Health
AGL's Liddell power station and the Turnbull Government's 'clean coal' lies

Even AGL recognises that Liddell is neither "clean" nor "cheap" but such lies about coal are nece ...  
Systemic failures lead to Aboriginal death in custody in NSW

The NSW Coroner finds systemic failures led to the suicide death of an Indigenous man in a NSW ...  
HEIA: Driving healthcare excellence and regulatory change

The newly established Healthcare Excellence Institute Australia aims to effect regulatory change ...  
Did we kill Dr Yunupingu? Poor fellow my country

Dr Yunupingu did not need to die; he was killed by a system that abandoned him, writes contribu ...  
Will the UN ‘leave no one behind’ and improve LGBTI health and well-being?

A new report illustrates how the UN Sustainable Development Goals can ensure healthy lives and ...  
EXCLUSIVE: Drug user arrests spiral in Australia yet dealer arrests stay the same

Drug arrests have doubled in last ten years — but the number of dealers and manufacturers caught ...  
After Medicare breach we should be wary about moving health records online

The Australian Government is digitising the country’s health system, but a serious Medicare ...  
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EDITORIAL: The dangerous delusionals

The ambition and self-delusion of Malcolm Turnbull and Tony Abbott is symptomatic of the rot in ...  
Anaphylaxis: When food can kill you

Anaphylaxis is on the rise in Australia, but who is held accountable if you become ill or die due ...  
SKETCH: Pauline Hanson’s dead cat

Something stinks in the heart of Canberra, and it smells a lot like Malcolm Turnbull and Pauline ...  
Newstart: A public health issue and a national disgrace

While all Australian welfare allowances are meagre, it is alarming that "Newstart" is so drastical ...  
Food: The good, the bad and the health star rating system

Is the government focus on categorising food choices actually setting our children up for eating ...  
Does Queensland really want Adani's dirty, black lung inducing jobs?

Will the re-emergence of black lung due to government regulatory incompetence be the final nail in ...  
Shortsighted Budget 2017 ignores health impacts of climate change

The Turnbull Government has once again prioritised growing the economy over human lives.  
HPARA: Doctors and surgeons setting the standard for regulatory reform

The urgent need for healthcare regulatory reform was addressed at the proactive HPARA annual ...  
Plastic oceans and our health: What we can do

Ruby the Climate Kid inspires us to wake up to the scientifically proven devastating effects of ...  
Royal commission required into health services administration and regulation

Reform of the regulation and administration of health services in Australia is long overdue ...  
Beyond bullying: A Melbourne University medical student's personal account

A medical student shares his personal story of bullying and institutional abuse at the hands of ...