AMA President Tony Bartone has thrown down the gauntlet on prevention, urging the newly-elected Morrison government to “just do it” on taxation of sugar-sweetened beverages and a... Read more
Politics is bad medicine when it comes to taxpayer health and Medicare ought to be ringfenced from partisan brinksmanship by an Independent Medicare Authority, Royal Australian College of Ge... Read more
Health Minister Peter Dutton’s expression appeared most sincere today at the National Press Club when he spoke about strengthening Medicare, which he described as “much-loved” by... Read more
Below are the speech notes for the address to the National Press Club today by Co-chairs of the Close the Gap Campaign for Indigenous Health Equality: Dr Tom Calma, National Coordinator Tack... Read more
Health reform is hitting the headlines, and the PM is due to address the National Press Club tomorrow at 12.30pm on Building Australia’s Future: Better Health, Better Hospitals. Croakey has... Read more
Conflicts of interest are not only a hot issue for health professionals, researchers and their organisations. Health and medical writers and publishers are also often entangled with industry... Read more
