A new 30-second video promoting six simple hygiene steps was developed to reduce the incidence of trachoma, but its message may also help stop the spread of COVID-19. Dr Mel Stoneham of Curt... Read more
Recent research on the strategies and insights of global health activists in making change happen in population health and primary health care, as profiled in Croakey, included contributions... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The coming weeks and months are expected to bring community-wide mental health challenges, and urgent action is needed to address the increased risk for Aboriginal a... Read more
Update: This article has been updated to include the Australian Medical Association’s response to the National Rural Health Commissioner’s appointment. Rural organisations have w... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: When the Prime Minister announced that National Cabinet, employed to steer Australia’s response to COVID-19, was here to stay, he was clear that the body... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Black Lives Matter is a defining moment in history, and non-Indigenous Australians must step up in demanding justice and an end to racism, writes Ms Jill Gallagher,... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Just as COVID-19 restrictions were being eased across Australia, an increase in COVID-19 cases in Victoria has seen that state reimpose some restrictions. It’s... Read more
Local Indigenous communities have shown tremendous leadership in protecting their own peoples from the spread of coronavirus, write University of Queensland academics Professor Bronwyn Frede... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Last week,... Read more
Vicki Wade, winner of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association’s (AHHA) prestigious Sidney Sax Medal for 2019, has called for an increase in the numbers of Aboriginal and Torres S... Read more
