#AusVotesHealth Twitter Festival report

by Mitchell Ward

August 23, 2021

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#AusVotesHealth Twitter Festival report

On 8 May, more than 40 health advocates contributed to an 11-hour #AusVotesHealth Twitter Festival that profiled critical health matters ahead of the 2019 Federal election.

The #AusVotesHealth Twitter Festival sought to provide an open platform for wide-ranging discussions that centred health equity concerns, with a focus on moving beyond the silos that so often plague the sector, policy and service delivery.

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