Introduction by Croakey: Climate change is perpetrating multiple injustices, according to a new book to be officially launched this Wednesday (1 May) at the Australian National University in... Read more
Eighty key health agencies and organisations have signed the Equally Well Consensus Statement, formally pledging to improve inequalities that lead to poor physical health outcomes for people... Read more
The Federal Government has executed a post-Budget backflip to include Newstart recipients in a one-off payment towards power bills for welfare recipients. However, the Government failed agai... Read more
Melissa Sweet writes: Rural health advocates have called for a National Sustainable Development Unit to be established to work across government sectors and jurisdictions in addressing clima... Read more
Alessandro Demaio addressed the National Press Club on Friday, alongside Karen Carey (former chair of the Consumers Health Forum) and Stephen Duckett (head of the Health Program at the Gratt... Read more
About 1,000 rural health leaders are gathering in nipaluna/Hobart this week for the 15th National Rural Health Conference. The conference is perfectly timed to put the spotlight on critical... Read more
Our intrepid health wrapper, Dr Lesley Russell, is still drifting delicately through powder snow in Colorado this week but her eagle eyes haven’t missed much on her way down the slopes. Belo... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: This International Women’s Day (March 8), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is highlighting the crucial role of safe abortion care in preventing maternal mortality. Glo... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In its final report in 2017, the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse outlined recommendations for making institutions in Australia ch... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Whatever their political stripes, the next Federal Government must commit to reforming “the dead cat” of the private health insurance system, according t... Read more
