Most Australian capital cities have seen the coronavirus escape from hotel quarantine, with Perth and the south-west of Western Australia now in a five-day lockdown after a positive COVID-19... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Lives were lost and homes and buildings destroyed in the 2019-2020 bushfires, one of the worst Australian seasons on record. New research into the Victorian bushfire... Read more
The pandemic has hit one group of workers especially hard. The plight of seafarers stuck on cargo ships deserves far more attention, according to Dr Christiaan De Beukelaer, a University of... Read more
The mining industry must be much more proactive in protecting the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who contribute to its workforce in diverse contexts, according to aca... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Border Force commissioner Michael Outram is upfront that the forced removal of cruise ships from Australian ports is aimed at protecting the Australian health system... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: An article in the Conversation recently looked at the approach of coal producing nations around the world to communities whose economies rely heavily on the industry... Read more
The Coalition on Tuesday pledged to invest $5 million to establish a National Dust Diseases Taskforce to develop a national approach for the prevention, early identification, control and man... Read more
They’re sleek and durable and relatively economical, but the high-tech, engineered stone benchtops gracing many new kitchens around Australia just might have come at a very high price. The p... Read more
Catriona Bonfiglioli and Josephine Chau write: Sitting is so culturally ingrained at work, at the wheel, in front of the TV and at the movies, it takes a great effort to imagine doing these... Read more
A tweet. That’s how I found out about the death of a former colleague from suicide recently. I hadn’t seen him for years, but remembered him as a competent, approachable registrar – enthusia... Read more
