Introduction by Croakey: As the nation’s supermarket shelves were stripped of toilet paper in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, longstanding concerns about the high prices of food and... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Australia has just a decade to meet the 17 Sustainable Development Goals that were agreed in the 2015 United Nations commitment to “end poverty, protect the pl... 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
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
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Stolen Generations survivors of institutional child sexual abuse have specific needs for accessible, culturally safe, trauma-aware and healing-informed... Read more
Despite its name, Australia’s House of Representatives is anything but representative. Parliaments around Australia have low levels of representation from many community groups, includ... Read more
The COVID-19 pandemic has had devastating health, social and economic impacts and exacerbated the inequities that already exist within our community. A new report, developed by ACOSS in part... 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
With COVID-19 devastating lives and livelihoods around the globe, health experts are looking for lessons for a better, more equitable tomorrow, where food and job security, people-focused ur... 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
