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Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In... Read more
(27 May: see update at bottom of post) Concerns about the health effects of coal seam gas mining were raised at the National Rural Health conference in Perth earlier this year. Now is the chance for t... Read more
In recent days, Croakey has been checking out rumours of significant discontent with the Royal Australasian College of Physicians recent statement on climate change (it can be downloaded here). Disapp... Read more
Health economist Professor Gavin Mooney writes: There have been many comments on Crikey, Croakey and elsewhere on the budget. Here I want to endorse Martin Laverty’s call on Croakey for a Senate inqui... Read more
This clip – made by medical students at Bathurst – is well worth a watch, and not just for the smile and groove factor. Rural workforce recruiters, take note. [youtube]http://www.youtube.c... Read more
The tobacco industry is stepping up its campaign against plain packaging, as you may have seen in the news today. It would be shame if those covering this story haven’t at least had a look at this rep... Read more
The power of crowdsourcing is transforming many activities and sectors, with great significance for public health. And here is one more application that may be of interest to Croakey readers: Dr Kisha... Read more
Finally, perhaps some of the rhetoric about the importance of “whole-of-government” approaches in health is going to be put into action. The recent budget announcements on mental health... Read more
Below are some links to recommended reading. They cover everything from the challenged role of doctors, and the federal health budget, to inequality, AMA chest-beating, health policy – and the N... Read more
If you read my book, Inside Madness, which is in part the story of Dr Margaret Tobin, the psychiatrist who was director of South Australia’s mental health services when she was murdered in Adela... Read more
Ben Stock, OAM, will become one of Australia’s first “home-grown physician assistants” when he soon graduates from the University of Queensland. Stock has already had 23 years experience as a medic in... Read more
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