Introduction by Croakey: As of 6pm on 15 October 2020, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has 254 822 signatures on his petition to Royal Commission to ensure the strength and diversity of Aus... Read more
For the first time in more than two centuries of publishing, the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine – NEJM – has weighed in on the US presidential election, joining a se... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In a week where vested interests have again dominated the federal budget, it is timely to consider the impacts on our democracy of those with the deepest, darkest po... Read more
*** This post was updated on 4 October with Twitter analytics for the event *** Grave fears for the safety of children and other prisoners held in pandemic lockdown were raised during a publ... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Nearly 300 mental health consumers and allies across mental health disciplines have signed a letter calling on the ABC to apologise for its recent Four Corners TV ep... Read more
Croakey readers who would like to engage with an opportunity for improving the Australian media landscape are strongly encouraged to make a submission to this consultation by the Australian... Read more
In the latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell reports on critical aged care concerns, the latest developments in climate health, recent dementia research and other new reports... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: When looking upstream at the determinants of health, it’s becoming increasingly clear that Facebook is polluting the stream in ways that have far-reaching consequenc... Read more
Melissa Sweet writes: The pandemic is exposing and exacerbating many of the determinants of poor health and inequities, such as housing insecurity, poverty, racism, incarceration, precarious... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The daily COVID-19 press conferences held by Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews have exposed the general public to the raw and often combative environment of these eve... Read more
