Yesterday the Senate Select Committee on COVID-19 held a public hearing as part of its inquiry into the Australian Government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The hearing focussed on age... Read more
The new Closing the Gap agreement between Australian governments and the Coalition of Peaks identifies the need to address institutional racism, discrimination and unconscious bias and to em... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Earlier this week the Federal Government announced it is providing 10 additional Medicare-subsidised psychological therapy sessions for Australians affected by the s... 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. During the... 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
Marie McInerney writes: Hundreds of leading public health, nursing, midwifery and medical experts and organisations have signed an open letter urging the Federal Government to modify new res... 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
Organisations across the health sector, and indeed more widely, are under great pressure to adapt to COVID-19 disruption, for the short and longer term. At times like these, effective govern... Read more
A strong consumer voice will be critical in shaping health and social policy during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. Ms Leanne Wells of the Consumers Health Forum (CHF) explains how the newl... Read more
After a decade-long battle, Australia’s groundbreaking tobacco plain packaging laws have cleared their final hurdle with the World Trade Organisation. The University of Sydney’s... Read more
