Introduction by Croakey: The coronavirus pandemic and Royal Commissions into aged care and mental health show that we do not yet have a way of navigating the health system in a way that conn... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: New South Wales Mental Health Commissioner Catherine Lourey sounded an important, and tragically prescient warning last month, launching the Living Well in Focus 202... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As governments around the world grapple with the complexities of seeking to regulate the tech giants, it is important the health sector engages with these policy deb... Read more
As we recently reported, a draft of the Preventive Health Strategy has been released for comment, with submissions due by April 19. Below, Fiona Armstrong, Executive Director of the Climate... Read more
What would our health systems look like if consumers were in the driving seat – if consumer experiences and leadership were enabled to seamlessly transform health and social care to be... Read more
The interconnections between health literacy and equity are explored in a special themed edition of the Health Promotion Journal of Australia, which includes a call to action that “now... Read more
Misinformation about COVID-19 has been a blight throughout the pandemic, and continues to undermine and derail efforts to contain the coronavirus and roll out vaccinations. It’s come n... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A newly formed coalition of health and technology experts, including the Doherty Institute, on Monday warned of the risks of “rampant misinformation on social media”... 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
Many of the groups in the Australian population who are at the greatest risk from COVID-19 – including those with chronic disease – are also the least likely to understand the public health... Read more
