The introduction of a floor price for alcohol in the Northern Territory has been such a success for public health that it should be brought in more widely across Australia, say the authors o... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Healthcare organisations and health professionals should measure and track their environmental impact, according to the authors of a new study estimating the impact... Read more
As an upsurge in COVID-19 cases puts pressure on communities and health and other systems in Victoria and New South Wales, it’s important to keep learning from experiences in other cou... Read more
The pandemic has brought significant amounts of misinformation into the public sphere particularly through social media. A notable conspiracy theory implicates 5G towers in the spread of COV... Read more
Ben Beck, Billie Giles-Corti and Rebecca Ivers write: The coronavirus pandemic has dramatically shifted our lives and the ways we move about our cities. Despite tight restrictions on non-ess... Read more
Michelle O’Shea, Hazel Maxwell, Megan Stronach, and Sonya Pearce write: Regular exercise is important for Indigenous women’s health, as it protects against obesity and chronic conditio... Read more
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains images and names of deceased people. Review: Linear, Powerhouse Museum, Sydney The value of Australian First P... Read more
New research on “the revolving door” between government and the alcohol, food and gambling industries sounds a public health alarm, according to the Deakin University researchers involved. T... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Many hundreds of women rallied in Sydney yesterday under the hashtag, #VoteProChoiceNSW, ahead of a critical vote in the NSW Parliament this week to decriminalise ab... Read more
This article is part of the Democracy Futures project, a joint global initiative between The Conversation and the Sydney Democracy Network. The project aims to stimulate fresh thinking about... Read more
