As Australia learns to live with the threat of COVID-19, it is critical that all policies explicitly seek to address – rather than exacerbate – widening health inequalities. The article belo... Read more
Transcript of Pat Turner’s speech: Good morning everyone, thank you for inviting me here today. My name is Pat Turner, and I am the daughter of an Arrente man and a Gurdanji woman. I a... Read more
In her latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell reports on concerns about food insecurity, mental health and other health impacts of the pandemic response, as well as updating re... Read more
Talking Teeth: Strengthening Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture in dental and oral health
Introduction by Croakey: The latest instalment of the #TalkingTeeth series of articles focusing on oral health follows the theme on advancing outcomes in oral health for Australians left out... Read more
If you have ever wondered why you can’t pick up your prescription medicines from your GP’s surgery or collect them from a supermarket, along with your grocery shopping, the answer is probabl... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Last week,... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Many aspects of the COVID-19 pandemic merit rigorous investigation and transparent, accountable reporting. How did powerful, wealthy countries like the United States... Read more
Around the world, the novel coronavirus has spread rapidly throughout many prisons, and in Australia prisoners and their families are anxious about the potential threat from outbreaks here,... Read more
This report from Dr Sebastian Rosenberg is the the sixth and final report from a series of e-presentations about the international impact of COVID-19 on mental health. This e-presentation di... Read more
In the article below, Dr Ray Moynihan explores some of the reasons why tackling the complex problem of too much medicine remains a big priority in the COVID era. This article is published as... Read more
