As this week’s Queensland COVID-19 outbreak and snap lockdown shine a spotlight on glitches and failures in Australia’s vaccine rollout, the latest COVID-19 Wrap has an important focus... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Many countries have faced agonising decisions about who should access scarce health resources during the COVID-19 pandemic, but to date and due mostly to low case nu... Read more
When beloved artists espouse troubling or dangerous views, or worse, how should we respond? In an article first published on his blog, Professor Simon Chapman ponders whether we can and shou... Read more
Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... 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: Many of the challenges of end-of-life care have been amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Julia Corfield, a Melbourne doctor working in palliative care, wrote in... Read more
Recent comments by influential religious leaders may damage public confidence in future COVID-19 vaccination programs, highlighting the importance of governments acting promptly to ensure ef... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced yesterday that the Federal Government had signed an agreement with UK-based pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca to manufacture... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: It would be a gripping read at any time, but perhaps never more so than now for the latest book from Australian infectious diseases specialist Professor David Isaacs... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Healthcare organisations and health professionals should measure and track their environmental impact, according to the authors of a new study estimating the impact... Read more
