The multiple health impacts of climate change have been well documented in scientific and medical literature. However, less well studied has been the potential impact of increasing temperatu... Read more
In recent weeks, emergency medicine specialist Dr Simon Judkins has been asking colleagues about their key climate change and health concerns for his new column, Out of the Box. Simon Judkin... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Lives were lost and homes and buildings destroyed in the 2019-2020 bushfires, one of the worst Australian seasons on record. New research into the Victorian bushfire... 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
One year ago today, we walked and talked about #HeatwaveHealth on a #CroakeyGO in Melbourne. See our archive of related stories here – still very topical. Thanks to the Alliance for Gambling... Read more
The interconnections between planetary health and human health were under the spotlight at the Australasian College for Emergency Medicine’s online conference today – check the Twitter... Read more
In September last year, Rachel Green went on maternity leave. By the time she returned to work, running a mental health and disability service provider, she was committed to embedding climat... Read more
With the Northern Territory election only days away, leading Aboriginal health, public health, and other community groups have released an election briefing paper calling for urgent action o... Read more
Voting centres opened this week in the lead up to the Northern Territory election on 22 August. Climate change is the critical health issue confronting voters, though the pandemic is diverti... Read more
As research on the health impact of the fire season continues, the lessons are becoming clearer, writes Jennifer Doggett. This article is cross-published from Inside Story, with permission.... Read more
