Introduction by Croakey: When Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the scrapping of the Council of Australian Governments (COAG) last month, he reiterated his previous description of the... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Federal Government’s 11th hour reprieve for the National Partnership Agreement on dental funding has provided only short-term relief. The Australian Dental Assoc... Read more
There are many horses in the race towards mental health reform in Australia, and it’s hard right now to have the confidence to bet on a good outcome, writes Dr Sebastian Rosenberg, fro... 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
The formation of a National Cabinet has been hailed as a key pillar in Australia’s successful response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But, ask the Grattan Institute’s Stephen Duckett and An... Read more
Last week, Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, announced a $48.1 million Mental Health and Wellbeing Pandemic Response Plan. A significant component of this funding is for mental telehealth care... 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
Outpatient care falls between multiple cracks in our health system: hospital/GP, public/private and federal/state. Perhaps for these reasons, this sector has been neglected by governments a... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Telehealth was a recurring theme when I recently asked a range of people, when researching this article for The Guardian, What opportunities for positive change in h... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Australian governments recently made a profound shift in their approach to health policy making, driven by the immensity and the urgency of the pandemic threat. All... Read more
