Governments often hail the economic benefits that new or expanded prisons bring to regional communities. But what are their health and social impacts? These issues are investigated as part o... Read more
Leaders in women’s health have some pointed advice for the Federal Government’s new Women’s Cabinet Taskforce, as Croakey editor Jennifer Doggett reports below. The focus is time... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Much has been written about the infamous ‘defriending’ of Australia by Facebook on the eve of the Federal Government’s introduction of a media bargaining code betwe... Read more
Wide-ranging systemic and structural changes are needed to ensure food and economic security for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, according to University of Queensland academics... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The power of multinational corporations has been identified as an important determinant of health, globally and for individual countries, in an article published in... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected virtually every Australian but for many vulnerable and disadvantaged people its health, social and economic impacts – and other cr... Read more
In this comprehensive LongRead below, solicitor and Medicare scholar Margaret Faux and health informatician and clinical coder Heather Grain warn that the MBS Review Taskforce proposal for G... Read more
Many important public health concerns – including issues affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, young people and multilingual communities – are raised by submissions to an i... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Heat-related illnesses are soaring as the planet warms from climate change. A growing body of international research is highlighting how extreme heat can cause sever... Read more
United States President Joe Biden has promised to marshall the forces of fairness, decency, science and hope, reports Associate Professor Lesley Russell in a comprehensive overview of the ch... Read more
