Voluntary euthanasia was again on the agenda this week, with the Senate narrowly defeating a bill that would have allowed the ACT and Northern Territory to legislate on the issue, something... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Last week we joined a regular விருந்து Tamil Feast held at the award-winning not-for-profit CERES in Melbourne. The feasts, traditional Sri Lankan fare – (here’... Read more
Australia’s Health Ministers have agreed to the development of an Indigenous-led National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Medical Workforce Plan after a “landm... Read more
Australia’s screening out of potential migrants and refugees on disability grounds goes much further than other countries, according to Melbourne writer Fiona Murphy, whose article in... Read more
This month’s JournalWatch from Dr Melissa Stoneham, Director of the Public Health Advocacy Institute WA, looks at the research findings of a social media intervention aimed at addressing lin... Read more
Lesley Russell writes: Australian news outlets are this week full of stories about the drought crisis, while in Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States summer temperatures are scorc... Read more
Professor Helen Milroy, a descendant of the Palyku people of Western Australia’s Pilbara region, was recently a Commissioner on the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Chi... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As has been widely reported today (Wednesday), Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt has finally bowed to intense pressure over privacy concerns for the My Health Record... Read more
Doctors and refugee groups have called on the Australian Government to act urgently on coronial recommendations for better health care for asylum seekers in Australia’s offshore detent... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Federal, state and territory Health Ministers are meeting in Alice Springs on Thursday for the next Council of Australian Governments (COAG) Health Council, with so... Read more
