Always Was, Always Will Be – tweeting for health during NAIDOC Week 2020
Dr Chris Bourke, a Gamilaroi man, senior executive at the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Associ... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A who’s who of authors have penned books on the climate crisis that will crowd the the shelves of book shops in the coming weeks. But will a new crop of books make a dif... Read more
Many of the groups in the Australian population who are at the greatest risk from COVID-19 – including those with chronic disease – are also the least likely to understand the public health messages a... Read more
*** This post was updated on 20 November to include reaction from cohealth. *** Nicole MacKee writes: Two critical issues hit the headlines on Monday this week. The first was the long-awaited release... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: South Australia has announced a six-day, state-wide lockdown from midnight tonight in a “circuit-breaker” strategy to contain a COVID-19 cluster. The state had 22... Read more
Croakey readers are encouraged to engage with a Senate inquiry into the state of media diversity, independence and reliability in Australia and the impact this has on public interest journalism and de... Read more
As South Australians enter a hard lockdown, for six days at this stage, public health researcher Alison Barrett provides a timely overview of recommendations for improving quarantine systems in the la... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Joint Council on Closing the Gap, representing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations and governments, has agreed to this strategic plan to guide investment d... Read more
This Thursday, November 19, is your last chance to tune in live to one of the virtual symposia currently being run by the Centre of Research Excellence: Indigenous Health + Alcohol (CRE). The final we... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Federal Government’s Robodebt settlement will not benefit many people who have been affected by the harmful policy, according to a statement issued today by independ... Read more
In this latest edition of The Health Wrap, Associate Professor Lesley Russell looks back on an extraordinary fortnight in United States politics as Trump refuses to concede defeat in the US Election.... Read more
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