Introduction by Croakey: Elections in New Zealand and the Australian Capital Territory on Saturday have returned historic results, with Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern’s Labour Party securing... Read more
Many Indigenous communities have been disproportionately hit by the coronavirus pandemic but, in Australia, strong community leadership has been key in the successful COVID-19 response by Ab... Read more
Amid the COVID-19 “infodemic”, access to timely, tailored, evidence-based advice is critical for Australian healthcare professionals. A suite of resources from the Australian Commission on S... Read more
Daniel Strachan, Katherine Gilbert and Clare Strachan write: The Ebola pandemic in West Africa demonstrated the challenge of capturing insights from health workers during a health crisis. Th... Read more
Shaun Tatipata writes: With some elective surgery recommencing this week after the COVID-19 shutdown, it is critical that health authorities prioritise equity of access for Aboriginal and To... Read more
In the latest edition of the COVID-19 wrap, public health researcher Alison Barrett reports on death tolls, analysing Twitter, vaccine development, the challenges African nations may face, c... Read more
Australians tend to group the Nordic countries together when thinking about public policy, but their approaches to the COVID-19 pandemic have not been uniform. At a recent webinar, one of an... Read more
As reported earlier at Croakey, the circumstances surrounding a coronavirus outbreak have thrown North West Regional Hospital in Burnie, Tasmania, and its staff into the spotlight this week.... Read more
Dealing with sleep problems during home confinement due to the COVID-19 outbreak: practical recommendations from a task force of the European CBT-I Academy E Altena et al, Journal of Sleep R... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Over the weekend, the UK became the latest jurisdiction to report a surge of domestic domestic and family violence during the COVID-19 crisis, with massive increases... Read more
