Public health spending has taken a nasty hit in the Federal Government’s Mid‑Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook (MYEFO), according to the analysis below by Dr Lesley Russell, Senior Research F... Read more
Have the Coalition’s Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey done public health a favour (even if unintentionally) by putting the issue of class on the table for debate? Health economist Professor... Read more
Update, May 22: Extra material has been added at the bottom of this post about an assessment of the likely impact of a new correctional facility in Gatton, Queensland. *** Health journalists... Read more
This is the second in a series of analyses that will be cross-posted from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library analysing the health budget (the first looked at dental reform). (The Library... Read more
This is the first in a series of analyses that will be cross-posted from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library analysing the health budget. In the article below, Amanda Biggs concludes that... Read more
I might be able to manage a budget surplus too if I had a dollar for every time the Budget papers reminded me of Don Watson’s Weasel Words. An example: “The Government has rephased the expan... Read more
Where is the national strategy to protect our health from climate change? Where are the efforts to help health organisations transition to a low carbon sector? The budget failed to address t... Read more
The budget cuts to foreign aid are bad news for global health but should be seen in the wider context of efforts to improve the effectiveness and scale of Australia’s aid program, says... Read more
Below is some reaction to mental health elements of the federal budget Mental Health Takes the Night Off – Budget 2012 By Sebastian Rosenberg, Senior Lecturer, Brain and Mind Research Instit... Read more
Many of the Budget’s health measures have been announced or leaked in recent weeks, as previewed in this previous post. Below are links to key Budget papers, some of the health spends... Read more
