A new threat to global security is emerging through “vaccine diplomacy”, with some countries using their supplies to strengthen regional ties and enhance their own power and global status, a... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Amid the pandemic and widespread political upheaval, a record number of journalists were imprisoned worldwide in 2020, and the number singled out for murder in repri... Read more
In a timely wrap, public health researcher Alison Barrett presents the arguments for a national approach to hotel quarantine, sounds the alarm on misinformation, and shares some useful commu... Read more
Marie McInerney writes: Health Minister Greg Hunt this week famously declared “the eagle has landed”, as the first doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine touched down on Monday. He... Read more
*** This article was updated on 23 February to include a response from the Federal Department of Health *** The omission of Nurse Practitioners from the COVID-19 vaccine rollout is particula... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Through the pandemic, but particularly since contact tracing has been refined to provide blow-by-blow descriptions of people’s movements in order to highlight... Read more
The Health Wrap by Associate Professor Lesley Russell looks this fortnight at how COVID-19 has led to better approaches for homelessness and poverty, the importance of civic trust, the retur... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Liberal backbencher and prolific Facebook poster Craig Kelly continues to publish misinformation about public health issues, including COVID-19 and climate change, a... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Australia’s diverse communities will require specific strategies to get the right message out about the benefits and safety of COVID-19 vaccinations. Clear communica... Read more
The Health Wrap by Associate Professor Lesley Russell returns for 2021 with a big review of 2020 and the lessons to be learnt from the coronavirus pandemic, plus a close look at vaccines and... Read more
