In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell investigates wide-ranging challenges facing the rollout of COVID vaccines, reports on the latest news in climate... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As parts of Australia sweltered through a record-breaking heatwave on the final weekend of spring, stoking dangerous fire conditions, Victorian chief health officer... 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
Introduction by Croakey: Few Australians have been untouched by the devastation caused by the 2019-2020 bushfires. Thirty-three people lost their lives as a direct result of the fires, more... Read more
Reporting on disasters has always been fraught for journalists, and the people and communities they report on – and these issues are likely only to intensify as we experience increasing disa... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A landmark test case is highlighting the excessive use of force in Australian immigration detention centres, according to the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC).... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Australia has just a decade to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that were agreed in the 2015 United Nations commitment to “end poverty, protect the pl... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A Victorian program is seeking to support and empower education settings and workplaces to take co-ordinated steps toward health and climate action. The urgent need... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A who’s who of authors have penned books on the climate crisis that will crowd the the shelves of book shops in the coming weeks. But will a new crop of books... Read more
*** This post was updated on 20 November to include reaction from cohealth. *** Nicole MacKee writes: Two critical issues hit the headlines on Monday this week. The first was the long-awaite... Read more
