Introduction by Croakey: As Australia marks the 30th anniversary of the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody (RCIADIC) on 15 April, the health sector has been urged to reflect... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A committee of the NSW Parliament will hold public hearings next week into a Bill with potentially serious negative consequences for transgender and gender diverse s... Read more
Leaders in women’s health have some pointed advice for the Federal Government’s new Women’s Cabinet Taskforce, as Croakey editor Jennifer Doggett reports below. The focus is time... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The issue of sexual violence against women is swirling like a maelstrom from the corridors of power and into the nation’s classrooms. But a disturbing feature... Read more
Regional Rainbows is a new initiative in Western Australia that aims to increase visibility and inclusion for LGBTIQA+ people living outside of major metropolitan centres, according to found... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Médecins Sans Frontières Australia is today hosting an online webinar about the role of self-care strategies in meeting the needs of under-served communities, especi... Read more
The experiences of people with hearing loss are informing efforts to drive wide-ranging societal changes, reports journalist Cate Carrigan from the recent launch of the HearMe Project’... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The COVID-19 pandemic has affected virtually every Australian but for many vulnerable and disadvantaged people its health, social and economic impacts – and other cr... Read more
Leading medical specialist Professor Caroline de Costa will return her 2014 Australia Day award in protest at the decision this year to give the country’s highest honour to tennis champion M... Read more
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander groups and advocates have condemned moves by the conservative Morrison government to extend by another two years the “punitive, discriminatory and... Read more
