Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 18 January 2021. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2020. This article was fi... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: As unprecedented measures are stepped up across Australia to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, a group of medical professionals on Monday published an open l... Read more
Growing the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workforce will be central – indeed pivotal – to reducing Indigenous health inequities, but we appear to be falling short.... Read more
A study published last month reveals astoundingly high levels of staff turnover in the primary health care clinics of 53 remote Northern Territory communities. The revolving door of nurses a... Read more
While the Federal Government’s determination to introduce a copayment for general practice consultations has been dominating headlines, a recent change to the Medicare Benefits Schedule is c... Read more
The outstanding work of Karen West, an Aboriginal health worker from Mornington Island, has been honoured at the National Rural Health Conference, reports Marge Overs. And towards the bottom... Read more
Today in Ceduna, Minister Warren Snowdon launched a new national association for Aboriginal Health Workers. This report estimates there are more than 1,500 in the country. The question I hav... Read more
Dr Jon Hunt commented on a recent post that asked for suggestions for news stories in Aboriginal health. He suggested the Anangu Bibi birthing project would be worth a story. Croakey asked... Read more
