Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has announced significant new restrictions on telehealth arrangements to take effect from 20 July that will allow access in most cases only for providers wh... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Victoria has recorded the biggest daily COVID-19 spike to date in Australia, with 288 cases confirmed on Friday for the previous 24 hour period. The news came as Pri... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Community-led responses, the need to integrate climate action and economic recovery, and a determination to not go back to ‘business as usual’ are key to addressing s... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The long-awaited access to telehealth consultations in the coronavirus pandemic has been broadly embraced by patients and health care providers, though it is not wit... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The coronavirus pandemic has both exposed and amplified inequalities in society, including the deadly toll of harmful government policies and structural racism, acco... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As previously reported at Croakey, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (Ahpra) in March launched a “badly needed” five year Aboriginal and Torres St... Read more
*** This article was updated on 6 July with additional tweets and statements from the health sector *** The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for a pause in the easing of COVID... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Pandemic lockdowns have highlighted deep inequities in the ways our cities are built and used, and shown the urgent need for governments to direct stimulus funds into... Read more
The intersecting crises of COVID-19 and Black Lives Matter injustices are prompting calls for urban planners to address their roles in perpetuating often fatal racial and social inequity. Fo... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Victoria on Tuesday announced strict lockdown orders lasting four weeks for 10 “hotspot” postcode areas, affecting 36 suburbs in Melbourne’s north... Read more
