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In the six months leading up to the 2022 Federal election, Croakey published 94 election-related articles from 65 contributors. These put a sustained focus on key health equity issues, including the climate crisis, the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, health reform, social determinants of health, media-related issues, COVID, the health and aged care workforce, housing, aged care, integrity in government, the Uluru Statement from the Heart, primary healthcare, justice-related concerns, mental health and the health of LGBTIQ communities. We also covered the implications for health of the rise of Independent candidates.
Dr Amy Coopes, Alison Barrett and Dr Melissa Sweet reported on the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Congress, ‘Stronger Bridges, Safer Harbours’.
Jennifer Doggett, Alison Barrett and Cate Carrigan reported on the 2022 Choosing Wisely Australia National Meeting – Virtual event.
Cate Carrigan reported on the Equally Well 2022 Symposium for the Croakey Conference News Service.
The Congress of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Nurses and Midwives (CATSINaM) launched a national conference series under the theme ‘Back to the Fire’.
Climate Change and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health roundtable, hosted by the Lowitja Institute in partnership with the National Health Leadership Forum and the Climate and Health Alliance.
National Nursing Forum 2021, Australian College of Nursing.
Reported on the 2021 Oceanic Palliative Care Conference.
Reported on the Youth Health Forum 2021 National Summit.
Three organisers from the Youth Summit, Luke Catania, Emily Cole and Jasmine Elliott, live-tweeted the event via @WePublicHealth.
Reported on the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists (RANZCP) 2021 Congress.
Reported, live tweeted and produced two podcasts covering the Shifting Gears Summit, the first Australian and New Zealand conference on consumer leadership and experience in healthcare, hosted by the Consumers Health Forum of Australia.
This publication includes four feature articles on First Nations knowledge translation, with stories from Canada and across Australia. The publication was produced by Croakey Professional Services for the Lowitja Institute. It was edited by Associate Professor Megan Williams.
This publication brings together stories, podcasts and artwork from #JusticeCOVID, a social journalism project investigating the health and wellbeing of prisoners and their families during the COVID19-pandemic.
#JusticeCOVID has put the spotlight on issues such as institutional racism, human rights abuses, and a lack of transparency and accountability by governments and others involved in the prison-industrial complex. It also showcases the leadership provided by many community members and organisations.
This series was supported by the Judith Neilson Institute for Journalism and Ideas.
On 28 January, when we published our first article about the new respiratory infection, “Catch up with useful news and sources on the new coronavirus”, 107 deaths had been reported globally. At that time, the pace of developments was so rapid, our priority was to connect our readers with useful sources of updates.
We publish this analysis of our first four months of covering the pandemic to acknowledge and thank all those who have contributed to our coverage and wider public debate. We also thank those organisations and individuals whose funding support enables this work at such a critical time.
Profiling innovation and developments in healthy journalism
This report showcases some highlights of our innovative model of social journalism, from our governance structures and processes, to our community engagement, and how we “do” journalism, using multiple platforms and methods – such as our walking journalism initiative, #CroakeyGO, development of Twitter Festivals, and the Croakey Conference News Service.
This report also demonstrates how our work is founded in a shared commitment to health equity, to innovation and experimentation, to collegiality and collaboration, and to independent, accountability journalism.
On World No Tobacco Day (31 May), the Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council of NSW (AH&MRC) sponsored an innovative Twitter Festival, to profile the work being done by Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services in tobacco control.
This report by Croakey Professional Services summarises the discussions, which were moderated by Amy McQuire, Dr Tim Senior and Hayley McQuire.
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.
The summit was held in February 2019 for young Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people living on the Central Coast of NSW. Summer May Finlay reported on the summit for Croakey Professional Services.
This report compiles a series of articles examining the implications for Indigenous people globally of the UN Political Declaration on Noncommunicable Diseases. It also includes tweets from a related #IndigenousNCDs Twitter festival.
