chequered history” of such public-private partnerships... Read more
Balls and dance clubs have emerged as a popular and effective health intervention in Victoria to help tackle the social isolation experienced by many LGBTI people as they grow older. National and inte... Read more
First Nations peoples from across the globe were represented at the recent World Indigenous Suicide Prevention Conference in Perth. They included delegations of Māori researchers and practitioners fro... Read more
The structural drivers of poor health and wellbeing, including gender inequality, racism, discrimination, and the vested interests of the food and gambling industries, were centre-stage at the annual... Read more
Melissa Sweet writes: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the health sector to lift its game in working towards climate change mitigation and adaptation, and to redouble efforts in advocatin... Read more
