AMA President Tony Bartone has thrown down the gauntlet on prevention, urging the newly-elected Morrison government to “just do it” on taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages and a... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Recognising and addressing the post-colonial, intergenerational determinants of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander mental health and supporting community-led solu... Read more
Psychiatrists have added their voice to calls for Australia to rethink a deportation policy allowing for New Zealanders convicted of a criminal offence to be sent home, expressing serious co... Read more
Gordon Gregory writes: Serious proposals for redesign of the structure and financing of Australia’s health system have had a chequered history. The level of enthusiasm for discussing r... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As a standoff shapes up over the declaration of a climate crisis in the conservative NSW Riverina town of Wagga Wagga, where flooding, droughts and bushfires have al... Read more
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety this week turned its attention to food and nutrition. The testimony of maggots in bins and rotting food in refrigerators was horrific.... Read more
Influenza deaths in Australia topped 300 this week as the nation confronts an unusually early spike in cases of the highly mutagenic virus. But what’s underlying the surge in infection... Read more
As automation gathers pace and sophistication our economy will be transformed in ways yet to be seen, but the rise of the robots will displace millions of the most vulnerable workers from se... Read more
“My generation are staring down the barrel of a climate crisis… We are the generation which will live with the results of your inaction, your craven political cowardice and your... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: They have been labelled a “triumph of greed and political cowardice” and an “obliterating self-interest” with impacts that will be felt for g... Read more
