Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups and leaders on Wednesday expressed hope and optimism that the new Closing the Gap agreement — being developed, for the first time, in partn... Read more
Targeting prevention and the root causes of offending, shifting the emphasis of the justice system to restoration and restitution, and greater control and accountability for Aboriginal and T... Read more
Social prescribing is popular with both doctors and patients but the infrastructure and funding are lacking, according to a new report calling for the practice to become a routine part of pr... Read more
Last week at Croakey’s rotational Twitter account @WePublicHealth, Dr Jason Thompson, a Senior Research Fellow at the Melbourne School of Design and Transport, Health and Urban Design (THUD)... Read more
What can efforts to address the climate health crisis learn from responses to the coronavirus outbreak? This #LongRead for Inside Story is republished here with permission. Melissa Sweet wri... Read more
Each year SNAICC – National Voice for our Children, the national peak body for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children, conducts a comprehensive review of the progress of all states a... Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries like Australia to reconsider travel bans imposed in the face of the coronavirus outbreak, warning that they “can have the effect o... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Wednesday said his government “won’t be bullied” on climate issues by inner city Australians, but will “take... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Nearly 300 scientists with expertise in climate, fire and weather science have published an open letter to Australian politicians on the eve of the 2020 parliamentar... Read more
Public health experts on Monday paid tribute to Greens Leader Richard Di Natale after his surprise announcement that he is standing down as leader of the party and ultimately leaving politic... Read more
