Croakey

Melissa Sweet

Melissa is the founder of Croakey

Ending the silence on gambling harms: personal stories ring the bell for change

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Cate Carriganon: January 15, 2021In: #GamblingHarms, gambling, Indigenous health, mental health, poverty, public health, Social determinants of health, Summer reading 2020-2021, trauma, violence, women's health

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

To govern for health: transform the conversation

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Melissa Sweeton: January 14, 2021In: #Govern4Health, climate change, Health in All Policies, health inequalities, media-related issues, Social determinants of health, social policy, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

What will 2021 bring for this David and Goliath battle in the Northern Territory?

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Jeff McMullen and Lesley Russellon: January 14, 2021In: alcohol, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD), Indigenous health, public health, Social determinants of health

As Croakey has previously reported, the alcohol industry is posing a health threat to communities in the Northern Territory, and also putting at risk the well-being of future generations. Be... Read more

Federal Government urged to take a public health approach to disinformation on digital platforms

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Melissa Sweeton: January 13, 2021In: CroakeyNews, News about Croakey, public health, Public health and population health, public interest journalism, racism, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

Why women’s employment is a critical issue for pandemic recovery

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Kristine Olarison: January 13, 2021In: Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, health inequalities, mental health, Social determinants of health, Summer reading 2020-2021, violence, women's health

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

A stronger World Health Organization is in Australia’s national interests

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Anushka Patelon: January 12, 2021In: chronic diseases, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, global health, infectious diseases, public health, Summer reading 2020-2021, WHO

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

Health and medical experts sound the alarm on university funding changes

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Melissa Sweeton: January 12, 2021In: education, health and medical education, Indigenous health, public health, Social determinants of health, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

Where do you fit? Tokenistic, ally – or accomplice?

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Summer May Finlayon: January 12, 2021In: cultural safety, Indigenous health, public health, racism, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

“As Australia slips toward fascism, where does the public health community stand?”

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Peter Taiton: January 12, 2021In: climate change, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, environmental health, Social determinants of health, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more

Amid stressful times at the COVID-19 coalface, we find glitter, gifts and hope

Editor: Melissa SweetAuthor: Marie McInerneyon: January 11, 2021In: Caring for the Frontline, Coronavirus outbreak 2019-2020, Social determinants of health, Summer reading 2020-2021

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more