Address poverty, violence and inequities – health leaders tell the Women’s Cabinet Taskforce
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
Improving women’s economic security – a blueprint for action
Introduction by Croakey: If Minister for Health Greg Hunt is serious about improving women’s health and wellbeing, he should aim to work closely with the new Minister for Women’s Economic Se... Read more
The Health Wrap: fixing poverty, deaths of despair, lessons from Bangladesh and pandemic matters
As the Australian Council of Social Service and other groups highlight the political risks for Government MPs of impending welfare payment cuts, the latest edition of The Health Wrap looks a... Read more
What’s missing from the draft Preventive Health Strategy?
As we recently reported, a draft of the Preventive Health Strategy has been released for comment, with submissions due by April 19. Below, Fiona Armstrong, Executive Director of the Climate... Read more
JobSeeker cuts will widen health gaps for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Introduction by Croakey: The Federal Government’s failure to provide a liveable income through JobSeeker payments will harm the health of many Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people an... Read more
Food insecurity in uncertain times: ways forward post-pandemic
Wide-ranging systemic and structural changes are needed to ensure food and economic security for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, according to University of Queensland academics... Read more
Learn from the experience of disadvantaged people to build back better
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
To govern for health: transform the conversation
Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more
Organisational support vital for Uluru Statement from the Heart
Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more
From testing times, some positive changes and lasting lessons
Introduction by Croakey: As 2020 nears its end, we think of the 1.7 million people who have died from COVID-19 this year and their loved ones, the 44 million who’ve recovered, and the... Read more