Last month Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders, communities and organisations sent an open letter to the Federal Government calling for a formal response to the recommendations con... Read more
Australia’s innovative preventive health agency was closed down by the Abbott government. How — and in what form — should it be revived? Melissa Sweet explores some of the options below, in... Read more
*Updated 10 October, with confirmation from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) that it has been “forced to terminate its provision of mental health services” on Nauru and all interna... Read more
Sydney radio talk show host Alan Jones on Tuesday apologised for comments he made to the head of the Sydney Opera House, after calling for her to be sacked for refusing to display an adverti... Read more
Tributes have been flowing to Professor John Deeble AO, often dubbed the “father of Medicare”, who has died at the age of 87. Former Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard tweeted: I... Read more
Actions taken to tackle climate change over the next few years “are probably the most important in our history”, according to a new assessment from the Intergovernmental Panel on... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on limiting global warming to 1.5°C, due for release on 8 October, will add to the heat on the Australia... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In an introductory post at Croakey a few days ago, we flagged our intention to publish four outstanding essays from the Public Health Association of Australia’s (PHA... Read more
Back from another epic walk, Dr Lesley Russell is as incisive as ever in this edition of The Health Wrap. It’s posted ahead of World Mental Health Day, which occurs on Wednesday 10 Oct... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The imminent release of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on limiting global warming to 1.5°C is expected to highlight a chasm: between the... Read more
