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Unfinished business: Health & other sectors urged to address unmet needs of Stolen Generations

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Melissa Sweeton: May 23, 2017In: #BTH20, child health, Croakey Conference News Service, Indigenous health, NT Intervention, public health, social determinants of health

A new report on Tuesday highlighted Australia’s continuing failure to address the needs of the Stolen Generations and the grief, loss and anger that has been passed on as a result to t... Read more

New knee osteoarthritis standards & why not everyone needs inpatient rehab after a knee replacement. But who decides?

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Steven Faux and Lee Laycockon: May 19, 2017In: Choosing Wisely, Healthcare and health reform, hospitals, public health, quality and safety of health care, telehealth

Surgery should be considered a last resort for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis, under a new clinical care standard released today by the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in H... Read more

Climate Council: climate, health and economics are against Carmichael mine

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Will Steffen and Hilary Bambrickon: May 19, 2017In: environmental health, extreme weather events, Global health and climate change, public health, Public health and population health, The Conversation

The Climate Council on Thursday released Risky Business: Health, climate and economic risks of the Carmichael coalmine which says that, if the proposed Galilee Basin mine were a country, it... Read more

HealthBudget17: More verdicts on the Health Minister’s ‘First Wave of Reform’

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Marie McInerneyon: May 16, 2017In: climate change, Federal Budget 2017/18, Health Care Homes, health workforce, Healthcare and health reform, Indigenous health, mental health, obesity, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme, prevention, public health, rural and remote health, social determinants of health

This post continues Croakey’s coverage of the 2017-18 Federal Budget, with links to detailed information and analysis on measures from services, sectors, academics, media and others on... Read more

Not home yet: a week of action to sound alarm on the crisis of Indigenous kids in care

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Gerry Moore, many people on Twitteron: May 16, 2017In: Indigenous health, poverty, public health, racism, social determinants of health

**WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are warned that this article may contain images of deceased persons ** To highlight the over-representation of Aboriginal and Torres... Read more

Punitive drug testing of welfare recipients is not an act of love

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Laurence Alvison: May 16, 2017In: alcohol, Federal Budget 2017/18, illicit drugs, public health, Public health and population health, social determinants of health

In last week’s Budget the Federal Government announced a proposed pilot of drug testing 5,000 applicants for Centrelink benefits. It said: Further support is being provided for people... Read more

“We stand up. We are strong.” Profiling the power of self-representation – #IHMayDay17

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Tess Ryanon: May 12, 2017In: #IHMayDay17, Indigenous health, mental health, public health, Social and emotional wellbeing, social media and healthcare

Next Wednesday, please make sure to tune in to #IHMayDay17 on Twitter. This year, the theme of Indigenous Health May Day is Representation: politics, policy and education. For Indigenous wom... Read more

Decision-making and uncertainty in health – why more research doesn’t always help

Editor: Dr Ruth ArmstrongAuthor: Tari Turneron: May 11, 2017In: global health, health inequalities, International Health Literacy Network Conference 2013, primary health care, public health, women's health

May 5 was International Day of the Midwife but, amid celebration of the vital role of midwives in the lives of women and their families, there were reminders that, worldwide, about one in fo... Read more

Budget 2017 sees Medicare rebate freeze slowly lifted and more funding for the NDIS: experts respond

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Stephen Duckett, Chris Del Mar, Elizabeth Savage, Helen Dickinson, Michael Woodson: May 09, 2017In: Federal Budget 2017/18, public health

Here are some reactions to the 2017-18 Federal Budget from health policy experts, published on Tuesday at The Conversation. It is expected to be updated. As expected, the government has anno... Read more

Reactions to the 2017-18 Budget: rolling coverage

Editor: Marie McInerneyAuthor: Consumers Health Forum, RACGP, PHAA, ACOSS, AMA, Oxfam Australia, AHHA, Disabled People’s Organisations Australiaon: May 09, 2017In: Federal Budget 2017/18, Healthcare and health reform, Indigenous health, public health, social determinants of health

In this post Croakey will provide rolling coverage of reactions to the health related measures of the 2017-18 Budget. Readers can also follow reactions at #HealthElection17, #Budget2017 and... Read more

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