More than 700 doctors from around the world have called for the Israeli president of the World Medical Association to step down, calling him “unfit for office” and claiming that... Read more
The Croakey post below about television series, The Wire, has prompted the following response from Dr Alex Wodak, President, Australian Drug Law Reform Foundation: “Croakey is right th... Read more
I like the saying that you so often hear in health – that each system is perfectly designed to produce the results that it does. It’s often used to account for the evidence that... Read more
Given the relative mildness of swine flu, has Australia’s response been appropriate? It’s a worthy question that will, no doubt, be debated for some time. In the journal Rural and Remote Hea... Read more
For years, we’ve been repeatedly told that when Governments plough public money into subsidising private health insurance and private hospitals, they’re doing it to help the publ... Read more
In case there are any researchers or journalists out there with too much time on their hands, here are two ideas for stories or research projects. • What is the role of the media in Mr Ward... Read more
Our source is an authority on this subject, having been on both sides of the fence – as both the recipient of lobbying and as a lobbyist. • Know what you stand for. Be clear on your messages... Read more
The Australian has quite a history of being not very nice about Crikey, most recently suggesting that our illustrious leader, Jonathan Green, is “not a real editor”. Not to be confused with... Read more
Ian McAuley, a Centre for Policy Development Fellow and lecturer in Public Sector Finance at the University of Canberra, wrote this piece in Crikey yesterday, examining why the private healt... Read more
Before jetting off to a new job in Canada a few months ago (read more about this aspect here and here), health reformer Stephen Duckett took time out to reflect on his experiences from the t... Read more
