Governments often hail the economic benefits that new or expanded prisons bring to regional communities. But what are their health and social impacts? These issues are investigated as part o... Read more
Australia can learn much from the United States about what NOT to do when it comes to prisons and the pandemic, reports Dr Lesley Russell, a contributing editor at Croakey, and an Adjunct As... Read more
Psychiatrists have added their voice to calls for Australia to rethink a deportation policy allowing for New Zealanders convicted of a criminal offence to be sent home, expressing serious co... Read more
A third of all Australian prisoners were homeless before their incarceration and 40 percent have a diagnosed mental health condition, with one in three suffering a chronic illness and data s... Read more
Calling for Just Justice for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cognitive impairments
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cognitive impairments are suffering terribly at the hands of discriminatory justice systems, particularly in the NT. In the first of a two-p... Read more
The Australian Red Cross has joined calls for a shift to justice reinvestment, issuing a major report urging that it be made a national priority and that trials be rolled out nationwide. The... Read more
This week many of us have been shocked at the lack of compassion shown by our political leaders to those fleeing terror in the Middle East. However, it is worth remembering that the m... Read more
Continuing a Croakey series examining the forces which can have a profound on health but are often neglected in health debate and policy… Below is an edited extract from a new book fr... Read more
Thanks to Froncesca Jackson-Webb, for providing this update of the latest health and medical reading at The Conversation. From scraping by to pizza and pie: how protein price drives obesity... Read more
In case there are any researchers or journalists out there with too much time on their hands, here are two ideas for stories or research projects. • What is the role of the media in Mr Ward... Read more
