If Greg Hunt truly wants mental health to be his legacy as minister, it’s time to abandon business as usual in favour of a results-driven, consumer-centered shakeup of the system to pr... Read more
The re-election of Scott Morrison’s conservative Liberal-National government has sparked a “human crisis” in Australia’s offshore immigration detention, with a surge... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: We’re only three working days out, but there has been plenty of reaction to Saturday’s federal election outcome, which contradicted the results of polling and return... Read more
On the eve of election day, Melissa Sweet reports on critical climate and health concerns facing voters – and why the politics of climate change are so challenging for Health Minister Greg H... Read more
Health is one of the top issues nominated by voters when asked what determines their choice at the ballot box. To help readers make informed choices tomorrow, Croakey has published a collati... Read more
On 8 May, more than 40 health advocates contributed to an 11-hour program for the #AusVotesHealth Twitter Festival, profiling critical health matters ahead of the 2019 Federal election. The... Read more
When it comes to mental health, you are what you eat, and the government must intervene to promote healthier diets through taxation and legislative reform. These were the messages from a fas... Read more
Could our political leaders develop economic policies aimed at achieving better health, social and environmental outcomes? Could we develop a food system based on principles of health and en... Read more
Systemic change is needed to address the wide-ranging factors affecting the community’s health, from justice and prison reform to addressing the social determinants of rural and remote... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The Greens health policies have received the highest rating in an assessment by the Consumers’ Health Forum of Australia that spans eight domains, including co... Read more
