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: Though robust evidence remains limited, the coronavirus pandemic appears to have driven shifts in alcohol and other drug use, with a recent report from the Australia... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The release last week of the final report from the Productivity Commission’s Mental Health Inquiry received a mixed reaction. While many health organisations h... Read more
*** This post was updated on 20 November to include reaction from cohealth. *** Nicole MacKee writes: Two critical issues hit the headlines on Monday this week. The first was the long-awaite... Read more
On October 23, The Australian Bureau of Statistics released the 2019 Causes of Death data, which includes national suicide information. Preliminary data shows an increase in the number of de... Read more
People with lived experience of gambling harms joined researchers and other public health advocates to call for action on the “predatory” gambling industry during a landmark event this week.... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Mental health experts have criticised the targeting of the federal government’s Budget funding for additional mental health services provided under the Better Access... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Last week’s Federal Budget included a number of mental health measures, including around $100 million for extra services provided under the Medicare funded Better Ac... Read more
In most areas of health care the social and environmental determinants of health are overlooked in favour of an individualistic approach to treating illness and disability. Below, PhD studen... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Delivering an unprecedented budget for unprecedented times on Tuesday night, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg acknowledged the significant impact the novel coronavirus pand... Read more
