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
Jennifer Doggett writes: Prevention is high on the agenda for many health stakeholder groups in their bids for funding in this year’s Federal Budget. There is a shared view expressed in the... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Why do governments and health ministers fail so consistently to implement evidence that clearly shows how they could act to save lives and prevent suffering? Which h... Read more
Obesity is generally thought of as a diet and lifestyle-related condition which should be addressed through interventions targeting the behaviours of older children and adults. However, ofte... Read more
What is the number one health issue that the Government should address in next Tuesday’s Federal Budget? Jennifer Doggett analyses the pre-Budget Submissions from 21 health groups and finds... Read more
Now that we have a new Federal Health Minister, Sussan Ley, (who stands out in this picture for all the wrong reasons), what advice can we offer? And how will Peter Dutton’s time as Health M... Read more
Australia’s leading international aid organisations have responded with dismay to another round of drastic cuts to foreign aid announced in the Federal Government’s Mid-year Economic a... Read more
A damning indictment of the Federal Government’s cuts across the health sector emerges from the Senate Select Committee on Health’s first interim report (the committee expects to release two... Read more
(This post was updated on Nov 26 – see bottom of page) Upheaval and uncertainty are the distinguishing characteristics of the Abbott Government’s efforts in health and related portfoli... Read more
Earlier this week, Croakey posted an article on the demise of the Australian National Preventive Health Agency (ANPHA). In the post below, republished with permission from the Power to Persu... Read more
