Introduction by Croakey: Ultra-processed foods and drinks are harmful for human and environmental health in many ways, but a convergence of powerful interests globally means sales are boomin... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Nearly 100 bushfires, driven by extreme winds and temperatures, were on Friday continuing to burn across West Coast states in the United States, destroying hundreds... Read more
Investing in green energy creates three times more jobs than investing in fossil fuel energy, according to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in a powerful call for governmen... Read more
As the Federal Government moves to weaken national environmental laws, health and medical professionals have been urged to step out of their comfort zone and engage much more proactively in... Read more
I don’t want my children and future generations to inherit a nuclear wasteland. Do you?” Posing the question is Eileen Phoenix Aquino Lam, a recent Master of Public Health graduate fro... Read more
Over the past five weeks or so, Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, has been shared among participants, viewers and organisers of VicHealth’s #HealthReImagined serie... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Healthcare organisations and health professionals should measure and track their environmental impact, according to the authors of a new study estimating the impact... Read more
John Thwaites writes: The global Sustainable Development Report 2020, released this week in New York, ranks Australia third among OECD countries for the effectiveness of its response to the... Read more
In the early stages of COVID-19 in Australia, Federal Parliament was pretty much closed down. Executive government has ruled, modified to some extent by the existence of a National Cabinet (... Read more
In the latest edition of the COVID-19 wrap, public health researcher Alison Barrett reports on some recent research findings and releases, including the World Health Organization’s man... Read more
