Assistant Health Minister Fiona Nash has been censured by the Senate for misleading it and refusing to produce documentation on the “undertakings” given by her former chief of staff Alastair... Read more
Earlier this week Croakey published an open letter from Victorian surgeon Jill Tomlinson to the Medical Board of Australia expressing concern about a “lack of understanding of social media c... Read more
Recognition of the social determinants of health is still in its infancy in Australia though momentum is building, says Dr Gemma Carey, a population health and political science researcher a... Read more
The Hazelwood coal mine fire that has been burning in Victoria’s Latrobe Valley since February 9 is raising major public health issues for those living in and near the town of Morwell.... Read more
The health risks of smoke from bushfires are becoming better known – as are the steps to take to reduce harm. However, the fire that has been burning since February 9 in the Hazelwood open-c... Read more
In the chair last week at @wepublichealth, doctor and lawyer Dr Fiona Lander generated a lot of interest in the connections and crossover of legal and health issues, particularly for disadva... Read more
The long-awaited information paper by the National Health and Medical Research Council on wind farms and human health has been released for public consultation until Friday, 11 April. Submis... Read more
The release in 2012 of a preliminary consultation paper on a social media policy for health professionals by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) prompted a fast and... Read more
If the Federal Government truly wants to act on its concern about alcohol fuelled violence – and allay public fears about industry influence over its health policies – then it has been given... Read more
New South Wales farmer David Marsh was a speaker on regenerative agriculture at the recent 2013 Oceania EcoHealth symposium in Melbourne. He opened his presentation by saying: “I... Read more
