Introduction by Croakey: Life on Newstart now? I don’t have luxuries, still. No hair, makeup, nails, no drinking, or smoking – not that any of those is my thing. No going out. No eatin... Read more
The Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability has begun public hearings into shocking human rights breaches against people with disability in... Read more
Queensland emergency physician Dr Marianne Cannon was an intern in Victoria during the tragic 1983 Ash Wednesday bushfires, when 75 people were killed in south-eastern Australia. Those memor... Read more
Rose Cairns and Nicholas Buckley write: Fears switching the painkiller codeine to a prescription only medicine would lead to more people misusing stronger painkillers are unfounded, accordin... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups are urging an extra Newstart loading for recipients in remote areas who cannot afford healthy food or transport and for m... Read more
Newstart recipients are not only more likely to suffer ill health than other Australians but then struggle to get the treatment they need, according to the Consumers Health Forum of Australi... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: There has long been concern and evidence that the NDIS, which promised so much for people with disability, is not meeting the needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait I... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Nearly 170,000 people had by Tuesday morning (AEST) signed an e-petition urging the House of Representatives to declare a climate emergency in Australia and to act w... Read more
The grass pollen season has officially begun in Victoria, bringing warnings of an increase in asthma and hay fever and the chance of epidemic thunderstorm asthma. Victoria’s Chief Heal... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: The United Kingdom’s Labour Opposition committed last week to delivering the “greenest health service in the world“, promising to invest in solar pa... Read more
