Here are Minister Nicola Roxon’s speech notes to a round-table meeting in Melbourne this morning where various groups expressed their upset about the Government’s changes to the process of l... Read more
Mental health is in the political limelight in the lead-up to the federal budget, with the Government and Opposition both promising support for mental health services. The researcher and wri... Read more
The Australian newspaper has recently run a series of articles attacking the Federal Government’s cigarette packaging reforms, including one quoting Nobel Laureate Professor Barry Mars... Read more
Should Australia be contributing to the gun toll in the USA? It’s a timely question for the Defence Export Control Office in the Department of Defence in Canberra, says Adjunct Associa... Read more
As noted recently at Croakey, a new online analysis and commentary site called The Conversation offers plenty of brain-fodder for those with an interest in health and medical matters. Given... Read more
As you’ve no doubt heard, the health and medical research community is rising up in revolt against impending federal budget cutbacks to the NHMRC. It seems bizarre to be contemplating such c... Read more
The international heavyweight of a social understanding of health, Sir Michael Marmot (who, ironically enough, also wears the cap of British Medical Association president), is currently visi... Read more
In case you haven’t noticed, pre-budget lobbying is in full swing, and many are campaigning hard on behalf of a national bowel cancer screening program. (Thanks to The Conversation for allow... Read more
Last week, the president of ClubsAustralia, Peter Newell, addressed the National Press Club (speech available here). Today, it was Independent MP Andrew Wilkie’s turn, and he has reportedly... Read more
The beer war between brewers and supermarkets highlights the need for the community to have more input into alcohol regulation and policy, says a drug and alcohol expert associated with VicH... Read more
