Introduction by Croakey: They are acts of violence that can change communities, cities, even countries forever, but when massacres and suicide bombings occur, it is emergency medical staff w... Read more
The awful murder of about 50 people in Christchurch last week has prompted a flurry of questions around a central theme – why? Does the rise of nationalism play a part? Is racism more accept... Read more
Companies that profit from mining, gambling, alcohol, tobacco and the private health sector are among major donors to Australia’s political parties, as Amy Coopes reported recently in an ana... Read more
Australian doctors have joined a global pushback against America’s National Rifle Association over an incendiary social media post urging “self-important” medicos to... Read more
Stephen Bendle writes: The recent formation of the Australian Gun Safety Alliance has been great timing. Most Australians feel that the gun reforms put in place after Port Arthur are largely... Read more
In the latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell looks at an instructive international comparison of healthcare spending, some worrying – and encouraging – develo... Read more
The introduction of firearms reform in Australia following the 1996 Port Arthur massacre has been a triumph for public health, preventing 16 further mass shootings in the intervening two dec... Read more
In the latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Rusell puts out a call for strengths-based news in Indigenous health, reviews a fracas over complementary medicine regul... Read more
This fortnight’s Health Wrap, compiled by Sax Institute Publications Manager Megan Howe, takes a look at how the media covered three of the top public health stories that have been making he... Read more
The Sporting Shooters’ Association of Australia has become one of the country’s wealthiest hobby clubs, as a result of Australia’s widely acclaimed gun control laws, according to... Read more
