Health
Nuclear waste gets expensive

When countries embrace nuclear power to combat climate change the problem of disposing of the ...  
Hogtie victim’s mother speaks out

Rebecca, the mother of the boy hogtied by paediatrician Dr Neville Davis, finally speaks about the ...  
Plans for South Australia to be world’s nuclear waste dump

As the public outrage over the Fukushima nuclear meltdown dies down, nuclear industry proponents ...  
Gold Coast 'hog-tie' paediatrician: More mothers speak out

Four mothers come forward to share their shocking experiences of consulting Dr Neville Davis, who ...  
Think for Yourself: Vaccines

This week, IA facts man John Turnbull looks at the not-at-all controversial topic of vaccines. ...  
Abbott's war on science turns to wind

The Abbott Government has announced yet another pointless inquiry into the health impacts of ...  
Think for Yourself: Aspartame

In the first of a new series examining popular misconceptions, myths and conspiracy theories, John ...  
Obscene wealth and grinding poverty side by side

The incredible and increasing income disparity between the super-rich and the very poor is beco ...  
Building a safer bushfire future (Part 3)

With hundreds of firefighters battling devastating blazes in Perth and dozens of houses being ...  
Could Abbott end Medicare?

The re-emergence of the Medicare co-payment idea for GP services could be the first step in the ...  
Climate change, the ozone hole and skin cancer — they're all connected

The connections between skin cancer, ozone depletion and climate change are more reasons for ...  
The dogs of healing

The demand for therapy dogs is growing due to their many benefits for patients. Deputy editor ...  
Tim Wilson and the Institute of Public Smokescreens

With IPA director Tim Wilson being appointed as a human rights commissioner by the Abbott Gover ...  
British nuclear testing: Australia fails veterans again

Australian veterans of British nuclear testing have lost their bid to finally gain justice after ...  
Fukushima cancer spike and nuclear industry denial

There’s been a spike of thyroid cancer cases in the Fukushima, like there was in Chernobyl after ...  
What climate denial has learnt from tobacco denial

Those who reject the science of climate change are using the same tactics used by the tobacco ...  
Wind turbines don't make you feel sick — but spin can

Despite at least 19 reviews of the scientific evidence universally concluding that exposure to ...  
Autocracy, bullying and medical maladministration (Part 1)

Bullying remains a serious and mismanaged problem in the health profession and governments and ...