How did a Melbourne health service come to support an art exhibition about sex work? It’s a long story, but it turns out the sex work industry in Victoria can be a health hazard for those wo... Read more
Universal health care and universal education are generally accepted as fundamental components of Australian society. However, the idea of a universal basic income has not generally received... Read more
Just a few minutes drive from the centre of Albury, a border city of more than 50,000 people on Wiradjuri Country in southern NSW, is a fabulous public sculpture walk featuring works by loca... Read more
(Introduction by Melissa Sweet) Since 2009, Croakey has published about 200 articles relating to obesity (in some of these, it may not be the main focus of the article, but the issue is ment... Read more
How can the health sector make best use of the skills and contributions of Aboriginal Health Workers and Health Practitioners? It’s a timely question given the recent release of the 20... Read more
(Introduction by Croakey) Nurses and midwives must take responsibility for improving the cultural safety of health services and systems for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients and... Read more
*** This article was updated on 22 February, 2018 *** (Introduction by Melissa Sweet) Emojis exist for multiple versions of baby angels, Santa Claus and Mrs Claus, as well as for fairies, me... Read more
(Croakey Intro) Communities across Australia, from Kununurra to Mildura, Casuarina to Logan, the Mornington Peninsula to Cherbourg and Muswellbrook to Adelaide, will come together this month... Read more
Ahead of the tabling to Parliament today by Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull of the 2018 Closing the Gap report, the Close the Gap Campaign – led by more than 40 Aboriginal and Torres Strait... Read more
(Croakey Intro) When a University of Auckland researcher tried to find out how much New Zealand universities spend on subscriptions to journals, it took him more than three years and a great... Read more
