On 8 May, more than 40 health advocates contributed to an 11-hour program for the #AusVotesHealth Twitter Festival, profiling critical health matters ahead of the 2019 Federal election. The... Read more
Could our political leaders develop economic policies aimed at achieving better health, social and environmental outcomes? Could we develop a food system based on principles of health and en... Read more
Systemic change is needed to address the wide-ranging factors affecting the community’s health, from justice and prison reform to addressing the social determinants of rural and remote... Read more
Important health issues in the federal election campaign include self-determination for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and addressing poverty and climate change, especially fo... Read more
Calls to address “high levels of ignorance about Aboriginal health in the public sector”, to progress a Treaty with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and to privilege... Read more
The implementation of the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) in Victoria had devastating consequences for many people who had previously relied on community mental health services.... Read more
As part of our series of rolling posts from the #AusVotesHealth Twitter festival, we report on key public health concerns, including poverty, inequities in oral health, unhealthy marketing,... Read more
Continuing our rolling coverage of the #AusVotesHealth Twitter festival, which includes some alarming analysis on the health gaps between rural/remote and urban Australians, and a ten-point... Read more
The election is being held on the lands of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who’ve cared for country for tens of thousands of years. The voices, expertise, aspirations of F... Read more
Croakey readers are invited to join a Twitter festival on Wednesday 8 May, where more than 40 health advocates will be tweeting to profile important health issues ahead of the Federal electi... Read more
