Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more
As Croakey has previously reported, the alcohol industry is posing a health threat to communities in the Northern Territory, and also putting at risk the well-being of future generations. Be... Read more
The recent decision by the Northern Territory’s Liquor Licensing Director to green-light the construction of a huge Woolworths-owned alcohol retail store within walking distance of Aborigina... Read more
*** Update: After this article was published, Woolworths issued a statement committing to an independent review of the proposed Dan Murphy’s development, saying that work would not beg... Read more
In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell raises questions about the roll-out of coronavirus vaccines, reviews some pandemic communications lessons, and r... Read more
Ahead of the Western Australian election next year, public health advocates are signalling their determination to put climate action, criminal law reform and increased spending on prevention... Read more
A group of prominent Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander leaders and organisations have published an open letter to the chairman of Woolworths urging him to abandon plans to construct a Da... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The National Health and Medical Research Council on Tuesday unveiled a much-anticipated update to Australia’s alcohol guidelines, lowering the threshold for ha... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As Australia transitions to a summer of so-called ‘COVID-normal’, we have an opportunity to change the way we celebrate and socialise, with an eye to har... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Though robust evidence remains limited, the coronavirus pandemic appears to have driven shifts in alcohol and other drug use, with a recent report from the Australia... Read more
