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
Unsafe alcohol consumption is a longstanding public health issue in Australia and the COVID-19 pandemic has increased the need for comprehensive policy measures to reduce the harmful effects... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In a year dominated by the most significant global public health emergency in a century, Australia’s COVID recovery budget offered little for the sector at the... Read more
A National Preventive Health Strategy that does not address the health impacts of climate change is certain to fail in its objectives, according to a joint statement released today by 32 key... Read more
The upcoming Federal Budget, delivered in the context of a health and economic crisis, provides both challenges and opportunities for health. While spending is expected to be constrained ove... Read more
Our experience with COVID-19 is highlighting the urgent need to do much more to prevent chronic diseases, according to Emma Lonsdale, Executive Officer, Australian Chronic Disease Prevention... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Even before the COVID-19 pandemic began, polls found that almost three in four Australians who drink do so most frequently at home — either their home or someone els... Read more