We’re asking for your financial help to support independent, informed and in-depth coverage of critical health debates. Labor framed the 2016 federal election as a “a referendum on Med... Read more
In the run-up to the election, the health sector sent the message loud and clear to the Coalition Government that its record on health was pretty sick. The Government scraped in, acknowledgi... Read more
In announcing changes to his Ministry today, the Prime Minister put health matters near the top of his agenda. And he pointedly used the phrase, “universal health system”. Let’s hope h... Read more
While environmental catastrophes happen all around us, what makes the global news? The answer, according to leading science journalist and author Bob Beale, warrants “a miserable bloody rant... Read more
“The sky won’t fall in if we stop being racist!” Timely reflections on the impact of systemic racism
“Change can be uncomfortable, but change away from systemic racism and towards reconciliation is necessary.” In the post below, Emma George and Tamara Mackean from the Southgate... Read more
As we move ever so slowly to resolution in the 2016 election, Croakey continues its coverage of #HealthElection16 issues raised through the campaign, and with a lens on promises and performa... Read more
US author and poverty campaigner Linda Tirado was at college and working in two low-paid jobs in the United States when she wrote this post on what it’s like living hand to mouth in a... Read more
Both the Coalition and Labor parties made substantial commitments on mental health, including on suicide prevention, in the recent election campaign. See previous Croakey posts (part 1 and p... Read more
So is Medicare saved? Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull – still unsure if he will go on to govern once the 2 July votes are all counted – on Tuesday admitted the Coalition must reb... Read more
While political parties, candidates and MPs await their fate from the July 2 election, it might be better for their health, and the health of the country, to look away from today’s res... Read more
