As part of our series of rolling posts from the #AusVotesHealth Twitter festival, we report on key public health concerns, including poverty, inequities in oral health, unhealthy marketing,... Read more
It’s fair to say politicians can’t always be trusted but Labor health spokeswoman Catherine King was pretty much on the money with this observation in her debate with Health Mini... Read more
In one of the more significant announcements of the 2019 election campaign, Labor promised this week to invest $2.4 billion in a Pensioner Dental Plan – giving up to three million older Aust... Read more
Labor’s 2019 election promise to invest $2.4 billion in a Pensioner Dental Plan – giving up to three million older Australians access to free dental care – has been welcomed as... Read more
Public health groups have welcomed health policy announcements from The Greens that focus on prevention and equity, and there has also been a warm response to Labor’s plan for reducing... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The next Federal Government should invest in expanding Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) models of care as part of efforts to prioritise Ab... Read more
Jennifer Doggett writes: In the lead up to next week’s Federal Budget, Croakey is previewing some of the most important issues in the health portfolio and highlighting the bids from health s... Read more
As Australia readies for the Federal Budget, Associate Professor Lesley Russell reviews President Trump’s 2020 Budget and a new Grattan Institute report urging the Commonwealth to establish... Read more
The newly appointed Victorian Health Minister, Jenny Mikakos, has inherited an ambitious agenda after the Labor Party’s success at last week’s state election. As stated in its pre-election p... Read more
The dramatic decline in dental decay in developed nations may be one of the great public health success stories this century, but how exactly has it been achieved? In the latest installment... Read more
