Introduction by Croakey: Médecins Sans Frontières Australia is today hosting an online webinar about the role of self-care strategies in meeting the needs of under-served communities, especi... Read more
The experiences of people with hearing loss are informing efforts to drive wide-ranging societal changes, reports journalist Cate Carrigan from the recent launch of the HearMe Project’... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Several important commitments for public health have been made ahead of next Saturday’s Western Australian election (13 March), for which almost one-quarter of... Read more
As sexual violence against women dominates the news headlines, a specialist counsellor has called for sexual assault survivors to be heard, to be believed, and to be told what happened is no... Read more
In recent weeks, emergency medicine specialist Dr Simon Judkins has been asking colleagues about their key climate change and health concerns for his new column, Out of the Box. Simon Judkin... Read more
As Western Australia heads to a state election on 13 March, a local government in a regional area is showing leadership in public health, banning outdoor advertising for unhealthy products i... Read more
The Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety made several recommendations aimed at improving access to culturally safe aged care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, a... Read more
The interconnections between health literacy and equity are explored in a special themed edition of the Health Promotion Journal of Australia, which includes a call to action that “now... Read more
After thousands of submissions, more than two years of work and 23 public hearings, can Australians expect that the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety will lead to transforma... Read more
Ahead of Rare Disease Day on 28 February, public health practitioner Siân Slade reviews a book released last year, Mackenzie’s Mission, which she says illustrates the power of people to effe... Read more
