Without transparent data and compliance to rights-based policy, people in prison are in danger of being the forgotten and discarded when it comes to COVID-19. The article below, by Dr Tess R... Read more
In the first several months of the pandemic, Australian governments took generally swift and decisive action to minimise the deaths and suffering caused by the novel coronavirus. What are th... Read more
One of the lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic is that the wider health system has much to learn from the successes of the Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations (ACCHO) sector... Read more
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
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
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
Introduction by Croakey: “They keep on telling me there is nothing called ‘white privilege’ — give me a break. I don’t see any white people going into a store on Oxford Street and being foll... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Australia is now in the worst recession since the Great Depression of the early 1930s, with more than one million Australians out of work and the Government foreshad... Read more
The pandemic has generated widespread debate about the aged care industry and concern for elderly people and their families. Supported Residential Services (SRS) are another sector in urgent... Read more
What opportunities has the pandemic created for enabling health equity to become a focus for mainstream policy? Melissa Sweet reports for the Croakey Conference News Service on the launch of... Read more
