From the health front-lines of the bushfire and climate emergency, there are many stories and lessons to share. Thanks to the seven people below who spoke with Croakey’s Melissa Sweet... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In recent days, Federal and State Governments have issued various media statements on the bushfire crisis and health, including about the deployment of Australian Me... Read more
It may take years before the full extent of the public health disaster now unfolding across many Australian communities is properly understood. However, a few lessons are already apparent fr... Read more
Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 13 January 2020. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our most widely read articles from 2019. This a... Read more
Croakey will resume usual publishing activities in mid-January 2020. In the meantime, we will re-publish a selection of articles from our archives, drawing upon the #CroakeyEXPLORE series, s... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Six weeks after an early start to the bushfire season launched an unprecedented public health emergency affecting millions of people, the Health Minister Greg Hunt,... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Two critical international meetings on climate and health will be held this week – one in Chile on 6 December and another in Madrid on 7 December – convened by the W... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The ongoing bushfire emergency that has devastated huge parts of the country was on Monday continuing to threaten communities in New South Wales, with the NSW Rural... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A concerted focus on the climate crisis at the recent Australasian College for Emergency Medicine conference was timely, with two new reports subsequently highlighti... Read more
Amy Coopes writes: Former Greens leader Bob Brown has called for a new era of defiance, urging millions of Australians to take to the streets for climate action ahead of a protest march of A... Read more
