What will the Labor landslide at the recent Western Australian election mean for public health? Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, CEO of the Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), expl... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Several important commitments for public health have been made ahead of next Saturday’s Western Australian election (13 March), for which almost one-quarter of... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A national approach to regulation of casinos is one of the recommendations from a NSW investigation into the casino operations of Crown Resorts Ltd, as we reported r... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: A new code of practice to address online misinformation and disinformation, developed for and by the digital tech industry, has been slammed by critics as falling way... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A NSW investigation into the casino operations of Crown Resorts Ltd, by former NSW Supreme Court judge Patricia Bergin, provides an important resource for public hea... Read more
Mining, resources, banking, gambling, consulting, telecommunications and the pharmaceutical sectors are the biggest donors to political parties and lobby groups, according to the latest data... Read more
The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling was established earlier this month, assembling world leaders in public health, mental health, policy, and gambling studies, and supported by a... Read more
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
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
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Big thanks... Read more
