Introduction by Croakey: The Greens health policies have received the highest rating in an assessment by the Consumers’ Health Forum of Australia that spans eight domains, including co... 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
As both major parties jostle for poll-driven primacy in the mental health space, Australia’s psychiatrists are urging a deeper commitment to mental health and its determinants –... Read more
During the election campaign, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Health Minister Greg Hunt have repeatedly spruiked the Government’s listing of medicines on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme... Read more
(Update, 12 May: The day after this article was published, the Labor Party announced extra funding of $60 million for the ABC and SBS, in addition to reversing the $83.7 million cuts to the... 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
