Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s Ministerial reshuffle this week saw the elevation of women in the Ministry and the establishment of a new Cabinet Taskforce to address “key issues involving w... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: More than 400,000 have now signed a petition urging a Royal Commission into the Veteran suicide rate in Australia launched by Julie-Anne Finney, whose son David died... Read more
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and people have been hailed for their world-leading response to the coronavirus pandemic which left First Nations communities largely unsc... Read more
Regional Rainbows is a new initiative in Western Australia that aims to increase visibility and inclusion for LGBTIQA+ people living outside of major metropolitan centres, according to found... Read more
The Royal Commission into Victoria’s Mental Health System delivered its final report on Tuesday, describing “catastrophic failings” in the system including over-reliance on medication, compu... Read more
The Health Wrap by Associate Professor Lesley Russell looks this fortnight at the vaccination rollout, COVID and the brain, pharmacists in primary health teams, loneliness, health literacy,... Read more
Jennifer Doggett writes: Scott Morrison has called the final report of the Productivity Commission’s inquiry into the economic impact of mental ill health “the most comprehensive report of i... Read more
*** This post was updated on 20 November to include reaction from cohealth. *** Nicole MacKee writes: Two critical issues hit the headlines on Monday this week. The first was the long-awaite... Read more
Hotel quarantine, the COVID-19 vaccine and mental health were all on the agenda when the Department of Health faced the Senate Community Affairs Committee at the estimates hearings in Canber... Read more
On October 23, The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the 2019 Causes of Death data, which includes national suicide information. Preliminary data shows an increase in the number of de... Read more
