Croakey readers will no doubt be aware of the sweeping changes to health, welfare and other services that have been proposed by the Federal Government’s Commission of Audit, including an end... Read more
By Kellie Bisset What the evidence uncovered Evidence has turned the tables on two issues this past fortnight: whether our multimillion national investment in antiviral drugs is justified; a... Read more
In a sign of the general level of weirdness surrounding recent health policy debates, the AMA is calling on the Government to “put an end to the crazy policy speculation being floated in the... Read more
Tough new laws for drink-related offences in New South Wales will have a disproportionate effect on Aboriginal people, says Amy McQuire, editor of Tracker, the magazine produced by the NSW A... Read more
After months of quiet on the health front in the wake of the federal election, health policy debate lit up like a Christmas tree over the festive season in response to the announcement by He... Read more
As well as showcasing new and emerging roles within the health sector (including nursing assistants and mental health coaches), the Health Workforce Australia Conference 2013 (HWA 2013) feat... Read more
In its latest Croakey update, the Primary Health Care Research & Information Service (better known as PHCRIS) reports on one of the biggest challenges facing health systems globally: the... Read more
The Federal Government has vowed to abolish the carbon tax from 1 July 2014, and has asked for public comment of its newly released carbon tax repeal bills. Croakey has also asked its contri... Read more
While the focus now is rightly on the communities at immediate risk from bushfires in New South Wales, those massive clouds of smoke that have hung over Sydney and elsewhere over the past we... Read more
Below Associate Professor Christopher Carter, Chief Executive Officer, Inner North West Melbourne Medicare Local (INWMML), shares the interesting findings of their recent study into non emer... Read more
