The upcoming Federal Budget, delivered in the context of a health and economic crisis, provides both challenges and opportunities for health. While spending is expected to be constrained ove... Read more
At the Australian Medical Association’s National Conference on 1 August, members elected a new President, Dr Omar Khorshid, and Vice President, Dr Chris Moy. The election follows the conclus... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Recently, t... Read more
Recently Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that telehealth would be extended but that, eligibility would be wound back to provide access in most cases only when providers “have an existing... Read more
Tributes were paid widely across the health sector on Monday to Dr Harry Nespolon, the high profile Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (RACGP) President, who died overnight, a... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: There is growing recognition and concern that many people who have contracted COVID-19 are experiencing lasting effects from the infection and treatment – prompting... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Some Australian health experts are concerned the decision to kill off the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) as the country’s peak intergovernmental forum... Read more
If you have ever wondered why you can’t pick up your prescription medicines from your GP’s surgery or collect them from a supermarket, along with your grocery shopping, the answer is probabl... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: On top of a call earlier this week for more than $US90 billion to protect the world’s poorest nations during and after the coronavirus pandemic, the United Nat... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Australia has been presented with two options for the next stage of responding to the pandemic, until a vaccine becomes available: an elimination strategy or a contr... Read more
