Connection with nature is important for the wellbeing of people and communities, but silos within governments hold ...

In coming weeks, the Croakey Conference News Service will report on the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators annual conference, ...

The algal bloom crisis across South Australia should be treated as a disaster for health and a clear warning about the urgent need for real climate action, Alison Barrett reports. Health experts have ...

Introduction by Croakey: Two recent letters from healthcare professionals — one to Foreign Minister Penny Wong and one to the Australian Medical Association (AMA) — are seeking greater pressure on ...

An investigation of strategies that advance health considerations in trade policymaking may have useful insights for efforts to promote health in other policy areas, according to the researchers ...

Introduction by Croakey: Communities in Far North Queensland are using inclusive decision-making processes to shift the power back into Indigenous hands through Joint Decision Making. This involves ...

Introduction by Croakey: As we head into the season for New Year’s resolutions, we will begin to see advertising, media and public discourse more generally become full of advice and recommendations ...

Junk food companies should not be able to sponsor sporting groups, especially when they are targeting children, according to public health advocates from Cancer Council WA. Perth Football Club, one of ...

Introduction by Croakey: Federal, state and territory governments will need to work closely together for the new foundational support program, Thriving Kids, to be successful, according to Professor ...

Introduction by Croakey: Just days before the election in lutruwita/Tasmania, the World Meteorological Organization released its latest annual report on the state of the global climate, confirming ...

Introduction by Croakey: A combination of “social prejudice, ingrained bias in medical practice and exclusion from research trials and other studies culminate in a medical catastrophe for women”, ...

Introduction by Croakey: A review into the use of household rat poisons has disappointed environmental advocates, who say its recommendations will do little to prevent many native animals and birds ...