As heads of government and their entourages convene in Canberra today for the COAG meeting, Croakey has compiled all the critical briefing materials. 1. #JustJustice The Federal Government h... Read more
Conflicts of interest in health and medical research have been big topics at recent conferences covered by Croakey: at the Oceania Tobacco Free Conference and at the Public Health Associatio... Read more
Today, Croakey team members are gathered in Canberra for our first-ever team meet, thanks to a grant from the Walkley Grants for Innovation in Journalism. We are brainstorming ideas for how... Read more
By Frances Gilham NSW election news With a NSW state election coming up in March, discussion of state health policy has started to creep into the news. SMH journalist Amy Corderoy reported o... Read more
It is a truth almost universally acknowledged that the state of Australian politics is deeply unsatisfying for those who care about evidence, outcomes and fairness. Perhaps it is time for a... Read more
Wonky Health has found new jobs for Tony Abbott, Joe Hockey and some of their Ministerial colleagues
Inspired public health leadership is hardly the hallmark of the Abbott Government. But if the Government wanted a “complete health makeover” (and even some of its own MPs seem to favour this... Read more
The health sector must keep talking about the dangers of climate change and highlighting the wide-ranging risks, according to Wonky Health columnist Dr Tim Senior. The aged, children, big-ci... Read more
In his latest Wonky Health column, Dr Tim Senior investigates the implications for healthcare of the Harper Review into competition policy. He examines the ideology and the evidence that mot... Read more
As suggested in the tweet below by AMA vice president Dr Stephen Parnis, there are widespread concerns about how the Federal Government’s proposed deregulation of higher education will affec... Read more
In the wake of the federal budget, uncertainty about the future is facing many areas in the health sector – and GP training is no exception, writes Dr Tim Senior in his latest Wonky Health c... Read more
