Today is World Toilet Day, and it’s a reminder that Australia and the world are not on track to reach the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goal 6: ensure access to water a... Read more
In this US midterms edition of The Health Wrap, Lesley Russell takes a look at what the results mean for health, science and the environment. Also featuring the latest on hip fractures, lone... Read more
Any attempts to address the gulf between Indigenous and non-Indigenous health are meaningless without a full and frank discussion about the systematic, institutionalised racism experienced b... Read more
This week marks exactly one year since Australians voted yes for marriage equality, following a divisive and damaging campaign for the LGBTQI community. Contrary to the predictions of right-... Read more
The dramatic decline in dental decay in developed nations may be one of the great public health success stories this century, but how exactly has it been achieved? In the latest installment... Read more
In an era of billboard-creep, where our most iconic landmarks appear to be for sale to the highest bidder, even the sky may not be the limit for lobby groups. And as we see multinational cor... Read more
EDITOR’S NOTE: This piece has been updated following Wednesday’s Senate vote to extend the opt-out period until 2019 The Australian government agreed to extend the opt-out period... Read more
Australian doctors have joined a global pushback against America’s National Rifle Association over an incendiary social media post urging “self-important” medicos to... Read more
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander rights groups have condemned as “regressive” proposed adoption reforms being considered by the New South Wales parliament this week, saying... Read more
With the Morrison government announcing a Productivity Commission inquiry into the impact of mental health on the Australian economy and the best ways to support and improve wellbeing, it de... Read more
