The lack of effective leadership during the current bushfire crisis has left many Australians disillusioned by the ability of governments to address the catastrophic effects of climate chang... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: When announcing mental health funding for “firefighters, emergency personnel, individuals and communities impacted by the ongoing bushfire disaster”, Health Minister... Read more
Consumer input into health policies and programs is essential to ensure that our health system can move away from its current provider-centred structure towards a more consumer-focussed appr... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The lack of leadership provided by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and his Government during the bushfires disaster has drawn international attention and generated wid... Read more
From the health front-lines of the bushfire and climate emergency, there are many stories and lessons to share. Thanks to the seven people below who spoke with Croakey’s Melissa Sweet... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In recent days, Federal and State Governments have issued various media statements on the bushfire crisis and health, including about the deployment of Australian Me... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The unprecedented is necessarily unrecognizable. When we encounter something unprecedented, we automatically interpret it through the lenses of familiar categories,... Read more
Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 13 January 2020. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our most widely read articles from 2019. This a... Read more
It may take years before the full extent of the public health disaster now unfolding across many Australian communities is properly understood. However, a few lessons are already apparent fr... Read more
Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 13 January 2020. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our most widely read articles from 2019. This a... Read more
