New modelling finds investing in childcare and aged care almost pays for itself
Introduction by Croakey: The federal government has faced stern criticism on its hard hat-heavy COVI... Read more
The World Health Organization has released the first global recommendations for improving the retention of health workers in remote and rural areas. You might think from the way that we often discuss... Read more
Do people with good social support and connections live longer? This was the question investigated by a major study recently published in PLoS Medicine. The findings showed that social relationships h... Read more
The global health conference recently held in Melbourne may be over, but the reports from it are still coming in. Thanks to freelance journalist Tamzin Byrne* for coordinating the two posts below... Read more
In the months before the election, it was widely assumed that health reform would be a red-hot election issue. It wasn’t. Mental health was one of the few health issues to press political buttons in t... Read more
How can we maximise the bang from the bucks spent in preventive health? This, to put it crudely, was one of the key questions asked by an important study released this morning in Melbourne, which is b... Read more
Please note that I have corrected Gary Schwitzer’s bio from the original post (corrected on 8 Sept) Gary Schwitzer was a health journalist for many years, working in radio and TV (including CNN)... Read more
Thanks to the many Croakey readers and contributors who came along to the New News conference in Melbourne last week, to discuss the opportunities of the digital revolution for supporting a healthier... Read more
Jonty Este is a 48-year-old journalist living in Sydney. He was born in the UK and has been in Australia since 1988, spending most of that time as a writer and editor with The Australian newspaper. He... Read more
While the wait for a Government continues, here is the advice that the National Rural Health Alliance gave the independents last week: “The NRHA proposes that interested parliamentarians seek a... Read more
The Asylum Seekers Centre of NSW recently issued a public plea for financial support. I thought Croakey readers might be interested in hearing more about the Centre, its clients, and their health need... Read more
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