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Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In... Read more
As you’ve no doubt heard, the Productivity Commission has released its long awaited draft recommendations for aged care reform, Caring for Older Australians. This post is just to provide a quick... Read more
Australian governments have not had the guts to tackle junk food advertising and its contribution to childhood obesity, according to a new paper from the Parliamentary Library. OK, those are not exac... Read more
In this day and age, there is no excuse for that all-too-common malady, Death by Powerpoint. If you haven’t already seen it, this presentation by Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health at Kar... Read more
The operations of the criminal justice system have an important bearing on the health and wellbeing of many people, particularly those who are disadvantaged. The piece below, by two authors from the N... Read more
This mildly entertaining cartoon has a bit of fun with the potential pitfalls of social media for hospitals, their staff and patients. [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GufTuZ3-YRo[/youtube] (Th... Read more
In the wake of the recent shooting in Arizona, the Dart Center for Journalism and Trauma in the US has put together some resources for journalists and news managers covering the shooting. They may be... Read more
This post is the first in a Croakey series based upon links found on Twitter over the past several weeks. It covers health news from the world of social media and related technologies. Other posts in... Read more
Last night, while transfixed by the flood footage from Queensland, I put out a Twitter call asking for pointers on the role of social media in disasters. Thanks to DeeAnna Nagel, a psychotherapist fro... Read more
ABC has established “After the Deluge”, a web-place where Queenslanders can share their stories of recovery after the floods. Further to the previous Croakey post suggesting the floods afford an oppor... Read more
Hopefully, some nimble-footed researchers are gearing up to seize the opportunity (perhaps not quite the right word) afforded by the flooding that is now devastating Queensland and parts of NSW and WA... Read more
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