One of the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is that the wider health system has much to learn from the successes of the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHO) sector... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Nearly 300 mental health consumers and allies across mental health disciplines have signed a letter calling on the ABC to apologise for its recent Four Corners TV ep... Read more
*** This post was updated with further tweets on 28 July *** Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, health and medical, legal and human rights organisations have condemned state, territory,... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Victoria has recorded the biggest daily COVID-19 spike to date in Australia, with 288 cases confirmed on Friday for the previous 24 hour period. The news came as Pri... Read more
*** This article was updated on 6 July with additional tweets and statements from the health sector *** The Australian Medical Association (AMA) has called for a pause in the easing of COVID... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The mental health impacts of self-isolation and restricted movement have been widely discussed throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. But what if that isolation was not s... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Living on Stolen Land is a timely, poetic “manifesto” from award-winning author and illustrator Ambelin Kwaymullina, just published by Magabala Books. Kwaymullina (r... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe is investigating how detention facilities in Australia have acted to protect asylum seekers, refugees and others being held d... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: New restrictions on people’s lives, while part of the public health response to COVID-19, have a significant effect on freedoms we normally take for granted, such as... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: A chronically ill refugee who is being held in detention in Melbourne has taken action in the High Court against Minister Peter Dutton and the Department of Home Affa... Read more
