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The Croakey blog is a forum for debate and discussion about health issues and policy. It is moderated by Melissa Sweet, a freelance journalist with a personal and professional bent towards public health perspectives. Regular contributors include members of the Croakey Health and Medical Panel. Independent, in-depth social journalism for health
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Introduction by Croakey: As well as Anzac Day commemorations, this week has also marked International Day of Multilateralism and Diplomacy for Peace (24 April). Yet still the horrors are emerging from Gaza, including reports of mass graves at two hospitals ..read more
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Introduction by Croakey: Last year’s Voice referendum showed the urgent need for truth-telling in Australia, with many voters persuaded by slogans like ‘if you don’t know, vote no’ and by Federal Liberal National Party claims that denied the traumas of ..read more
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Introduction by Croakey: For decades, successive governments of all political persuasions in Australia have pushed and promoted privatisation agendas. Privatisation has directly affected healthcare delivery as well as the determinants of health across many areas, including social policy, education, employment ..read more
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Introduction by Croakey: While much of the public and political debate about tackling misinformation and disinformation is focused on the role of national governments, local government has a critical part to play, including through promoting social cohesion, according to Moira ..read more
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This week we bring news from Europe on air quality standards and other good news about the benefits of exercise therapy, the impact of climate activism, and health service delivery. We also report on deep disappointment at the Victorian Government’s ..read more
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The largest global annual gathering of Indigenous Peoples, the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, is finishing up its 23rd session at UN Headquarters on the lands of the Lenape people in New York (15-26 April). Below are links ..read more
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Croakey’s @WePublicHealth account has been re-tweeting from the World Health Summit Regional Meeting in Naarm/Melbourne this week. While long-distance re-tweeting is no substitute for being ‘in the room’, we have compiled a selection of quotable quotes from the conference that ..read more
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With the Federal Government’s tough vaping legislation now subject to a Senate committee inquiry, VicHealth has unveiled a new anti-vaping campaign featuring warning labels created by more than 500 young people trying to get their peers to quit or avoid ..read more
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Introduction by Croakey: Health Minister Mark Butler would not be drawn last weekend on what the upcoming Federal Budget might contain in response to the Keep Pathology Bulk Billed campaign, other than saying he is “alive to the pathology campaign from ..read more
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Introduction by Croakey: As the world grapples with the interlinked public health crises of climate disruption, environmental breakdown, conflict and wars, rising inequalities, fragmentation of societies, undermining of social cohesion and democracies, harmful corporate power, and a dangerous, unstable news ..read more