Introduction by Croakey: In a week where vested interests have again dominated the federal budget, it is timely to consider the impacts on our democracy of those with the deepest, darkest po... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Professor Brendan Murphy, currently the Australian Government’s Chief Medical Officer, will be the new Secretary of the Department of Health, following the retiremen... Read more
Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 13 January 2020. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our most widely read articles from 2019. This a... Read more
Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 13 January 2020. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our most widely read articles from 2019. This a... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The long-awaited National Alcohol Strategy 2019-2028 was released this week, with the Federal Government immediately ruling out reform to alcohol taxation – a key po... Read more
Amy Coopes writes: A leading medical specialist has called for a paradigm shift to stop harmful commercial influences on clinical practice in the wake of the pelvic mesh scandal. Dr Ranee Th... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The overwhelming majority of AFL clubs were sponsored by at least one company that promoted junk food, alcohol or gambling products during the 2019 AFL season, a rev... Read more
New research on “the revolving door” between government and the alcohol, food and gambling industries sounds a public health alarm, according to the Deakin University researchers involved. T... Read more
Michael Thorn writes: Shocking scandals continue to roll through the media cycle, featuring abuse of power and influence by the addictive industries, and alleging corruption and worse. Who h... Read more
Private health insurance has been the subject of much debate for decades now. Policies to support it have increased in complexity and cost, all without clear evidence that support is effecti... Read more
