Introduction by Croakey: As Guardian Australia reported this week, the COVID-19 pandemic will deliver an unprecedented annual drop in global greenhouse gas emissions of up to seven percent b... Read more
The pandemic response would be more effective if the diversity of public health expertise was more widely recognised and incorporated, according to Associate Professor Louise Keogh, a health... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Nearly 100 bushfires, driven by extreme winds and temperatures, were on Friday continuing to burn across West Coast states in the United States, destroying hundreds... Read more
As shown by the photograph above of a Melbourne pub, the alcohol industry is mounting an active campaign to persuade politicians and the public that opening licensed venues is important for... Read more
In Victoria, Premier Daniel Andrews has been under pressure from the Federal Government, State Opposition and many business leaders after unveiling a “safe and cautious” roadmap that likely... Read more
Investing in green energy creates three times more jobs than investing in fossil fuel energy, according to United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, in a powerful call for governmen... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Many of the challenges of end-of-life care have been amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic. Julia Corfield, a Melbourne doctor working in palliative care, wrote in... Read more
In the latest edition of the COVID-19 wrap, public health researcher Alison Barrett reports on emerging evidence around the needs of COVID “long-haulers” and other recent publica... Read more
It’s time for patients and clinicians to have frank discussions about what diagnostic imaging scans can do for low back pain, and what they cannot, according to research published rece... Read more
Three recent reports and a new book share some critical messages for addressing systemic failures that are harming Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, reports Associate Professor M... Read more
