Amy Coopes writes: Cultural safety is about so much than embedding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander or Māori culture in a health service; it is also about the responsibility of non-Indi... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: They are acts of violence that can change communities, cities, even countries forever, but when massacres and suicide bombings occur, it is emergency medical staff w... Read more
On November 21 and 22, Safer Care Victoria held its Giant Steps – Towards Better, Safer Care conference in Melbourne. The sold-out event brought together Australian and international health... Read more
The Victorian Mental Illness Awareness Council (VMIAC) biennial conference took place late last month amid a huge momentum in mental health reform – with draft reports being published... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A concerted focus on the climate crisis at the recent Australasian College for Emergency Medicine conference was timely, with two new reports subsequently highlighti... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Police should not be involved in most frontline mental health crisis responses because too often their interactions escalate and result in further distress, trauma, p... Read more
*** This article was updated on 27 November with a statement by Senator Jacqui Lambie *** As health professionals and human rights advocates mount a last-ditch effort to thwart the Morrison... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Three specialist medical colleges today declared climate change a health emergency: the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine (ACEM), the Australian College of... Read more
Amy Coopes writes: Former Greens leader Bob Brown has called for a new era of defiance, urging millions of Australians to take to the streets for climate action ahead of a protest march of A... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: After making his mark as a strong advocate for health equity and systems reform, public health and climate action, the outgoing president of the Australasian College... Read more
