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DateTitleAuthor
14 Oct 2026Women are still missing from the medical evidence that shapes their careKomla Tsey
9 Oct 2026Aged care is turning the family home into an entry feeKos Samaras
9 Oct 2026The growing gap between Australia’s policies on nicotine and realityAlex Wodak
5 Oct 2026AI won’t save us if human intelligence keeps decliningHarris Eyre, Lenny Mendonca, Remington Tonar
25 Sep 2026The expensive business of making Australians wait for helpChar Weeks
24 Sep 2026Australia’s flu season is running late – and cases are on the riseAllen Cheng
14 Sep 2026Aged care report card: 4/10 – not good enoughKathy Eagar, Ian Yates
14 Sep 2026When menopause becomes a digital marketplaceDanielle Keats Citron, Jeanine K. Morris-Rush, Mona Sloane
3 Sep 2026Private health insurance costs taxpayers $13 billion a year. What for?John Menadue
3 Sep 2026Bird flu is spreading across Australia. What happens next?John Woinarski
28 Aug 2026The NDIS was meant to build independence, but is it doing the opposite?Richard Bruggemann
28 Aug 2026New endometriosis tests offer hope – but the evidence isn’t there yetMathew Leonardi, Narges Kalani
24 Aug 2026NDIS auditor bans shows a deeper problem with provider-paid auditsNaomi Alefelder
24 Aug 2026Rising above cancer - community and careMainul Haque
22 Aug 2026NDIS reform is putting the cuts before the safety netTom Keating
18 Aug 2026NDIS reforms are coming. Who could lose support?Mona Nikidehaghani
14 Aug 2026Mental health is not a niche issue. It is the electorateKos Samaras
11 Aug 2026Medical care is being made a target of warTom Roth
8 Aug 2026What drives someone to be a 'Hardcore Harry'?Adrian Rosenfeldt
5 Aug 2026The hounding of Tony Fauci shows Trump’s ugly AmericaJohn Dwyer
23 Jul 2026Age bans will not fix social media’s harmsKelly Stonelake
21 Jul 2026Our poisoned chaliceJulian Cribb
21 Jul 2026Trachoma finally on the way out in AustraliaJack Waterford
20 Jul 2026Strengthening Medicare shouldn’t ignore the Australians who rely on private health coverMeg Schwarz
14 Jul 2026Future pharmacy should put patients and taxpayers firstPeter Breadon
11 Jul 2026The unfairness we've learned to walk pastFabian Webber
11 Jul 2026Living longer but not necessarily wellLauren Ball
10 Jul 2026A nature-based food revolutionJulian Cribb
8 Jul 2026Aged care assessments need experts not algorithmsKathy Eagar, Paul Sadler
8 Jul 2026The NDIS transformed lives – fixing it will take more than cost cuttingTom Keating
7 Jul 2026The world knows how to end AIDS in children. Will it choose to?Anurita Bains
6 Jul 2026Thanks Mr Fox; please keep digging   Duncan Graham
1 Jul 2026Health regulator should reverse decision on IHRA definition of antisemitismSue Wareham, Paul Komesaroff
29 Jun 2026When women’s rights become clickbaitJanine Hendry
26 Jun 2026Dysfunctional disability policyFiona Carberry
24 Jun 2026Specialist fees are out of control. Medicare needs reformJohn Menadue
18 Jun 2026Are the government's NDIS plans real reforms or just blunt cuts?Sam Bennett
18 Jun 2026Who will release the next pandemic?Julian Cribb
11 Jun 2026Air pollution in our cities is endangering healthBen Elliston, Christopher M. Johnson
10 Jun 2026If Support at Home is the answer, what is the problem?Kathy Eagar, Susan Kurrie
5 Jun 2026East Africa is coping on the frontline of the Ebola outbreakChristopher Burke
25 May 2026Australia abandoned harm minimisation on smoking – and fuelled a black marketAlex Wodak
25 May 2026A more nuanced way to tackle social media's harmful effectsTony Ward
19 May 2026WHO declares Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda a global health emergencyAl Jazeera Staff
11 May 2026NDIS: the way forwardPeter Kent
11 May 2026Not much 'reform' in the National Health Reform AgreementJohn Dwyer
4 May 2026The NDIS has transformed lives – but profit is distorting its purposeSari Smith
3 May 2026Loneliness is spreading – and modern life is driving itEmily Buck
28 Apr 2026The NDIS reform is a real test of Labor’s courageJack Waterford
25 Apr 2026NDIS and the moment Labor blinkedStewart Sweeney
23 Apr 2026Tune in, turn on, and drop out: the case for legalising psychedelics is stronger than everGreg Barns
16 Apr 2026Private health insurance is a painfully bad deal – and a costly oneCrispin Hull
31 Mar 2026Mickey J: an Australian always, quietly, making a big differenceJack Waterford
26 Mar 2026Tuberculosis remains the world’s deadliest infectious disease – Australia’s regional leadership mattersKate Thwaites, Sophie Scamps
20 Mar 2026Private health insurance isn’t working – and the numbers show itClaudia Weisenberger
9 Mar 2026The human side of AI in childhood cancer: children as the stress test for “good” technologyMadhan Balasubramanian, Mahalakshmi Shivashankar
20 Feb 2026Why Royal Commissions so often fail to deliver reformAnna Howe
17 Feb 2026Sobriety, friendship and the quiet power of Alcoholics AnonymousRoss Fitzgerald
30 Jan 2026Australia’s sugar shame: why we’re falling behind in the fight for our healthRobin Brown
28 Jan 2026Female-only swimming saves lives: the overlooked gap in Australia’s drowning preventionMainul Haque
22 Jan 2026Australia has clear evidence on women’s pain. The policy challenge is to act on it
Ray Bange
19 Jan 2026Britain has banned junk food advertising to kids. There are big lessons for AustraliaTom Greenwell
11 Jan 2026Best of 2025 - Australia faces a looming crisis of older women retiring in poverty. Here’s what we can doMisha Schubert
10 Jan 2026Best of 2025 - States increase pressure on Commonwealth to address hospital cost increasesStephen Duckett
9 Jan 2026Best of 2025 - Government is planning hardship for older Australians living at homeKathy Eagar
15 Dec 2025A beginners guide to Australian aged care policy in 2025Kathy Eagar
3 Dec 2025UK–US drug deal risks turning the NHS into a casualty of Trump trade politicsJake Johnson
26 Nov 2025Why multicultural aged care is the key to meeting Australia’s ageing challengeMainul Haque
22 Nov 2025Root canals and conspiraciesAlexander Holden
3 Nov 2025Clean your roomBernard Corden
3 Nov 2025Vaping: A disruptive innovation of smoking and rapidly replacing cigarettes Alex Wodak
26 Oct 2025Living with schizophreniaChristopher Tennant
23 Oct 2025Dental health – time for a small, cost-effective revolutionLesley Russell
23 Oct 2025Super for teeth: Australia’s hidden dental crisisAlexander Holden
18 Oct 2025Harm reduction is ubiquitous and effective so why doesn’t Australia use it for tobacco?Alex Wodak
17 Oct 2025Stark contrasts in health of returning hostagesPeter Slezak
15 Oct 2025Reclaiming care in the age of AIEditorial - The Lancet
13 Oct 2025Who would be a carer?Tony Smith
13 Oct 2025Dying in prisonJane Anderson, Kelvin Quartermaine
8 Oct 2025Do politicians ever listen to the people or only the powerful? Duncan Graham
7 Oct 2025Australia faces a looming crisis of older women retiring in poverty. Here’s what we can doMisha Schubert
6 Oct 2025The malignant minds taking over the American health sectorJoey T. McFadden
4 Oct 2025Bernie and AOC explain how Trump and GOP are about to double insurance premiums for millions of AmericansBrad Reed
4 Oct 2025States increase pressure on Commonwealth to address hospital cost increasesStephen Duckett
3 Oct 2025Australia’s mental health services are buckling due to rising demand, staff shortages and patient violenceKatrin Leifels, Azizur Rahman, Sinead Barry, Ruby Walter
29 Sep 2025What should Australian Governments do about ‘mental health’?Matthew Fisher
29 Sep 2025How AI-based eye scans can detect high blood sugar, heart diseaseDevanjali Relan
27 Sep 2025Interview that described the hell Gaza has becomeJulie Macken
25 Sep 2025Government is planning hardship for older Australians living at homeKathy Eagar
22 Sep 20251 in 3 Australians in their late 60s are still working, new HILDA survey showsKyle Peyton
20 Sep 2025Fewer friends, more time stress: the essential charts from this year’s HILDA surveyInga Lass, Ferdi Botha, Kyle Peyton, Roger Wilkins
19 Sep 2025Five ways to keep kids safe in Australia’s health systemJeffrey Braithwaite
18 Sep 2025This report measures our national well-being across five key areas. Health trends are not improvingJenny Gordon
18 Sep 2025Climate code blue: Why hospitals must lead the healing of our planetMadhan Balasubramanian
17 Sep 2025Volunteer doctors describe how Israeli troops ‘deliberately targeted’ Gaza childrenBrett Wilkins
13 Sep 2025The long-term damaging effects of COVIDDon Edgar
12 Sep 2025Aged care crises continue under LaborSarah Russell
7 Sep 2025Health workers in the US are demanding the resignation of Robert Kennedy JrJohn Dwyer
5 Sep 2025As Florida ends all childhood vaccine mandates, doctors fear preventable diseases will 'come roaring back'Stephen Prager
1 Sep 2025The next pandemic is 'an epidemiological certainty'Julian Cribb
28 Aug 2025Why the NDIS inevitably went pear-shaped!Richard Bruggemann
26 Aug 2025Lowering tobacco tax to make illegal tobacco sales 'disappear overnight': At last we have a proposed figure and it’s an absolute doozieSimon Chapman
23 Aug 2025Time to get real on taxing cigarettes and restricting vapesRoss Fitzgerald
20 Aug 2025Australia has 120 health workforce policies. But with no national plan, we’re missing the big pictureStephanie M. Topp, Lana Elliott, Thu Nguyen
14 Aug 2025Israel bars entry of specialist medical teams into GazaHelen McCue 
11 Aug 2025Well-being, health and the Productivity RoundtableTony Lawson
9 Aug 2025How we at Physicians for Human Rights Israel decided that the Gaza war is a genocideGuy Shalev
9 Aug 2025Digital screen use by infants and toddlers risks long-term health and education outcomesToni Hassan
9 Aug 2025Trump and Kennedy are destroying global science. Even Einstein questioned facts – but there’s a method to itElizabeth Finkel
8 Aug 2025Call for national action to prevent 'torture' or death of incarcerated First Nations childrenNT Paediatricians
3 Aug 2025Is ChatGPT making us stupid?Aaron French
2 Aug 2025Australian media persists with a misguided and tragically ineffectual strategy – the way to prevent suicide is not to talk about itSimon Tatz
31 Jul 2025The productivity paradoxRobin Brown
29 Jul 2025'Everything beautiful in their lives is gone': US physicians read aloud the searing testimony of desperate doctors and patients in GazaLinda Pentz Gunter
27 Jul 2025The disgrace of deliberate starvation: Israel's war of hunger in GazaGideon Levy
23 Jul 2025Vale John Deeble - an architect of MedicareJohn Menadue
23 Jul 2025Effective philanthropy: A model partnershipPatricia Edgar
22 Jul 2025Failures in privatised care starkly illustrate the inevitable failure of neoliberalismGeoff Davies
21 Jul 2025Fifty years since that little green card came into beingJohn Menadue
21 Jul 2025No simple solutions for specialist problemsPeter Breadon
18 Jul 2025The Tasmanian election on 19 July won’t fix the messJohn Menadue
17 Jul 2025Funding models for primary health: Revolution, not evolution, requiredMary Chiarella, Ken Griffin, Leanne Boase, Chris Helms
14 Jul 2025Localise relationships of care and responsibilityRobbie Lloyd
12 Jul 2025Gaza: There comes a time when silence is betrayalMargaret Beavis
10 Jul 2025'Indefensible': Trump budget law subsidises private jet owners while taking healthcare from millionsJake Johnson
9 Jul 2025The disastrous consequences of an epidemic of misinformation about the safety of vaccinesJohn Dwyer
8 Jul 2025Should Australia legalise commercial surrogacy?Erica Cervini
7 Jul 2025Achieving health equity in AustraliaMiriam van den Berg
5 Jul 2025Ocasio-Cortez calls Trump's budget bill 'deal with the devil'Jake Johnson
4 Jul 2025Saving the NDIS doesn’t need to cost more moneySam Bennett
2 Jul 2025Research misconduct: Strengthening Australia’s research integrity systemWarwick Anderson, Kerry Breen
1 Jul 2025Switching from a failed vape and tobacco policy to a successful oneRoss Fitzgerald
29 Jun 2025Environment: Australia declared climate change ‘rogue actor’Peter Sainsbury
28 Jun 2025RFK Jr slammed for halting US support for global child vaccine programBrett Wilkins
26 Jun 2025Israel's 'weaponisation' of food is a 'war crime': UNJulia Conley
23 Jun 2025Pregnancy as a death sentenceDuncan Graham
6 Jun 2025Inequality in an age of weather extremesBarry Gittins
6 Jun 2025Mental health of workers undermined in New South WalesWilliam Yang
5 Jun 2025Thames Water disaster drags onNoel Turnbull
4 Jun 2025Why psychologists can't clearly say what they’re trained to doTess Nikitenko
30 May 2025Three ways to support young people with mental ill-healthKeith Bryant
27 May 2025Inaction also speaks louder than wordsJonathan Sher
26 May 2025Dangers and conveniences of combining great power with egomaniaPeter Blunt
16 May 2025Support at Home: Immediate risks and urgent issuesRoland Naufal, Paul Sadler
15 May 2025Is government a good 'parent' to foster kids?Paul McDonald
10 May 2025The need for depressive realism and a forgotten type of truth-tellingMichael McKinley
6 May 2025Allied health devil in aged care reform detailChris Atmore
2 May 2025Where has all the laughter gone?Patricia Edgar
1 May 2025Aged care reform in 2025: An agenda for the next Australian GovernmentKathy Eagar
26 Apr 2025Worried about a ‘baby bust’? Then prevent pregnancy ‘wastage’Jonathan Sher
23 Apr 2025Health and the election: Band-aids when surgery is neededTim Woodruff
22 Apr 2025If alcoholics don’t pick up the first drink, they can’t get drunkRoss Fitzgerald
14 Apr 2025There is no future without childrenDon Edgar, Patricia Edgar
11 Apr 2025If I were health minister…Stephen Duckett
9 Apr 2025Making science great again – or notAlistair Woodward and Stephen Leeder
9 Apr 2025Nuclear power: Fukushima’s lessons for AustraliaTessa Morris-Suzuki
9 Apr 2025Nuclear power is not safe, it’s more dangerous than everLaurence McCook
8 Apr 2025If I were the minister for health...Mary Chiarella
7 Apr 2025Where is the 'mature debate' about the health impacts of nuclear power? Informed consent mattersMargaret Beavis, Peter Tait, Kate Wylie
6 Apr 2025For an alcoholic, abstinence is the surest path to long-term recoveryRoss Fitzgerald
4 Apr 2025Medicare's much-needed reform held hostage by vested interests: Michael Lester in conversation with John Menadue, AOMichael Lester, John Menadue
1 Apr 2025Will the US trade war push up the price of medicines in Australia? Will there be drug shortages?Anthony Scott, Jing Jing Li, Peter Ghijben
1 Apr 2025Trump cutting Vaccine Alliance funds could kill 1.2m children worldwideJessica Corbett
28 Mar 2025The PBS is under fire from US drug giants. There’s not much they can doMartyn Goddard
24 Mar 2025Zionism, anti-Zionism, and the role of psychological coping strategiesPam Stavropoulos
23 Mar 2025Environment: Building nuclear involves killing more peoplePeter Sainsbury
16 Mar 2025When patients are harmed in hospital, issues aren’t always fixed to avoid it happening againPeter Hibbert, Jeffrey Braithwaite
14 Mar 2025Dutton has little faith in Medicare. Like Trump, he prefers culture warsJohn Menadue
6 Mar 2025An election looms, but there's no sign of the political boldness needed to fix our healthcare systemJohn Dwyer
5 Mar 2025Medicare skullduggeryDon Edgar, Patricia Edgar
4 Mar 2025Bulk-billing incentives should be the start of something biggerPeter Breadon, Elizabeth Baldwin
1 Mar 2025To make Medicare healthy again, our leaders must treat these worrying symptomsRoss Gittins
20 Feb 2025The Grandmother Effect, an evolutionary lesson for housing policyAlessandra Pucci
16 Feb 2025Stopping the neoliberal bullies dividing up the spoils at our expenseRobbie Lloyd
12 Feb 2025Prevention – putting health into healthcareLesley Russell
8 Feb 2025Neoliberal learning: Horses for courses and donkeys in the paddockRobbie Lloyd
6 Feb 2025X-raying the architecture of empire and removing some tumoursRobbie Lloyd
6 Feb 2025Trump's decision to withdraw American support for WHO is a huge mistakeJohn Dwyer
1 Feb 2025Working for WhitlamIola Mathews
21 Jan 2025Should we believe a Mediscare campaign?Charles Maskell-Knight
16 Jan 2025The great mental health experiment … and why it went so wrongMartyn Goddard
12 Jan 2025Is there much life after age 80?Gim Teh
27 Dec 2024Another wrongful conviction? UK nurse Lucy Letby may be a scapegoat for an under-funded NHSKerry Breen, Stephen Cordner
12 Dec 2024Addressing misdiagnoses and gaps in Australia’s COVID-19 inquiryStephen Duckett
11 Dec 2024They destroyed what was inside us: The children of GazaMeg Schwarz
27 Nov 2024‘No appeal from the grave’ Phillip Hughes, workplace deaths and getting the balance rightHumphrey McQueen
27 Nov 2024COVID 19 Response Inquiry Report: A comprehensive review despite its limited terms of referenceAndrew Podger
25 Nov 2024Health Department: Listen to these lessons from our COVID 19 experienceAndrew Podger
19 Nov 2024Health and Human Security: a sense of control over one’s lifeTim Woodruff
15 Nov 2024Putting the mouth back into MedicareTim Woodruff
11 Nov 2024Trump victory increases hazards for climate and global healthJohn Dwyer
7 Nov 2024Reform starts here: APA welcomes the final report of the scope of practice review and its potential to transform primary careAustralian Physiotherapy Association
6 Nov 2024Conflicts of interest and the subconscious mindKerry Breen
4 Nov 2024Facing an aging population and financial challenges, hospitals in China are converting to senior care facilitiesFred Gao
2 Nov 2024Rescuing hospitalsMartyn Goddard
24 Oct 2024The question of voluntary assisted dying in dementia is not simpleMichael Chapman, Paul Komesaroff
23 Oct 2024Restoring universal health care in AustraliaBronwyn Kelly, Ian McAuley
22 Oct 2024How well is Australia doing on wellbeing?Matthew Fisher
17 Oct 2024A campaign to raise awareness of aged care star ratings is wasting public moneyCharles Maskell-Knight
16 Oct 2024Singing from the same hymn sheet – solutions for mental health care in AustraliaMary Chiarella
1 Oct 2024The conveyor belt for terminally ill older peopleKen Hillman
30 Sep 2024Behind the headlines on Australia’s 'top performing health system'Melissa Sweet, Charles Maskell-Knight
27 Sep 2024Aged care reforms unfair, unreasonable, unsustainableMichael Lester, Joseph Ibrahim
26 Sep 2024Nurse-led clinics: getting a return on your taxpayer dollarMary Chiarella
25 Sep 2024Given the choice, would my wife have chosen to 'let dementia take its course'?Ian Chubb
25 Sep 2024For-profit US healthcare system — once again — ranks dead last among its peersJake Johnson
17 Sep 2024We can no longer ignore the poor oral health of older peopleJohn Ward, Janet Wallace, Dileep Sharma
15 Sep 2024Giving Medicare teeth is a chance to fix its flawsPeter Breadon
14 Sep 2024Private equity bares its tactics in private healthcare shakedownTyler Solze
2 Sep 2024End the private hospital blame game by exposing the cost of carePeter Breadon
1 Sep 2024Environment: The climate crisis is a health crisisPeter Sainsbury
1 Sep 2024Review: Peter Gibilisco: Rocking the Boat – Significantly Essays from a wheelchair promoting due respect for allIkemi Ivara
27 Aug 2024Israeli physicians have reminded us that the care and protection of Gaza’s children is a human obligation — will we heed their call?Fiona Stanley, Paul Komesaroff, Sue Wareham, Bushra Othman
26 Aug 2024Could mpox become established in the Indo-Pacific?Vinod Balasubramaniam
24 Aug 2024A call to civil society: it’s time to reframe media policyMelissa Sweet, Marie McInerney
24 Aug 2024Compliance is killing caringRobbie Lloyd
15 Aug 2024The global collapse of parenting and the rise of the deviceChandran Nair
5 Aug 2024US military admits ‘missteps’ for anti-vax propagandaAlex Lo
30 Jul 2024Starmer may fix the NHS, but wholesale change is needed in our Western societies for better healthStephen Leeder
23 Jul 2024Israel’s border closures contribute to polio outbreak in GazaHelen McCue 
22 Jul 2024When children’s wellbeing becomes a political football, it’s time to change the gameTabitha Lean, Debbie Kilroy
20 Jul 2024Health leaders call for University of Melbourne to drop disciplinary action against studentsSue Wareham, Tilman Ruff, Rob Moodie and others
18 Jul 2024UNRWA must not be criminalised by the Israeli ParliamentMargaret Beavis
17 Jul 2024Israel legislatively and militarily seeks to destroy UNRWAHelen McCue 
4 Jul 2024The time-bomb under every state budgetMartyn Goddard
20 Jun 2024Private hospitals seeking more government subsidiesJohn Menadue
19 Jun 2024America’s anti-China psyop programs a 24/7 menace to the PhilippinesRichard Cullen
16 Jun 2024Environment: Pacific politician calls out Australia’s climate duplicityPeter Sainsbury
10 Jun 2024Rebuilding the NDISMonique Ryan
10 Jun 2024Time to change the lawMatty Silver
9 Jun 2024Environment: When will politicians take climate change seriously?Peter Sainsbury
2 Jun 2024“Forever Learning”: the Hoc Mai medical exchange program, 1998-2024Kerry Goulston
29 May 2024Attack on Rafah ‘safe zone’ is abhorrentMedical Association for Prevention of War (Australia)
28 May 2024Israel massacres children, which the Western Press says is fineCaitlin Johnstone
28 May 2024Did a US funded biotechnology experiment ignite the worst pandemic of modern times?Julian Cribb
27 May 2024Changing skills language to help save humanityAnn Villiers
20 May 2024Are our policy makers Voltaire’s illegitimate children ?Les MacDonald
20 May 2024The budget that forgot healthMartyn Goddard
17 May 2024Want to save public hospitals? First, stop being stupidMartyn Goddard
15 May 2024Future Gas Strategy is a betrayal of promised Climate and Environmental PoliciesDavid Shearman
8 May 2024Being young is getting worse, but we are not sure why, or what it meansRichard Eckersley
7 May 2024Combating Islamophobia and addressing oral health inequitiesHurjehan Kadernani, Mahjabeen Ahmad, Madhan Balasubramanian
6 May 2024The food industry can’t be trusted to make the rulesPeter Breadon
28 Apr 2024The age of eco-anxietyNoel Turnbull
22 Apr 2024Was the Covid-19 pandemic a ‘relatively mild pandemic’?Kerry Breen
22 Apr 2024As we approach the Federal budget, whatever happened to ‘Measuring What Matters’?Chelsea Hunnisett
19 Apr 2024NDIS and Aged Care; from rights first to budget firstRoger Beale
17 Apr 2024Responding to tragedyGreg Latemore
17 Apr 2024A new 60-day prescription policy may halve your visits to the GP and pharmacyHannah Diviney
16 Apr 2024How many more tragedies? Sydney siders in disbelief as they lay flowersJennifer Haines
12 Apr 2024Aged care funding: On the road to entrenched inequityTim Woodruff
11 Apr 2024There is no simple fix to residential aged careJohn Ward
7 Apr 2024Environment: Australia publishes its first climate risk assessmentPeter Sainsbury
5 Apr 2024Commonwealth-State health reform: It’s time for a conversation about national prioritiesStephen Duckett
1 Apr 2024Managerialism is crushing the human connection: The care economy seriesRobbie Lloyd
30 Mar 2024On the mystery of Easter, my life goes onPeter Gibilisco
26 Mar 2024Complacency can be deadlyJohn Dwyer
23 Mar 2024Health professions urged to speak up on AUKUS and its threats to health and safetySue Wareham
19 Mar 2024A war on children: Gaza doctors no longer see normal-sized babiesHelen McCue 
16 Mar 2024Aged Care funding taskforce fails to do its taskAnna Howe
10 Mar 2024Environment: Cryptocurrency using as much electricity as Sub-Saharan AfricaPeter Sainsbury
8 Mar 2024A life sentence: The impact of wrongful convictions on family and friendsAnne Irwin
4 Mar 2024Greater efforts are needed to tackle a “staggering” increase in vaping ratesCharles Maskell-Knight
27 Feb 2024Medicare is bleeding to death. Will Labor ever do anything about it?Martyn Goddard
27 Feb 2024Curing Australia’s dependent personality disorderTeow Loon Ti
25 Feb 2024In God we trustReb Halabi
21 Feb 2024Government’s response to Long Covid inquiry an exercise in sophistryCharles Maskell-Knight
12 Feb 2024Charging for aged care at home – splitting hairs and shifting loadsAnna Howe
12 Feb 2024E-cigarettes are not the solution to the tobacco pandemicJudith Mackay
11 Feb 2024Environment: Humans don’t make history – we play hostPeter Sainsbury
5 Feb 2024Medicare: Taking a history, making a diagnosis, and prescribing some reformsThe Hon Mark Butler MP
5 Feb 2024Mid term Aged Care Report card: 5/10 - must try harderKathy Eagar, Les MacDonald
2 Feb 2024The silence of the damnedChris Hedges
1 Feb 2024Medicare turns 40: since 1984 our health needs have changed but the system hasn’t. 3 reforms to update itStephen Duckett
25 Jan 2024How labelling is concealing common ground on climate, COVID and indigenous issuesTerry Russell
17 Jan 2024COVID unmasked an unfair health system. Now we can change itPeter Breadon
15 Jan 2024Unpacking the Jevons Paradox: how effectiveness gains in the NDIS lead to increased demandDavid O'Halloran
9 Jan 2024Professionalism and compassion in healthcareKim Oates
5 Dec 2023National Cabinet should fire the starting gun on national health reformPeter Breadon
28 Nov 2023Australia isn’t giving everyone a fair shotPeter Breadon
26 Nov 2023Environment: 1.5 degrees of warming in 10 yearsPeter Sainsbury
25 Nov 2023As another workforce review launches, what does the latest OECD health stocktake reveal?Charles Maskell-Knight
20 Nov 2023Domestic and family violence: brave men are vulnerable not violentRobbie Lloyd
19 Nov 2023Drugs and alcohol aren’t even half the problemRobbie Lloyd
13 Nov 2023The care economy: Ageing is not a disease - who knew?Robbie Lloyd
10 Nov 2023Medicare is changing for the betterStephen Duckett
7 Nov 2023“Consistency” in MBS policy – a further unlevelling of the playing fieldMary Chiarella
5 Nov 2023Why does "Mental Health Reform" default to "Compliance and Control"?Robbie Lloyd
30 Oct 2023New data shows the Commonwealth Government is not pulling its weight on hospital fundingStephen Duckett
30 Oct 2023Disability care is still all about us without us Robbie Lloyd
23 Oct 2023Crushing the human connection: Managerialism does not deliver good careRobbie Lloyd
22 Oct 2023Australia’s Covid-19 response inquiry: towards an integrated national disaster strategy?Robin Boyle
11 Oct 2023Private health insurance: and the rort goes onMartyn Goddard
7 Oct 2023Which way for school students with disabilities?Chris Bonnor
30 Sep 2023Australia: High five for government inquiries designed to avoid actionAlison Broinowski
26 Sep 2023Let’s avoid more Covid disasters. The public already knows who to blameJack Waterford
25 Sep 2023Health impacts of sanctions deleted from UN declaration on universal health coverage (with Australian support)David Legge
22 Sep 2023Rights are necessary but insufficient for the achievement of the full inclusion of people with disabilitiesTrevor Parmenter
21 Sep 2023Shadow boxing in the Universal Health Coverage debateDavid Legge
17 Sep 2023From Biotech to AIAlessandra Pucci
10 Sep 2023We’re going nuts, why wouldn’t we?Richard Hil
5 Sep 2023Health ministers maybe in office but seldom in powerJohn Menadue
4 Sep 2023Life at 80 is not about vegetating awayGim Teh
3 Sep 2023Heading into trouble: Hazards of the Women’s World CupJohn Dwyer
1 Sep 2023The quiet champions of pill testing preventing “harrowing” deathsAndrew Fraser
31 Aug 2023It’s high time to let PHC nurses show what they can doKaren Booth
30 Aug 2023A new Aged Care Act cannot fix a broken systemJohn Ward
29 Aug 2023DHAC review recommends improved strategic policy capability, data-driven metricsCharles Maskell-Knight
29 Aug 2023Climate and housing left on the 2063 agendaJack Waterford
5 Aug 2023On the Voice, supporters urged to be “loud and proud”Melissa Sweet
2 Aug 2023Government on the slow coal train as world faces collapseDavid Shearman
30 Jul 2023Environment: Palaszczuk - mining coal is good for your healthPeter Sainsbury
27 Jul 2023No action from Federal Government on Aged Care reviewCharles Maskell-Knight
26 Jul 2023Prescription co-payments: Time to stop the silent killerTim Woodruff
17 Jul 2023Fact-checking claims on how best to expand access to dental servicesCharles Maskell-Knight
16 Jul 2023Environment: Australia’s energy transition pathways a shamblesPeter Sainsbury
15 Jul 2023Curiouser and curiouser – Western Australian WonderlandMary Chiarella
8 Jul 2023Australia scores zero for taking action to protect our health from climate changeFiona Armstrong
6 Jul 2023Call them Hospital Departments... and reclaim people’s healthPaul Laris, Fran Baum
28 Jun 2023Public education’s ‘elephant in the classroom’John Frew
25 Jun 2023Have we given up on obesity?Hal Swerissen
23 Jun 2023Calvary Hospital acquisition may open new horizonsPeter O’Keeffe
21 Jun 2023The ageing challenge: navigating the pandemic, technology, and identity politicsPatricia Edgar
18 Jun 2023Environment: Two years left for a decent chance of keeping warming under 1.5ºCPeter Sainsbury
17 Jun 2023Grim Reaper is catching up with the Baby Boomers, waving billsRoss Gittins
11 Jun 2023Audit Office slams Morrison government mismanagement of health grantsCharles Maskell-Knight
7 Jun 2023The real world shatters the myth of personal choicePeter Breadon
6 Jun 2023Be a man, consume till it kills. It willDuncan Graham
1 Jun 2023No amount of money will fix the current health systemJohn Dwyer
31 May 2023The aged care payment system should be re-designed to support qualityCharles Maskell-Knight
31 May 2023Visiting the doctor in the age of AIIan Webster
27 May 2023Junk food ads for the chop? Don’t hold your breathMichael Thorn
23 May 2023Re-floating the Titanic won’t save Australian health careIan Hickie
20 May 2023A Labor budget to address workforce shortages in aged careKathy Eagar
17 May 2023Calvary hospital unresponsive? Yes, Chief MinisterAndrew Fraser
13 May 2023Budget focus on primary health care; a missed opportunity for ageing AustraliaPatricia Edgar, Don Edgar
13 May 2023Intriguing tale of China’s speedy pandemic recoveryRichard Cullen
11 May 2023Health budget has big changes – reviving our worn-out Medicare fee-for-service system and boosting bulk billingStephen Duckett
8 May 2023Treatment and support services for gambling harmCarol Bennett
6 May 2023Will the Albanese Government revive the values that underpinned Medicare?John Menadue
3 May 2023Cuts to preventive health are a false economy: they lead to sicker people and sicker budgetsPeter Breadon
2 May 2023Age equality: one of the great human rights issues of our timeThe Hon Mark Butler MP
1 May 2023Should NSW proceed with a Drug Summit? Alex Wodak
27 Apr 2023Like justice, medical specialist care delayed is care deniedGraeme Stewart
21 Apr 2023Why dental care was excluded from Medicare and why it should now be included (an edited repost)John Menadue
18 Apr 2023Restricting Medicare access to GPs that bulk bill all patientsCharles Maskell-Knight
16 Apr 2023Matching marketsDaniel Mulino
16 Apr 2023It’s 2050. How is our health system holding up?Jennifer Doggett
15 Apr 2023Strength, will and knowledge: critical components for aged care nursingMary Chiarella
13 Apr 2023What if Medicare was restricted to GPs who bulk billed? This kind of reform is possibleStephen Duckett, Fiona McDonald
6 Apr 2023Unpacking the Philip Medicare ReviewCharles Maskell-Knight
31 Mar 2023The absurdities of AUKUSMarianne Hanson
31 Mar 2023New obesity treatments offer hope, but can we afford them?John Dwyer
19 Mar 2023Environment: Trees good. Plastics bad. Why don’t governments turn it around?Peter Sainsbury
14 Mar 2023China: decoupling from the West and winning the long gameGeoff Raby
12 Mar 2023“Long tail” of COVID-19 impacts disadvantaged Australians’ education mostDon Perlgut
11 Mar 2023A desperate race to avoid locking in the pathway to human extinctionIan Dunlop
8 Mar 2023Restoring societal values that make a better future for allEva Cox
7 Mar 2023Politics, not science, fuelling debate about the origin of COVID-19John Dwyer
4 Mar 2023A time for leadership: winning the pandemic war firstStephen Alomes
28 Feb 2023The silicosis epidemic - a symptom of wider regulatory failureArthur Chesterfield-Evans
28 Feb 2023Do China's COVID-19 numbers add up?Kari McKern
27 Feb 2023Ohio Disaster - will those responsible be arrested?Jerry Grey
23 Feb 2023‘Defence’ as an Australian paradox: explaining veteran suicidesTony Smith
23 Feb 2023The difficulties of health reformCharles Maskell-Knight
22 Feb 2023Neurofeedback works for trauma – let’s use it!!!Roger Gurr
20 Feb 2023Asking the question: making the first move in Voluntary Assisted DyingMary Chiarella, Arthur Chesterfield-Evans
20 Feb 2023An insurance mindset is vital for the future of the welfare stateDaniel Mulino
20 Feb 2023Disability can be progressive. Supportive regimes must be progressive tooPeter Gibilisco
20 Feb 2023In Kashmir’s cycles of violence, progeny of former counterinsurgents are trapped in traumatic pastAliya Bashir
19 Feb 2023We must address the alarming rates of female veteran suicideElizabeth Boulton
17 Feb 2023Reforms and more funding needed to save MedicareStephen Duckett, Jennifer Doggett
11 Feb 2023The myth of meritocracy: Resisting the Strengthening Medicare Taskforce ReportMary Chiarella
10 Feb 2023The Medicare Review: how will its aspirations be achieved?John Dwyer
9 Feb 2023Australia’s problems with cosmetic surgery: why they have happened and how to fix themKerry Breen
8 Feb 2023Towards an Australian Centre for Disease ControlPeter Lewis-Hughes
7 Feb 2023Commonwealth-State cooperation is essential for healthcare reformStephen Duckett
7 Feb 2023Disaster management: The lessons of 2022Daniel Mulino
6 Feb 2023What’s wrong with addictionIan Webster
3 Feb 2023The impact of the housing crisis on the mental and physical health of childrenJohn Ward, John Boulton
1 Feb 2023Legal but not in reach: The state of abortion in AustraliaEsther Linder
13 Jan 2023Does racism explain our approach to global health problems?Jerry Grey
10 Jan 2023The States can act now on 'broken' GP systemCharles Maskell-Knight
7 Jan 2023Medicare must be patient and not provider centredJohn Menadue
7 Jan 2023Why is there a shortage of General Practitioners?Peter Brooks
6 Jan 2023Friedreich's Ataxia: Impossible to cease its progressionPeter Gibilisco
5 Jan 2023Myths and facts about China’s current COVID-19 situationZhou Limin
30 Dec 2022Best of 2022: If I were the Minister for HealthJohn Menadue
27 Dec 2022To better serve Australia’s need, broaden mental health beyond PsychologyBernard Macleod
21 Dec 2022The corporatisation of General PracticeCharles Maskell-Knight
19 Dec 2022A poetic imagining: "The Prime Minister has long Covid"Stephen Alomes
16 Dec 2022Deaths from heat waves can be prevented by community sheltersDavid Shearman
8 Dec 2022Medicare reform must not just be about more money to do the same things the same wayJohn Menadue
4 Dec 2022Environment: COP’s over but climate change is like ‘ol man river …’,Peter Sainsbury
4 Dec 2022Four myths about Pandemic preparednessPearls and Irritations guest David Bell
3 Dec 2022Can we build on Whitlam's legacy and place patient need at the heart of Medicare?Tim Woodruff
2 Dec 2022Whitlam was elected fifty years ago today: Medibank/Medicare was conceived five years before thatJohn Menadue
1 Dec 2022Yes, the Chinese protests are about politics and freedom. But they are also about what COVID might do if it is let loose nowJames Chin
30 Nov 2022Disability is not a hobby: our mutual obligation to society is paid richly and in fullPeter Gibilisco
28 Nov 2022A matter of conscience: what to do about the national medical regulatorKerry Breen
26 Nov 2022Your Medicare card: the Whitlam government's contemporary legacyStephen Duckett
17 Nov 2022Reinventing the NDISIan Webster
15 Nov 2022Medicare compliance review unlikely to succeedCharles Maskell-Knight
10 Nov 2022Covid Hindsight: Victoria acted on nightmare potential for system collapseLucy Hamilton
3 Nov 2022NDIS: What do soaring costs tell us?Roger Beale
2 Nov 2022The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce: Making everyone equal at the front door of the health systemMary Chiarella, Ken Griffin
26 Oct 2022Some overlooked questions about the Medicare fraud hullabalooKerry Breen
25 Oct 2022Medicare "rorts"ridiculous, but reform still neededCharles Maskell-Knight
22 Oct 2022“Sixty percent of all claims sent to Medicare for payment are fraudulent”!John Dwyer
18 Oct 2022Paramedics missing in health care debateRay Bange
16 Oct 2022The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce: No panacea, but great promise in technology driven careKen Griffin, Mary Chiarella
10 Oct 2022Technological revolutions and the need for human interactionPeter Gibilisco
4 Oct 2022Specialist nurse care: a no-brainer in Multiple SclerosisBelinda Bardsley, Rohan Greenland
25 Sep 2022Right wing media outraged by Australia’s Covid 19 responseJohn Dwyer
24 Sep 2022The contrast between China and the US as the Covid debacle rolls onEve Ottenberg
23 Sep 2022Advertising by doctors: Helpful or harmful?Kerry Breen
23 Sep 2022Learning from people who are homelessIan Webster
21 Sep 2022Beetaloo gas field: Resurrect health impact assessments to save livesDavid Shearman, Melissa Haswell
21 Sep 2022The Strengthening Medicare Taskforce: Commonwealth must resist lobbyists and embed team-based careKen Griffin, Mary Chiarella
17 Sep 2022The demarcations and restrictive work force practices in our health 'system' are a public scandalJohn Menadue
13 Sep 2022America the great? How the decline of the US will affect Australian policyMichael Pascoe
13 Sep 2022Modi's India gets a free pass on Human Rights - but not China!Lee Rhiannon
7 Sep 2022Our primary care system needs a philosophical and structural revolution (part two)John Dwyer
6 Sep 2022Our primary care system needs a philosophical and structural revolution (part one)John Dwyer
3 Sep 2022The parlous state of consumer protection from health care fraudJohn Dwyer
1 Sep 2022The strengthening medicare taskforce: All healthcare workers are on the front line. Let’s get them on the front footMary Chiarella, Ken Griffin
31 Aug 2022Suffer the little childrenDuncan Graham
27 Aug 2022Suzanne Davey: General Practice: A bleak future for quality and quantityDr. Suzanne Davey
26 Aug 2022Australia’s problems with cosmetic surgery: why they have happened and how to fix themKerry Breen
24 Aug 2022We need more than an Auditor-General’s report on COVID-19 vaccinationCharles Maskell-Knight
20 Aug 2022Stumbling Surveillance: The end of the COVIDSafe AppBinoy Kampmark
20 Aug 2022How to produce competent general practitioners…fasterDr Katrina Watson
19 Aug 2022What the strengthening Medicare Taskforce: Must do to modernise the primary health care workforceMary Chiarella, Ken Griffin
14 Aug 2022Integrating care for better healthStephen Leeder
13 Aug 2022Tackling junk foodStephen Leeder
13 Aug 2022My life with Friedreich's Ataxia - some autobiographical reflectionsPeter Gibilisco
8 Aug 2022Jeffrey Sachs and Neil Harrison: Did US biotechnology help to create COVID-19?Jeffrey D. Sachs
4 Aug 2022Katrina Watson: How to save General PracticeJohn Menadue
1 Aug 2022Peter Brooks and Peter Lewis-Hughes: A possible roadmap for a national pandemic planJohn Menadue
29 Jul 2022Will 2022 be the year primary health care takes a step up?Stephen Duckett
29 Jul 2022Demographic future of China, the USA and IndiaAbul Rizvi
17 Jul 2022Time to get serious about ventilation and air quality in training and post-secondary educationDon Perlgut
15 Jul 2022Time to unleash the full potential of nursesMary Chiarella, Ken Griffin
15 Jul 2022Complacency, wishful thinking and misinformation are all contributing to our lack of success in containing the spread of COVID-19John Dwyer
7 Jul 2022Back to first principles on drugsNicholas Cowdery
5 Jul 2022Hospitals and general practice reformCharles Maskell-Knight
4 Jul 2022Learning from Covid-19: A call for collective reflectionJuliet Bennett
30 Jun 2022We need an Australian Healthcare Reform CommissionJon Blackwell, Kerry Goulston
18 Jun 2022Environment: Can astronomical phenomena inspire us to solve earthly problems?Peter Sainsbury
9 Jun 2022Desperate Premiers call for radical redesign for health care fundingJohn Dwyer
18 May 2022If I were the Minister for HealthJohn Menadue
16 May 2022The erosion of MedicareCharles Maskell-Knight
14 May 2022Do we continue down the pathway of privatisation of health by stealth?Stephen Leeder
12 May 2022What I would do if I were the Minister for Health and Ageing in the next governmentStephen Duckett
12 May 2022Healthcare reform is not featuring in the current electionJohn Dwyer
11 May 2022Our health system: The dream and the realityTim Woodruff
4 May 2022Priorities for a new health ministerCharles Maskell-Knight
3 May 2022Attention Australia: The climate crisis is a health crisis tooWarwick Anderson, Fran Baum, Tony Capon
24 Apr 2022None of us is safe until all of us are safe: Australia and global vaccine equityKathy Eagar, Darcy Morris
22 Apr 2022Immigration of Nurses and DoctorsAbul Rizvi
20 Apr 2022Privatisation and the hollowing out of Medicare by the Morrison GovernmentJohn Menadue
10 Apr 2022Margaret Beavis: What really makes Australians more secure?John Menadue
4 Apr 2022Children suffer the most in warKim Oates
28 Mar 2022Why vaping will be accepted as Australia's response to tobaccoAlex Wodak
25 Mar 2022Few aged care facilities deliver high quality care while also making a profitHal Swerrisen
23 Mar 2022The return of the state? The role of government in managing the pandemicAlex Wodak, Jarrod Allen
21 Mar 2022Dental care must be on the election agenda - it's timeLesley Russell, Heiko Spallek
1 Mar 2022Investing in community health is the solution to our aged care crisisMary Chiarella, Heiko Spallek, Brad Frankum
28 Feb 2022Boozing it up in Geneva by Big AlcoholMichael Thorn
20 Feb 2022Why a Multiculturalism Act would help reduce Covid impacts on minoritiesAndrew Jakubowicz
7 Feb 2022US's high Covid death rate mark the dark side of American exceptionalismJake Johnson
5 Feb 2022New variant plus our Covid-weariness frustrates pandemic controlJohn Dwyer
29 Jan 2022Why the Department of Health has proven tragically ineptCharles Maskell-Knight
25 Jan 2022Four strategies to help vaccinate the world against COVID-19Alex Wodak, Jarrod Allen
22 Jan 2022Aged care again bears the tragic brunt of a COVID-19 wave: why?Kathy Eagar, Anita Westera
19 Jan 2022How to learn from our Covid history (no, not with a royal commission)Stephen Duckett
19 Jan 2022Omicron wave has exposed the battle lines of a new 'ethics' warPaul Komesaroff
19 Jan 2022A sense of mission required for the (eventual) post-Covid nationJack Waterford
18 Jan 2022Our post-pandemic healthcare system will need massive investmentJack Waterford
18 Jan 2022Stormy seas for health sector: the Omicron wave is too damaging to 'let it rip'Peter Lewis-Hughes
17 Jan 2022Living with Covid: lessons from the Spanish Flu pandemicJeff Kildea
17 Jan 2022Omicron's relentless spread demands a new responseStephen Alomes
15 Jan 2022Another pandemic will come: have we learnt any lessons from this one?Jon Blackwell
14 Jan 2022Fools rush in: Morrison's latest and worst Covid fiascoRobin Boyle
8 Jan 2022It's not only us, Mr Morrison:the government must also play a part in fighting CovidStephen Leeder
7 Jan 2022Health policy hazard: Covid is here to stay, so where is the plan?Hal Swerrisen
6 Jan 2022Act now to overcome the Commonwealth litany of failure on COVIDStephen Duckett
16 Dec 2021A curate's egg: the many failures of Australia's vaccine rolloutRobin Boyle
15 Dec 2021A curate's egg: measuring the successes of Australia's vaccine rolloutRobin Boyle
10 Dec 2021The price of inequality: vaccine nationalism and the Omicron variantAlex Wodak, Jarrod Allen
8 Dec 2021Australia's splintered healthcare system is plagued by inequityJohn Dwyer
4 Dec 2021Patient beware: many a medical practitioner is naught but a dodgy doctorJohn Dwyer
3 Dec 2021Front-line nurses, burnt-out or on the brink.Ben Chiarella
1 Dec 2021Rich countries blamed for 'avoidable' new Covid variantJake Johnson
30 Nov 2021Omicron emerged because rich countries neglected global public healthBinoy Kampmark
28 Nov 2021Omicron is fuelled by our failure to mount a coordinated global responseJohn Dwyer
28 Nov 2021Aged care advisory council needs strong nursing voicesMary Chiarella
27 Nov 2021Biden urged to fight big pharma's vaccine greed at key WTO meetingJake Johnson
21 Nov 2021'Obscene': Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna rake in $5.4 million an hourJake Johnson
8 Nov 2021Vaccination plus: A safe ticket to the great Aussie summerStephen Alomes
1 Nov 2021Our new Covid reality leaves the vulnerable living in fearDechlan Brennan
30 Oct 2021Why Australia should be helping the least vaccinated nations like PNGTerry Slevin
25 Oct 2021From zero to acceptable risk: funeral rites for Covid zeroBinoy Kampmark
24 Oct 2021After lockdown: can marvellous Melbourne ever be the same?Binoy Kampmark
24 Oct 2021EU, UK under fire for opposing a vaccine patent waiver due to Big Pharma lobbyingJake Johnson
22 Oct 2021Will NSW's opening up to international travel lead to internal borders closing down?Jane McAdam, Alison Bashford, Regina Jeffries
13 Oct 2021What really happened — not just in Wuhan — to spark the COVID-19 pandemicAlison Broinowski
9 Oct 2021Mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic the Javanese wayDuncan Graham
8 Oct 2021In a post-Covid Australia, telehealth underpins the future for healthcarePeter Brooks
8 Oct 2021A year and 3.5 million deaths later, 'greed is triumphing over human life' in vaccine fightJake Johnson
6 Oct 2021For 21st century primary health care, we need bold and brave leadershipLesley Russell
29 Sep 2021After the pandemic, virtual healthcare is the futureMartin Bowles
29 Sep 2021Three Catholic Archbishops: A viral infectionBill Uren
27 Sep 2021How the Doherty model has been politically weaponised.Stephen Alomes
26 Sep 2021The Clayton's but secret Covid national planGordon Gregory
24 Sep 2021Dealing with community despair in the time of CovidIan Webster
22 Sep 2021How nurse practitioners have been shut out of the vaccine rolloutMary Chiarella
21 Sep 2021Covid on the inside: A Sydney doctor's perspective. I can face tomorrowNicole Hersch
20 Sep 2021Genocide by big pharma. Millions will dieDavid Legge
20 Sep 2021Three unjustified problems with the Queensland euthanasia billFrank Brennan
17 Sep 2021'Everybody did it': wealthy doctors' lobbies ride JobKeeper gravy trainCallum Foote
15 Sep 2021A house divided against itself cannot tame the pandemicJohn Dwyer
14 Sep 2021Go hard, go early. But the PM prefers a go slow on key issuesKevin Davis
14 Sep 2021Reaching 80% vaccination isn't the same for all communities. The vulnerable will continue to suffer.Andrew Jakubowicz
12 Sep 2021NSW’s reopening plan is risky, and signals an end to a national approachStephen Duckett, Anika Stobart
12 Sep 2021Sunday environmental round up.Peter Sainsbury
12 Sep 2021In a liberal capitalist society, Charlie Teo exemplifies the freedom and the potential of the entrepreneurMiles Little
10 Sep 2021John Menadue-At last,Australia backs Covid vaccine patent waiver. Better late than neverCommon Dreams
10 Sep 2021Doherty has ditched the pledge to First Nations AustraliansRobin Boyle
9 Sep 2021When should the lockdown end?Michael Keating
9 Sep 2021Fix the means test for a consumer-friendly retirement income systemAndrew Podger
9 Sep 2021A major revamp of health workforce planning and research infrastructure is necessary in AustraliaMadhan Balasubramanian, Stephanie Short
9 Sep 2021The virus and social cultures: A national plan beyond DohertyStephen Alomes
5 Sep 2021A food for special medical purposes for cancer patients?Ken Harvey
3 Sep 2021The Age demeans itself as well as the Victorian public health teamJenny Hocking
3 Sep 2021It's time to change the Covid narrative from getting to zero to harm minimisationSandy Gifford
2 Sep 2021Blessed are the rich in securing vaccinesJohn Menadue
2 Sep 2021The shameful global vaccine apartheid in 10 imagesMadhukar Pai
2 Sep 2021Trading Covid freedoms in NSWStephanie Dowrick
1 Sep 2021Gladys Berejiklian, deep in farce yesterday, threatening chaos todayTony Smith
31 Aug 2021Wilcannia and Covid, a disastrous, discriminatory, failure by Australian and NSW Governments.Jenny Hocking
30 Aug 2021Covid-19 Infections, Vaccinations, Lockdowns, and the EconomyMichael Keating
29 Aug 2021Stakeholder voices in health policyStephen Duckett
27 Aug 2021Opening with 70% of adults vaccinated, the Doherty report predicts 1.5K deaths in 6 months. We need a revised planStephen Duckett, Anika Stobart, The Conversation
24 Aug 2021Premier Berejiklian, please stop thinking  about easing of restrictions after “6 million jabs”John Dwyer
24 Aug 2021How Covid in NSW has revealed the differences and disadvantages of class, race, age and gender.Andrew Jakubowicz
17 Aug 2021Vaccinating aged care staff: mismanagement by Scott Morrison’s government.Gordon Gregory
15 Aug 2021Gladys' infection is spreading everywhereStephanie Dowrick
9 Aug 2021Not good enough, Premier BerejiklianJohn Dwyer
8 Aug 2021As US hits Biden's 70% vaccination goal, world's poor nations barely over 1%Common Dreams
5 Aug 2021The COVID-19 'National Plan' seems designed to failMartin Painter
3 Aug 2021Big pharma monopolies gauging over vaccination prices whilst refusing access to poor countriesCommon Dreams
2 Aug 2021A tale of two cities in the same pandemic.Andrew Jakubowicz
28 Jul 2021Making good use of the AstraZeneca in which we are 'awash'Gordon Gregory
27 Jul 2021Lockdown protesters march across the flat earthWarwick McFadyen
27 Jul 2021Australia Should Back Covid-19 Waiver of Intellectual Property RulesHuman Rights Watch
25 Jul 2021The right answer to Jack's question can help use all that AstraZenecaGordon Gregory
23 Jul 2021We can help restore confidence in the AZ vaccineGraeme Stewart
22 Jul 2021Data hesitancy: class, race, ethnicity and geography in the viral dangers of SydneyAndrew Jakubowicz
22 Jul 2021Is AstraZeneca the Britney Spears of COVID vaccines?Tony Jaques
21 Jul 2021Poor leadership, irresponsible media and a clever virusJohn Dwyer
19 Jul 2021Wanting a social marketing campaign on Covid and getting a band aid insteadNoel Turnbull
19 Jul 2021Covid 19 has revealed the weaknesses but also the importance of globalisation.Gordon Gregory
18 Jul 2021Why do some wealthy people leave money on the table by not buying private hospital insurance?Melbourne Institute
18 Jul 2021Russia’s vaccine curseJohn Menadue
16 Jul 2021The NSW 'lockdown' that isn't while putting business before people.John Dwyer
16 Jul 2021It's the vaccine rollout, stupid!Mark Buckley
15 Jul 2021Covid 2021 – Lessons from Dunkirk about unused resources. Think pharmaciesGeoffrey Brooks
14 Jul 2021'Humanity Must Stand Together': Top Medical Ethicists Demand Vaccine Patent WaiversCommon Dreams
13 Jul 2021Fear God, not the pandemic in Indonesia.Duncan Graham
9 Jul 2021We can complete a full mRNA rollout by end of 2021. Here’s the planRobin Boyle
8 Jul 2021When should mandatory vaccination be on the agenda?Stephen Duckett, Anika Stobart
8 Jul 2021Ageing is not a lifestyle choice:Tony Broe, Ellen Finlay
7 Jul 2021AstraZeneca vaccine: let young people choose for themselvesMichael Tanner
7 Jul 2021Lockdown’s compulsory in Indonesia – if you likeDuncan Graham
6 Jul 2021The vaccine roll out is a much bigger debacle than the NBN rolloutJohn Menadue
6 Jul 2021The chaotic incompetence of our roll out of the Covid vaccines? Part 2John Dwyer
5 Jul 2021The chaotic incompetence of our roll out of the Covid vaccines? Part 1John Dwyer
2 Jul 2021National Cabinet is not to blame, unless you ask the State GovernmentsDavid Solomon
30 Jun 2021Australian Government silent on CSL, Red Cross contaminated blood scandal; UK government accepts 'moral responsibility'Elizabeth Minter
30 Jun 2021Can we have confidence in the Therapeutic Goods Administration?Ken Harvey
29 Jun 2021Nobody’s handmaiden: how nurses are taking on the top jobs despite opposition.Mary Chiarella
28 Jun 2021Finding the origins of COVID-19 and preventing future pandemicsJeffrey D. Sachs
27 Jun 2021The curse of coal and government health malfeasanceDavid Shearman
25 Jun 2021Can the success of the NHS vaccination rollout in the UK be applied in other areas of healthcare?John Menadue
24 Jun 2021Financial penalties for avoidable hospitalisations.Stephen Duckett
24 Jun 2021Australia's Covid vaccine rollout, Part 4. A good outcome by Christmas is possibleRobin Boyle
24 Jun 2021Dissecting the controversy around Medicare reform and a disappointing response from the ALPJennifer Doggett
23 Jun 2021Australia's Covid vaccine rollout, Part 3. In June 2021 we are at the crossroadsRobin Boyle
22 Jun 2021Australia's Covid vaccine rollout, Part 2. What we’ve been deliveredRobin Boyle
21 Jun 2021Should procedural specialists be the highest earning doctors in the nation?Kerry Breen, Kerry Goulston
21 Jun 2021Australia's Covid vaccine rollout: what we were promisedRobin Boyle
20 Jun 2021Rogue doctors and the good character testKerry Breen
16 Jun 2021How Victoria's lockdown finally got Australia in vaccination modeJonas Hedlund, Allan Hernández-Chanto, Carlos Oyarzún
16 Jun 2021Is the expanding medical workforce meeting changing community needs?Anthony Scott
14 Jun 2021Regulating Alcohol in the Northern Territory: in whose interest?Michael Dillon
11 Jun 2021Ageism and the secret to living a long life.Patricia Edgar
10 Jun 2021Competition isn’t improving the aged care sectorMelbourne Institute
8 Jun 2021The Stench of COVID Coverups.Alison Broinowski, Tony Kevin
7 Jun 2021Covid and aged care: When you are in a deep hole, the most important thing to do is stop digging.Kathy Eagar, Anita Westera
4 Jun 2021Was there a Wuhan lab leak? Why an inquiry won't dig out the truthJonathan Cook
1 Jun 2021The federal government’s Covid response: avoid responsibility for national quarantineRobin Boyle
31 May 2021Dentist migration policy in Australia requires a new strategyMadhan Balasubramanian, Woosung Sohn
30 May 2021Why do Australians buy private health insurance?Melbourne Institute
28 May 2021Encouraging COVID complacency is a dangerous political gameMartin Painter
28 May 2021WHO Chief decries 'scandalous' vaccine inequality where rich nations control 'fate of the world'Common Dreams
26 May 2021Radioactive trash - a tale of two Sydney suburbsNoel Wauchope
25 May 2021Where next for private healthcare?Stephen Duckett
25 May 2021Australia’s Pandemic Trap is Snapping ShutMartin Painter
24 May 2021Ageism in the time of CovidIan Webster
24 May 2021All too convenient to blame the Health bureaucratsJack Waterford
23 May 2021Will India's Covid wave hit Indonesia? Stand by and stand backDuncan Graham
23 May 2021The Budget falsely claims to make health insurance cheaper through lower premium rebatesCharles Maskell-Knight
23 May 2021As Covid ravages poor nations, Pharma vaccine profiteering has created 9 new billionairesCommon Dreams
20 May 2021The Commonwealth Government is continually avoiding responsibility for quarantineMartin Painter
18 May 2021The Aged Care Royal Commission: the government responds with more money but the structural problems remain.Anita Westera, Kathy Eagar
18 May 2021The second year of the pandemic is even more deadly. Australians in India are being abandoned.John Dwyer
10 May 2021What do we get for the millions spent on COVID consultancies?Stephen Duckett
7 May 2021Covid in India and racism in AustraliaGreg Barns
7 May 2021Biden supports waiver on Covid -19 vaccines. Will Australia follow? New Zealand is ahead of us again.David Legge
6 May 2021Share the intellectual property on COVID-19 vaccinesJeffrey D. Sachs
5 May 2021India's Coronavirus emergency tells a story poorly understoodRamesh Thakur
4 May 2021A moral responsibility to get Australian's homeJohn Dwyer
4 May 2021Biden urged to stand 'on the side of humanity' and back waiver for Covid vaccine patentsCommon Dreams
3 May 2021Covid-19 Vaccines: Australia on the side of wealthy countries and Big PharmaTerry Slevin
2 May 2021Capitalism, COVID, and ClimateMike Scrafton
29 Apr 2021Perspectives from the floor of a medically supervised injecting centreJames Mulholland
26 Apr 2021Why won’t Morrison accept his responsibility for quarantine?Abul Rizvi
26 Apr 2021There is a conspiracy about the origins of COVID-19. But it has nothing to do with China’s secrecyPaul Komesaroff, Ian Kerridge
22 Apr 2021To hell in a trolley-car with a motley crew: utilitarians, “triage” urgers and Neo-AztecsPeter Freckleton
21 Apr 2021Who is Australia's worst Health Minister? How does Greg Hunt rate?Noel Turnbull
19 Apr 2021COVID-19 Vaccines: Risks, Benefits, and IndemnityKen Harvey
18 Apr 2021Explaining the AstraZeneca blood clots: what are our risks and how do we proceed?John Dwyer
18 Apr 2021Children’s Hospital tragedy casts a shadow over PerthJerry Roberts
16 Apr 2021Are we more depressed or more diagnosed?Don Edgar, Patricia Edgar
16 Apr 2021I'll have what Scott's having, thanks!Robin Boyle
15 Apr 2021Australian Medical Association's aged care money grabJill White
13 Apr 2021Lobby Land. The power of the health lobby. Health ministers may be in office but they are not in power. An update.John Menadue
9 Apr 2021Australia assists Big Pharma to stall vaccine roll out.David Legge
7 Apr 2021Aged care - where sexism and ageism walk hand in handKathy Eagar, Anita Westera
5 Apr 2021The unfolding Covid disaster in PNGJohn Dwyer
4 Apr 2021Experts warn failure to rapidly 'Vaccinate the World' creates dangerous opening for Covid-19 mutationsCommon Dreams
2 Apr 2021The 'ecology of attention' in health and social careIan Webster
29 Mar 2021The unfortunate reality for private health insurance premiumsCharles Maskell-Knight
28 Mar 2021WHO Chief blasts 'Grotesque' vaccine inequality as rich nations block speedy end of global pandemicCommon Dreams
25 Mar 2021Vaccine rollout hindered by lack of recognition for nurse practitionersMary Chiarella
24 Mar 2021More talk, no action: Australia’s approach to trade rules restraining vaccine productionDeborah Gleeson
24 Mar 2021Do we still burn witches? The petition to pardon Kathleen Folbigg over the death of her four childrenKerry Breen
24 Mar 2021Vaccine misinformation on social media is out of control, but we should expect better from the mainstream mediaJohn Dwyer
23 Mar 2021How effective are the Covid vaccines for our global immunisation efforts?John Dwyer
23 Mar 2021Developing a systems approach to enable patient navigation: A path to achieving patient empowerment?Sian Slade, Peter Brooks
21 Mar 2021Vaccine Diplomacy Is Paying Off for ChinaForeign Affairs
15 Mar 2021QUAD: A public relations exercise to disguise Big Pharma’s obstruction and to combat Chinese vaccine successesJohn Menadue
15 Mar 2021The long Chinese march into Indonesia with vaccinesDuncan Graham
10 Mar 2021Vaccination controversy shouldn't compromise efforts to protect AustraliansJohn Dwyer
9 Mar 2021Australia could take a leaf from Indonesia's personalised approach to aged careDuncan Graham
8 Mar 2021Vaccine nationalism: Australia votes to deny Covid vaccines to poorer countriesDavid Legge
8 Mar 2021Why dental care was excluded from Medicare and why it should now be included (an edited repost)John Menadue
7 Mar 2021Political stunt silences the Aged Care Royal Commission’s final reportSarah Russell, Elizabeth Minter
3 Mar 2021How a nurse saved the day. And nurses do it every day.Beth Mohle
2 Mar 2021Opportunity Lost: spark of a healthier nation was quickly snuffed outTim Woodruff
1 Mar 2021Vaccine rollout: the value or otherwise of a 'vaccination certificate'. Part 3Robin Boyle
1 Mar 2021Our C18th health workforce structure is riddled with demarcations, inefficiencies and antique work practices. (An edited repost)John Menadue
26 Feb 2021Herd immunity? Not with AstraZeneca in the frame. Part 2Robin Boyle
23 Feb 2021China, Russia steal a vaccine diplomacy marchEast Asia Forum
21 Feb 2021We are Socioecological: health carers and advocatesMark Wahlqvist, Denise Ruth, Jacinta Tobin
19 Feb 2021Expert denialism: federal Covid advisory committee slow to accept airborne evidenceStephen Alomes
18 Feb 2021The race is on ... vaccines vs variants. The global response will determine the winnerJohn Dwyer
18 Feb 2021Penny wise, pound foolish: the federal government must step up on hotel quarantineStephen Duckett, Brendan Coates
15 Feb 2021Serving the underserved: nurse practitioners' invaluable roles during CovidMary Chiarella, Leanne Boase
14 Feb 2021Going for CALD on CovidAndrew Jakubowicz
14 Feb 2021Upturn: A better normal needs a focus on health, not just healthcareLesley Russell
11 Feb 2021Deaths in aged care on Morrison's watchKristina Keneally
8 Feb 2021Australian aged care is a crisis waiting to happenPeter Baume
5 Feb 2021Aged care, quarantine: open and shut cases of federal responsibility but Morrison won't step up to the plateSarah Russell
31 Jan 2021Indonesia’s pandemic policy: Pray and payDuncan Graham
28 Jan 2021Vocational Education Trainers need vaccination priority - economic recovery may depend on itDon Perlgut
24 Jan 2021We have the tools to help control the pandemic; we have to use themJohn Dwyer
21 Jan 2021Putting all our eggs in the vaccination basket is delusionalTony Smith
21 Jan 2021Pandemic deaths have numbed our humanity and perception of riskTony Jaques
20 Jan 2021Australia’s Covid-19 quarantining – an abrogation of federal responsibilities! There is no national planRhonda Boyle
20 Jan 2021State of emergency: London, Washington DC fail basic duty to protect citizensJanine Perrett
18 Jan 2021Diplomacy's pointy end. Chinese vaccines in Indonesia.Duncan Graham
17 Jan 2021The Matthew Fisher Sarcoma Research FundJohn Menadue
9 Jan 2021Barriers to the NDISIan Webster
6 Jan 2021No Plan PM: how government’s lack of an aged care plan cost lives. Typically the PM then blamed others.Elizabeth Minter, Sarah Russell
6 Jan 2021Responding to Callaghan: completing Australia's retirement income systemAndrew Podger
5 Jan 2021China's 'vaccine diplomacy': A global charm offensive. Winning hearts and minds!The Japan Times
5 Jan 2021Are surgeons just a little bit less careful when operating on their birthdays?Peter Sainsbury
4 Jan 2021It is foolhardy, indeed downright irresponsible, to have spectators at cricket and tennis matches this summerJohn Dwyer
4 Jan 2021The shabby treatment of nurses by medical doctors.John Menadue
3 Jan 2021Reflections on and predictions for the Covid-19 pandemic as 2020 gives way to 2021. Part 2John Dwyer
2 Jan 2021Reflections on and predictions for the Covid-19 Pandemic as 2020 gives way to 2021. Part 1John Dwyer
31 Dec 2020Is the Darwin Dan Murphy’s Woolworths a Juukan Gorge moment?Michael Thorn
31 Dec 2020Nurse Practitioners must be recognised by the Medical Benefits ScheduleDebra Thoms, Leanne Morton
31 Dec 2020Surely pre-senile dementia is too high a price to pay for sporting gloryJohn Dwyer
30 Dec 2020Medicare Review: professional mobbing and cartel behaviour against nursesChristopher O’Donnell, Lisa Whitehead
30 Dec 2020What is the fate of the MBS Review Task Force and its work? (Croakey Dec 21, 2020)Lesley Russell
24 Dec 2020Let’s all shout out for our nurses in 2021Kim Oates
23 Dec 2020Health Professionals during the pandemicCarol Cooke
22 Dec 2020The global effort by anti-vaxxers to destroy confidence in Covid-19 vaccinesJohn Dwyer
21 Dec 2020We thought you saw us nurses - seems we were wrongJill White
21 Dec 2020Dentists, overtreatment and policy deficienciesGary Moorhead
17 Dec 2020A perverse, offensive and oppressive rejection of nursesMary Chiarella, Jane Currie
17 Dec 2020What has happened to influenza (and everything else) during the COVID-19 pandemic?Dominic Dwyer
15 Dec 2020Overtreatment in Dentistry: A Professional ControversyAlexander Holden
14 Dec 2020El Cheapo Aged Care: why the Coalition’s make-work schemes won’t workSarah Russell
7 Dec 2020There were shocking Covid-19 infection rates in USA arrivals in March – why were flights not shut down?Robin Boyle
3 Dec 2020Three cheers for health workers who care for patients, communities and the planetDavid Shearman
26 Nov 2020Fraudster will create US COVID vaccination problemsNoel Turnbull
25 Nov 2020'Our Malady' by Timothy Snyder: Lessons for Australia in health careKerry Goulston
19 Nov 2020The people with disabilities who regularly miss outIan Webster
15 Nov 2020Review of the Therapeutic Goods Advertising FrameworkKen Harvey
12 Nov 2020Covid vaccine claims 90% efficacy; Australia has bought 10 million dosesDavid Legge
11 Nov 2020Biden wins the poisoned chalice as we pray for a coronavirus vaccineJohn Dwyer
9 Nov 2020Hotel quarantine interim report on outsourcing recommends changes but accountability questions remain (Kristen Rundle, The Conversation 6.11.20)The Conversation
5 Nov 2020Where to send granny? Bringing the last generation back into total societyDuncan Graham
2 Nov 2020Around the world it is the lack of caution among 19-29 year olds that disproportionally puts infection control at riskJohn Dwyer
1 Nov 2020Tianshu Bai et al. Private or Public? The declining use of private healthcare in Australia (Melbourne Institute Oct 2020)Melbourne Institute
1 Nov 2020Angelique Chan. Asian countries do aged care differently. Here’s what we can learn from them (The Conversation Oct 23, 2020)The Conversation
30 Oct 2020Yes Minister: Another day, another aged care scandalSarah Russell
29 Oct 2020Aged care: Commissioners hand government a 'get out of jail' card with disagreement between Commissioners.Kathy Eagar
28 Oct 2020No one else in the world has tamed a second wave this large like Daniel Andrews (The Conversation Oct 26, 2020)Stephen Duckett, Tom Crowley
28 Oct 2020Aged care and the magic puddingKathy Eagar
22 Oct 2020Despite more than 30 major inquiries, governments still haven’t fixed aged care. Why are the lobbyists getting away with it? (Oct 21, 2020)The Conversation
21 Oct 2020Reform of the waterfront, with its dogs and security guards, was minor compared to what's needed for health sectorJohn Menadue
20 Oct 2020The lack of integration in Australia's health workforce. There are unconnected silos everywhere.Mary Chiarella, Lesley Russell, Peter Brooks
19 Oct 2020The Victorian lockdown is not just about health and lives!Robin Boyle
16 Oct 2020Misinformation about Covid-19. Don't listen to Donald Trump or Alan Jones.John Dwyer
16 Oct 2020No shortage of options to pay for rights-based care for the elderly with a disability. Part 2Roger Beale
15 Oct 2020Gillard's discrimination against people with a disability aged over 65 must be put right - Part 1Roger Beale
15 Oct 2020The aged care Royal Commission’s Covid-19 report is superficial, misleading and unhelpfulHal Swerrisen
15 Oct 2020The National Disability Insurance Scheme: a consumer's experienceJon Blackwell
13 Oct 2020Residential aged care funding rules are unfair and inefficientStephen Duckett
13 Oct 2020LobbyLand. The politics of fossil fuels - the pits!David Shearman
6 Oct 2020Aged care providers have Coalition wrapped around their little fingersSarah Russell
5 Oct 2020Social prescribing links workersLesley Russell
29 Sep 2020First Nations people, their health, and this coronavirusMichael Gracey
29 Sep 2020Tackling the mental health crisis in the time of Covid 19; prescribing the same remedy over and over again?Bill Bush
28 Sep 2020Out-of-pocket medical financial abuseKerry Breen, Kerry Goulston
22 Sep 2020Aged care has become a property play - perhaps even for some church groups?Ray Bricknell
21 Sep 2020Home based and community health careMary Chiarella
21 Sep 2020Australian aged care death rate among highest in the world. Aged care Insite. August 12 2020Conor Burke
17 Sep 2020What happens when we treat aged care residents as “consumers” (Inside Story Sep 14, 2020)Sarah Holland-Batt
13 Sep 2020Cuban and American healthcare (CounterPunch Sep 3, 2020)Don Fitz
9 Sep 2020Promoting health equity: mixed scorecard for Australia’s policy response to Covid-19Belinda Townsend, Sharon Friel, Sharni Goldman
9 Sep 2020Coughing up a smokescreenDuncan Graham
8 Sep 2020Aged care should not be 'pre-palliative care' as Scott Morrison suggestsHal Swerrisen
8 Sep 2020Overcoming individualisation is fundamental to social changeMatthew Fisher
7 Sep 2020PART 2: COVID controversies and vaccine shortcutsJohn Dwyer
4 Sep 2020Covid controversies continue to hinder our efforts to end a deadly pandemic - Part 1John Dwyer
4 Sep 2020Victoria should stay the courseStephen Duckett
3 Sep 2020Air pollution from coal blights young lives, even before birthJohn Hewson
3 Sep 2020Sexual misconduct in our society: Can we do better?Kerry Breen
2 Sep 2020How market forces are failing us in opting out to private and for-profit child careLisa Bryant
2 Sep 2020Tackling substance abuse in the coronavirus pandemicLesley Russell
1 Sep 2020It was a mistake to privatise aged carePeter Baume
1 Sep 2020PART 2: Review of the Medicare Benefits schemeJames Gillespie, Kerry Goulston
1 Sep 2020Robodebt and suicideIan Cunliffe
31 Aug 2020PART 1: Review of the Medicare Benefits schemeJames Gillespie, Kerry Goulston
26 Aug 2020Aged Care as part of a National Care Service.Ray Bricknell
24 Aug 2020We have the least worst Minister in charge of Aged CareMungo MacCallum (Dec'd)
24 Aug 2020What about the security companies? Don’t they have corporate ethical responsibility?Rivka T Witenberg
23 Aug 2020The inconsistent responses to Covid-19Jocelyn Pixley
23 Aug 2020Harmful research misconduct, is our research integrity framework adequate?Ron Brent, Kerry Breen
20 Aug 2020Being old and disabled in the time of COVIDRoger Beale
19 Aug 2020'Rage against the dying of the light' in the way we treat elderly peopleIan Webster
18 Aug 2020The (failing) aged care system we have in 2020 operates exactly as it was designed to - Part 2Kathy Eagar
17 Aug 2020The (failing) aged care system we have in 2020 operates exactly as it was designed to - Part 1Kathy Eagar
17 Aug 2020The Ruby Princess fiasco, deaths and damage.Mungo MacCallum (Dec'd)
16 Aug 2020The Coronavirus does discriminatePaul Malone
16 Aug 2020War and Pandemic Journalism: the Truth Can Disappear Fast (Counter Punch August 7, 2020)Patrick Cockburn
14 Aug 2020A pandemic letter from an Aussie in the USA (PURSUIT August 14, 2020)Adam Elshaug
13 Aug 2020Why is Australia's public health data hidden?Heiko Spallek
13 Aug 2020What went wrong with Aged Care?Mark Buckley
12 Aug 2020To mask or not to mask? Is that the question?Mary Chiarella
10 Aug 2020COVID-19 lays bare the US’s deep problems, with some help from TrumpRichard Eckersley
9 Aug 2020Nurses, COVID-19 and the risks they run for us.Mary Chiarella
9 Aug 2020Fast Tracking a National Care ServiceSue Rabbitt Roff
7 Aug 2020Aged care homes: the weakest COVID-19 linkKathy Eagar
5 Aug 2020The hindering of our efforts to control the spread of Covid-19John Dwyer
30 Jul 2020Caring for older AustraliansStephen Leeder
30 Jul 2020The powerless suffer and the powerful carry on amid Covid-19Tim Woodruff
29 Jul 2020The Power of Attorney and abuse of the elderlyPatricia Edgar, Don Edgar
27 Jul 2020Watching Fox News in the US may kill youNoel Turnbull
23 Jul 2020The cost of outsourcing public health servicesNoel Turnbull
19 Jul 2020Domestic violence in the pandemic. Anti terrorism is a tried and successful diversionPost by mail
16 Jul 2020In this pandemic, children will suffer far more than we realiseKim Oates
10 Jul 2020The Therapeutic Goods Administration must do better.Ken Harvey
6 Jul 2020Where politics ‘trumps’ public healthJohn Dwyer
3 Jul 2020Australia’s health care after coronavirus – is there a silver lining to the pandemic?Lesley Russell
25 Jun 2020‘Get them laughing to get them drinking’ and 'Keep them drinking' while they're stuck at home.Hannah Pierce
25 Jun 2020Death of the critical friend in South AustraliaPaul Laris
16 Jun 2020Monty Python and the quest for herd immunityRodney Tiffen
12 Jun 2020Australia’s COVID-19 response Part 2: The four successes and four failuresStephen Duckett, Anika Stobart
11 Jun 2020Health inequalities: plus ça change, plus c'est la même chosePeter Sainsbury
11 Jun 2020Australia’s COVID-19 response Part 1 of 2: the story so farStephen Duckett, Anika Stobart
9 Jun 2020Malcolm Turnbull’s ‘political kryptonite’ lesson: Resistance to Big Pharma’s greed can succeedDeborah Gleeson
8 Jun 2020PETER BROOKS, STEPHEN DUCKETT and BRIAN OLDENBURG. Telehealth and digital health navigators – a bright future.Stephen Duckett, John Menadue
5 Jun 2020RAY MOYNIHAN. Many of the world’s most influential medical leaders too cosy with pharma.John Menadue
4 Jun 2020JOHN ASHTON. The UK with the world’s second worst response to COVID-19.John Menadue
4 Jun 2020IAN WEBSTER. The UK and COVID-19; lessons for the UK and some for AustraliaIan Webster
3 Jun 2020Lockdown mea culpa: Norway sets an exampleRamesh Thakur
30 May 2020GEORGE BROWNING. Australia’s two personalities-pandemic and climate changeGeorge Browning
30 May 2020Let’s learn from this pandemic to be better prepared for the really big oneRamesh Thakur
29 May 2020JEFF KILDEA. How many Australians died of Spanish Flu? Take your pickJeff Kildea
29 May 2020JOHN CARLIN. Discrimination and InequalityJohn Carlin
27 May 2020The rise and fall of coronavirus modellingRamesh Thakur
27 May 2020LESLEY RUSSELL. The Next Community Pharmacy AgreementLesley Russell
25 May 2020ROY HARVEY. The Anzac spirit and the future of health policyRoy Harvey
22 May 2020IAN HICKIE and STEPHEN DUCKETT. Mobilise private resources to cope with the COVID-19 mental health waveStephen Duckett
22 May 2020DEBORAH GLEESON & DAVID LEGG. Three simple things Australia should do to secure access to treatments, vaccines, tests and devices during the coronavirus crisis (The Conversation 21.4.20)David Legge, Deborah Gleeson
21 May 2020JOHN WARD. Residential aged care in Covid and beyondJohn Ward
19 May 2020Political ambition demands we play the Covid ‘Blame Game’ while Rome still burnsJohn Dwyer
18 May 2020CAVAN HOGUE. Science, not politics, must drive an independent and comprehensive Coronavirus inquiryCavan Hogue
18 May 2020DAVID FIDLER. The dangerous COVID-19 quest for WHO reform (EAF 10.5.20)David Fidler
18 May 2020KEN HARVEY. Formal response from the TGAKen Harvey
14 May 2020IAN WEBSTER: Public health and the nanny state.Ian Webster
13 May 2020HAL SWERISSEN. The New Normal: how we’ll live with Covid-19Hal Swerrisen
13 May 2020JACK WATERFORD. Digesting the cases being missedJack Waterford
12 May 2020JACK WATERFORD. Asymptomatic Covid cases will give us our next wavesJack Waterford
12 May 2020DUNCAN GRAHAM. When in doubt, think up a numberDuncan Graham
12 May 2020PETER HANSFORD. Corona Virus: Capturing the Lessons LearnedPeter Hansford
12 May 2020KIM OATES. Anxiety and the Etiquette of WalkingKim Oates
11 May 2020JEFF KILDEA. Lessons to be learned from the Spanish flu pandemic of 1919 - Part 2Jeff Kildea
11 May 2020JAMES CURRAN. Canberra’s wolverines threaten our connection (AFR 8.5.20)James Curran
11 May 2020Building a mental health system that tackles root causesToni Hassan
11 May 2020SUE WAREHAM. Prioritising HealthSue Wareham
8 May 2020RICHARD BUTLER. Covid19 USA: The Human Exchange Rate   Richard Butler
8 May 2020JEFF KILDEA. Lessons to be learned from the Spanish flu pandemic of 1919 - Part 1Jeff Kildea
7 May 2020GEOFF EBBS. Coronavirus tracking is about more than privacy vs safety.Geoff Ebbs
7 May 2020JOHN CARLIN. Living with Death - the Coronavirus ParadoxJohn Carlin
6 May 2020Sound the Trumpists: The deputy sheriff rides again – Part Three: Goading the dragonRamesh Thakur
5 May 2020Sound the Trumpists: The deputy sheriff rides again – Part Two: India and AustraliaRamesh Thakur
5 May 2020GEOFF RABY. PM’s Virus Inquiry was a Lose-Lose Call (AFR 4.5.20)Geoff Raby
4 May 2020JOHN DWYER. Palmer’s Pills, all 32 million of them!John Dwyer
4 May 2020Sound the Trumpists: The deputy sheriff rides again – Part One: The global landscapeRamesh Thakur
4 May 2020DAVID SHEARMAN and MELISSA HASWELL; The EPBC Act Review is a once in a decade chance to prioritise our Environment, our Health and our FutureDavid Shearman, Melissa Haswell
1 May 2020ALEX MITCHELL: How Sydney survived the 1900 bubonic plagueAlex Mitchell
1 May 2020ANDREW FARRAN. Pandemics, paradoxes and the Federal systemAndrew Farran
30 Apr 2020JOHN DWYER. Trump, Xi and the WHO.John Dwyer
30 Apr 2020TIM WOODRUFF. Health Services or a Health System?: We Have a ChoiceTim Woodruff
30 Apr 2020TONY SMITH. Promoting ignorance over education.Tony Smith
30 Apr 2020ALLAN KESSING. Unregulated Global Health Experiment by Airlines.Allan Kessing
29 Apr 2020BARRY JONES. From COVID-19 to Climate Change? Hoping for a miracle.Barry Jones
29 Apr 2020TERRY SLEVIN. The Silver lining on the coronavirus cloud.John Menadue
28 Apr 2020DUNCAN MACLAREN. The Coronavirus and Scottish IndependenceDuncan Maclaren
24 Apr 2020STEPHANIE DOWRICK. Communication in a time of crisisStephanie Dowrick
22 Apr 2020Covid-19, Trump, Xi and Canberra (AFR 22.4.2020)John McCarthy
22 Apr 2020IAN McAULEY. A little more coronavirus arithmeticIan McAuley
22 Apr 2020KERRY GOULSTON, THANH NGUYEN AND OLIVER FRANKEL. Vietnam’s success in containing Covid-19Oliver Frankel, John Menadue
22 Apr 2020SUE WAREHAM. Cancel RIMPAC and reorder our prioritiesSue Wareham
21 Apr 2020ADAM ELSHAUG & STEPHEN DUCKETT. Hospitals have stopped unnecessary elective surgeries – and shouldn’t restart them after the pandemic (The Conversation 16.4.20)Stephen Duckett
20 Apr 2020JOHN DWYER. Questions we need answered before we can safely ease COVID-19 restrictions.John Dwyer
17 Apr 2020PETER SAINSBURY. Corona-myths: shifting the blame to preserve privilege. Part 2 of 2.Peter Sainsbury
17 Apr 2020TIM WOODRUFF. COVID 19: Lessons for our Health ?SystemTim Woodruff
16 Apr 2020PETER SAINSBURY. Corona-myths: shifting the blame to preserve privilege. Part 1 of 2.Peter Sainsbury
14 Apr 2020IAN McAULEY. Arithmetic supports a policy of eradicating coronavirusIan McAuley
13 Apr 2020MAX HAYTON. Ardern provides crisis management masterclass.Max Hayton
11 Apr 2020SATURDAY’s GOOD READING AND LISTENING FOR THE WEEKENDIan McAuley
10 Apr 2020ALEXANDER C L HOLDEN and CARLOS R QUIONEZ. What should our health professional associations be in the 21st Ce ntury?John Menadue
9 Apr 2020JOHN DWYER. Exploring COVID-19 controversies. Part 1John Dwyer
8 Apr 2020JACK WATERFORD. Failing to mass test condemns us to repeated epidemicsJack Waterford
8 Apr 2020RIVKA T. WITENBERG A moral dilemma or not.Rivka T Witenberg
8 Apr 2020RIVKA T. WITENBERG.-Panic buying is not hoarding:Rivka T Witenberg
7 Apr 2020Lives vs lives: Corona without karunaRamesh Thakur
7 Apr 2020GRAEME HOUGHTON. Role of the private hospital sector in the Covid-19 pandemicJohn Menadue
6 Apr 2020ADRIAN BAUMAN.-Shaping the Corona Story: mass communications in the COVID-19 pandemic.John Menadue
6 Apr 2020LESLEY RUSSELL. The Hidden Death Toll from the Coronavirus PandemicLesley Russell
6 Apr 2020PROFESSOR DANG VAN DUONG: COVID-19: National Unity and Solidarity: Lessons learnt from VietnamJohn Menadue
6 Apr 2020MARK BUCKLEY. It's a Health Emergency and we need to actMark Buckley
3 Apr 2020DUNCAN GRAHAM It’s looking real bad next doorDuncan Graham
3 Apr 2020STEPHEN DUCKETT, ANIKA STOBART, WILLMACKEY.- If coronavirus cases don’t grow any faster, our health system will probably cope (The Conversations 1.4.2020)Stephen Duckett
3 Apr 2020STEPHANIE DOWRICK. Doing more in a time of lessStephanie Dowrick
3 Apr 2020HARSH MANDER. A pandemic in an unequal India (Hindu 1.4.20)Ramesh Thakur
2 Apr 2020JOHN CARLIN.-Groundhog DaysJohn Carlin
1 Apr 2020Coronavirus postscriptRamesh Thakur
1 Apr 2020TREVOR PARMENTER. The new eugenicsTrevor Parmenter
31 Mar 2020JOHN DWYER. Health care professionals want a lockdown now.John Dwyer
31 Mar 2020STEPHEN LEEDER. The ambiguity of herd immunity and the coronavirusStephen Leeder
30 Mar 2020KERRY BREEN and KERRY GOULSTON.- Further update: An apolitical approach to the Covid-19 crisis - hopes are fading.John Menadue
30 Mar 2020Coronavirus pandemic: sceptical question marks make for better policy than excitable exclamation marksRamesh Thakur
30 Mar 2020MICHAEL GRACEY. Protecting remote Indigenous people from the COVID-19 pandemicMichael Gracey
28 Mar 2020SATURDAY’s GOOD READING AND LISTENING FOR THE WEEKEND Ian McAuley
27 Mar 2020MICHAEL KEATING.- Good health policy is good for the economyMichael Keating
27 Mar 2020DUNCAN GRAHAM The land of no social distanceDuncan Graham
27 Mar 2020ALAN TYNDALL. Stem Cell Therapy; Hype or Hope?John Menadue
26 Mar 2020KERRY BREEN and KERRY GOULSTON.- Update: An apolitical response at last to the Covid 19 crisis.John Menadue
26 Mar 2020JOHN TONS. Nature Bats LastJohn Tan
25 Mar 2020Trump declares he is convinced we now have a drug to terminate the epidemicJohn Dwyer
25 Mar 2020ALLAN PATIENCE. The coronavirus pandemic and the crisis of Australian federalism.Allan Patience
25 Mar 2020JACK WATERFORD.- China's formidable achievementJack Waterford
24 Mar 2020MICHAEL KEATING.- The latest economic response to the coronavirusMichael Keating
24 Mar 2020JACK WATERFORD.-COVID-19 mapping must go beyond the sick to the wellJack Waterford
23 Mar 2020MUNGO MACCALLUM.-Confusing and often self-contradictory messages on Covid-19Mungo MacCallum (Dec'd)
23 Mar 2020JOHN TULLOH. Uncle Sam makes it an unhappy Persian new year in Iran.John Tulloh
23 Mar 2020GREG BAILEY. Predictability, Society and the COVID 19 VirusGreg Bailey
23 Mar 2020IAN WEBSTER. Too many experts at a time of crisis.Ian Webster
23 Mar 2020MARCUS REUBENSTEIN: This is NOT an economic crisis!John Menadue
23 Mar 2020JAMES GRUBER. Managing our fears. Some practical advice.James Gruber
20 Mar 2020KERRY BREEN and KERRY GOULSTON.-An improved response to COVID-19 will not be achieved with the current approach.John Menadue
20 Mar 2020RICHARD HORTON.- Scientists have been sounding the alarm for months. Why did Britain fail to act?(The Guardian 19.3.2020)John Menadue
20 Mar 2020JOHN CARLIN. The Corona Virus and Camus' "The Plague".John Carlin
19 Mar 2020JOHN DWYER. There is still a lot more that needs to be done to minimise harm in Australia from COVID-19.John Dwyer
19 Mar 2020JOHN CARMODY.- A 'civil society' or a 'competitive society'?John Menadue
18 Mar 2020MILES LITTLE. Coronavirus - more than an ethical problemJohn Menadue
16 Mar 2020JOHN CARLIN.- Time of OpportunityJohn Carlin
13 Mar 2020JINHEE KIM. COVID-19: Lessons from South Korea’s quick responseJohn Menadue
13 Mar 2020COLUM LYNCH and ROBBIE GRAMER.-U.S. and China Turn Coronavirus Into a Geopolitical Football (Foreigh Policy(USA) 11.3.2020)John Menadue
12 Mar 2020LESLEY RUSSELL Coronavirus Highlights American Inequalities and Trump’s InadequaciesLesley Russell
12 Mar 2020JOHN DWYER. Understanding the public health imperatives required to minimise infection with the Corona virus. (Part Two).John Dwyer
11 Mar 2020JOHN DWYER. Understanding the public health imperatives required to minimise infections with the Corona virus. (Part One).John Dwyer
9 Mar 2020CATHIE HULL. COVID-19 Infection, Isolation and ActionJohn Menadue
6 Mar 2020JAMES GRUBER. China has effectively contained corona virus.James Gruber
5 Mar 2020STEPHEN LEEDER. Health guidelines may be necessary but are not sufficient for optimal medical care.Stephen Leeder
4 Mar 2020JACK WATERFORD. Covid-19 no need to panic yet.Jack Waterford
3 Mar 2020JACK WATERFORD.The big risk is this flu taking root in our neighbourhood, such as Indonesia, East Timor or PNGJack Waterford
3 Mar 2020MARCUS REUBENSTEIN: Please give this face a nameJohn Menadue
28 Feb 2020MARK BEESON. What’s at stake in the Coronavirus crisis?Mark Beeson
27 Feb 2020TESS HOGUE. Living in Hong Kong through SARS and Covid 19.John Menadue
27 Feb 2020IAN WEBSTER. The retreat from patients, a letter to young doctorsIan Webster
13 Feb 2020JOHN DWYER.The Opioid crisis should focus attention on the inadequacy of Primary Care in Australia.John Dwyer
12 Feb 2020ELENA COLLINSON and JAMES LAURENCESON. China and the Coronavirus. (Australia-China Relations Institute 10.2.2020)John Menadue
12 Feb 2020MARIO CAVALO. Something's not right here folks"​. The USA 2009 H1N1 Virus compared to China 2020 Coronavirus(China Daily8.2.2020)John Menadue
12 Feb 2020KIM OATES. Ten questions patients should ask their doctor.Kim Oates
11 Feb 2020JOHN TAN. Is Australia prepared? The next virus outbreak could be bioterrorism.John Tan
7 Feb 2020HANNAH PIERCE & MADDIE DAY. State and territory governments are taking on alcohol marketingJohn Menadue
7 Feb 2020JOHN MENADUE    What is a health service for?  John Menadue
4 Feb 2020DAVID SHEARMAN. The Unrelenting Desire to Export more CoalDavid Shearman
3 Feb 2020PETER BROOKS. Government’s new out-of-pocket medical costs website - a missed opportunityJohn Menadue
29 Jan 2020TREVOR PARMENTER. Tune Report on the National Disability Insurance SchemeTrevor Parmenter
22 Jan 2020JON BLACKWELL and KERRY GOULSTON. Aspects of Australian healthcare reform (part 3 of 3) – Big problems and big opportunitiesJohn Menadue
21 Jan 2020JON BLACKWELL and KERRY GOULSTON. Aspects of Australian healthcare reform (part 2 of 3) – Learning from DenmarkJohn Menadue
20 Jan 2020JON BLACKWELL and KERRY GOULSTON. Aspects of Australian healthcare reform (part 1 of 3) – Some historyJohn Menadue
20 Jan 2020JOHN DWYER. The lack of truth in Medicine and Science.John Dwyer
17 Jan 2020IAN WEBSTER.- Advocacy is hard going against the alcohol lobby.Ian Webster
10 Jan 2020MICHAEL THORN,- The cricket trifecta-booze,junk food and betting.Michael Thorn
7 Jan 2020TONY BROE. Privatising Aged Care Assessment TeamsJohn Menadue
6 Jan 2020DAVID MORE. The ADHA Is Pulling A Large And Costly Confidence Trick On The Australian Medical Profession.John Menadue
3 Jan 2020KERRY GOULSTON. Vietnamese and Australian doctors learning together: reflecting on 20 years of collaborationJohn Menadue
18 Dec 2019KERRY BREEN and DAVID WEISBROT - Adverse events in healthcare: How to resolve an impasse.John Menadue
13 Dec 2019ALEXANDER HOLDEN and HEIKO SPALLEK. We Must Fill the Hole in our Public Health Services: Why Doesn’t Medicare Cover the Mouth?Heiko Spallek
13 Dec 2019LESLEY RUSSELL. Tackling the Emergency Department crisis: Some “what if?” scenariosLesley Russell
11 Dec 2019JOHN DWYER. What a mess! Insurance for health care, both public and private, is increasingly dysfunctional with sensible and equitable solutions held hostage by “vested interests”. PART TWOJohn Dwyer
11 Dec 2019GEORGIA BEHRENS. Future doctors demand climate change action now (Insight Plus 18-11-19)John Menadue
10 Dec 2019JOHN DWYER. What a mess! Insurance for health care, both public and private, is increasingly dysfunctional with sensible and equitable solutions held hostage by “vested interests”. PART ONEJohn Dwyer
8 Dec 2019PETER SAINSBURY. Sunday environmental round up, 8 December 2019Peter Sainsbury
4 Dec 2019PETER SAINSBURY. Health professionals stepping up to support action on climate changePeter Sainsbury
3 Dec 2019The barbaric nature of the human conditionJohn Dwyer
27 Nov 2019JOHN MENADUE-The Private Health Insurance industry is a scam subsidised by taxpayers.John Menadue
21 Nov 2019JOHN DWYER Australia's opioid epidemicJohn Dwyer
20 Nov 2019DAVID MORE. The #myHealthRecord Is A Major Failure Following A Long List Of Other Major System Failures From The Federal Government Over The Years.John Menadue
17 Nov 2019PETER SAINSBURY. Sunday environmental round up, 17 November 2019Peter Sainsbury
4 Nov 2019ARTHUR CHESTERFIELD-EVANS. Government Inaction may be a significant cause of Australia’s World-Leading Cancer RatesJohn Menadue
1 Nov 2019CHARLES LIVINGSTONE. Crown has an AGM, amidst the scandalsJohn Menadue
29 Oct 2019DAVID MORE. Has Health Minister Hunt Been A Bit Too Clever By Half On The #myHealthRecord?John Menadue
28 Oct 2019PETER MILLER. How big alcohol is trying to fool the Australian public about alcohol guidelinesJohn Menadue
25 Oct 2019JENNIFER DOGGETT, LESLEY RUSSELL. The Private Health Insurance dilemma: a product in search of a role (Croakey 22-10-19)Lesley Russell
23 Oct 2019DAVID SHEARMAN. Formulating a medical response to a deadly disease of disordered thinking (Croakey 16-10-19)David Shearman
18 Oct 2019JOHN MENADUE. The failure of the National Party on rural poverty and rural health.John Menadue
10 Oct 2019LESLEY RUSSELL. Where is the Focus on Rural Health (Redux) – Looking at You, National PartyLesley Russell
10 Oct 2019STEPHEN DUCKETT. Time to kill the Private Health Insurance zombiesStephen Duckett
30 Sep 2019JEFFREY BRAITHWAITE: How to improve the health system, part 2: learn from things going right as well as things going wrongJohn Menadue
27 Sep 2019JEFFREY BRAITHWAITE: How to improve the health system, part 1: support the staffJohn Menadue
26 Sep 2019KIM OATES. An insidious tragedyKim Oates
25 Sep 2019JOHN MENADUE. A updated post: A Commonwealth Hospital Benefit similar to the existing Medical Benefit to replace the $11b private health insurance subsidy.John Menadue
24 Sep 2019BENEDICT SHEEHY. Bupa’s nursing home scandal is more evidence of a deep crisis in regulation (The Conversation 13-9-19)Ramesh Thakur
22 Sep 2019PETER SAINSBURY. Sunday environmental round up, 22 September 2019Peter Sainsbury
16 Sep 2019LESLEY RUSSELL. Where is the Focus on Rural Health?Lesley Russell
8 Sep 2019PETER SAINSBURY. Sunday environmental round up, 8 September 2019Peter Sainsbury
27 Aug 2019Private Health Insurance: Where To Now?Tim Woodruff
18 Aug 2019Sunday environmental round up, 18 August 2019Peter Sainsbury
16 Aug 2019ALEXANDER HOLDEN and HEIKO SPALLEK. Private Health Insurance Under the Lens: Dental Providers and Patients Should Contribute to the Discussion.Heiko Spallek
13 Aug 2019Alcohol industry calling the shots on Australian health policyMichael Thorn
7 Aug 2019ANDREW PESCE. Patient Gap payments and Out of Pocket Costs. What needs to be done? Part 2John Menadue
6 Aug 2019ANDREW PESCE. Explaining Gap Fees and their impact. What you knew and what you may not know Part 1.John Menadue
1 Aug 2019JOHN DWYER. Another hard to believe example of the weakness of our regulators in protecting consumers from healthcare fraud.John Dwyer
31 Jul 2019CHARLES LIVINGSTONE. The Crown allegations show the repeated failures of our gambling regulators (the Conversation 30 July 2019)John Menadue
25 Jul 2019MICHAEL GRACEY. Closing that Aboriginal Health GapMichael Gracey
24 Jul 2019JOHN MENADUE. Taxpayer subsidised Private Health Insurance is a political scam.John Menadue
23 Jul 2019MUNGO MacCALLUM. The Coalition's conflict of disloyalties on health.Mungo MacCallum (Dec'd)
18 Jul 2019The crisis in Private Health Insurance arrangements in Australia is a symptom of our public health failures.John Dwyer
17 Jul 2019JENNIFER DOGGETT. Interpreting Medicare data and bulk billing figures (Croakey)Jennifer Doggett
16 Jul 2019STEPHEN DUCKETT.  Private health insurance needs a rethinkStephen Duckett
5 Jul 2019MONIQUE ROSS. Why the Pharmacy Guild is the most powerful lobby group you've never heard of (ABC News)John Menadue
30 Jun 2019PETER SAINSBURY. Sunday environmental round up, 30 June 2019Peter Sainsbury
28 Jun 2019MICHAEL THORN. Dry July Sobriety Stunt is UnethicalMichael Thorn
25 Jun 2019KELSEY CHALMERS and LESLEY RUSSELL. The National Strategy to Reduce OOP costs: will price transparency work?Lesley Russell
20 Jun 2019TONY BROE. What do Aboriginal Australians want from their aged care system? Community connection is number one (The Conversation, 19 June 2019)John Menadue
19 Jun 2019PAUL KRUGMAN. Mar-a-Lago comes for the N.H.S. (New York Times 8.6.2109)John Menadue
14 Jun 2019BERNARD MACLEOD Youth SuicideJohn Menadue
10 Jun 2019TIM WOODRUFF. Health Policy: Where to Now?Tim Woodruff
6 Jun 2019LESLEY RUSSELL. Restraining the Free Market That is Specialty MedicineLesley Russell
24 May 2019JOHN DWYER An open letter to Minister Greg HuntJohn Dwyer
23 May 2019CHARLOTTE PALMER. Is the Australian War Memorial a place of healing?John Menadue
14 May 2019PETER SAINSBURY. How do the parties’ environmental policies compare?Peter Sainsbury
14 May 2019IAN WEBSTER. US opioid epidemic: a warning to Australia?Ian Webster
12 May 2019FIONA ARMSTRONG. Health groups release climate policy scorecard: Coalition earns 0/8Fiona Armstrong
7 May 2019RICHARD DAY Pharmacy Guild Out Muscles Government AgainJohn Menadue
6 May 2019ALEXANDER HOLDEN and HEIKO SPALLEK. Labor’s Pensioner Dental Plan: Long in the Tooth or a Novel Idea? Heiko Spallek
6 May 2019Zali Steggall takes on Tony Abbott over hospitals-to-tax-haven deal (Michael West)Michael West
3 May 2019RAY MOYNIHAN, PAUL GLASZIOU. We need new rules for defining who is sick. Step 1: remove vested interests (The Conversation)John Menadue
2 May 2019MICHAEL THORN. Writing on the wall for unhealthy advertisingMichael Thorn
26 Apr 2019GRAEME STEWART. Major holes in Medicare.John Menadue
22 Apr 2019FIONA ARMSTRONG. Who will address the health emergency of climate change?Fiona Armstrong
18 Apr 2019TIM WOODRUFF. Health Policy and Successful Politics.Tim Woodruff
18 Apr 2019H.K. COLEBATCH. What’s wrong with the APS?John Menadue
12 Apr 2019JOHN DWYER. Politics and anti-science. Hunt’s pathetic “Flip-Flop” on the use of Taxpayer’s dollars to pay for “Alternative” MedicineJohn Dwyer
9 Apr 2019TIM WOODRUFF. Cancer is horrible; so is death from any cause.Tim Woodruff
8 Apr 2019JOHN DWYER - Will the health initiatives announced last week significantly and sustainably improve health care for Australians?John Dwyer
8 Apr 2019LESLEY RUSSELL: The Budget as an Election Campaign DocumentLesley Russell
5 Apr 2019JOHN DWYER Chiropractic manipulation of infant's spineJohn Dwyer
3 Apr 2019JOHN MENADUE. The Australian Pharmacy Guild continues to dud taxpayers and patients.John Menadue
28 Mar 2019JOHN MENADUE. Labor’s proposed Australian Health Reform Commission is a welcome start.John Menadue
20 Mar 2019TIM WOODRUFF. Out of Pocket Costs: Who is missing out on health care?Tim Woodruff
19 Mar 2019ALEXANDER HOLDEN and HEIKO SPALLEK. Laying Out the Road Map for an Australian Universal Dental SchemeHeiko Spallek
14 Mar 2019JOHN DWYER. Health Reform's "Holy Grail";Medicare must fund the "team Medicine" approach to Primary Care.John Dwyer
8 Mar 2019HEIKO SPALLEK and ALEXANDER HOLDEN. Oral health – an essential component of a healthy life.Heiko Spallek
8 Mar 2019JENNIFER DOGGETT and LESLEY RUSSELL. Tackling Out-of-Pocket CostsJennifer Doggett
6 Mar 2019PETER BROOKS. Will teenagers’ involvement in the climate change debate be a ‘game changer’?John Menadue
1 Mar 2019LESLEY RUSSELL. Can Primary Health Networks (PHNs) Drive Needed Primary Care Reforms?Lesley Russell
28 Feb 2019JOHN MENADUE. Hospitals should be the last resort, not the first resort.John Menadue
26 Feb 2019IAN WEBSTER. Of minds imprisoned.Ian Webster
22 Feb 2019KERRY BREEN, M TAFFY JONES. Mandatory reporting: Health ministers still have their heads in the sand.John Menadue
20 Feb 2019JILL MARGO. Why Denmark is reducing hospitals while we are building more. (AFR 19.2.2019)John Menadue
20 Feb 2019PETER BROOKS. Will Labor Really Be Brave On Health Reform - Response To National Press Club Address By Catherine King.John Menadue
19 Feb 2019TIM WOODRUFF. Health Reform From Labor: Does the Policy Match the Vision?Tim Woodruff
18 Feb 2019KERRY GOULSTON. Healthcare Reform at last?John Menadue
18 Feb 2019JOHN DWYER. Labor unveils the health care reform initiatives to be pursued if elected.John Dwyer
15 Feb 2019FRANK BRENNAN, TIM COSTELLO, ROBERT MANNE, JOHN MENADUE. Boat Turnbacks and Medical Transfers.Frank Brennan
15 Feb 2019MARIE McINERNEY. Labor would set up Aust Health Reform Commission if it wins 2019 poll (Croakey).John Menadue
13 Feb 2019JOHN MENADUE . Heath ministers may be in office but they are seldom in powerJohn Menadue
11 Feb 2019JOHN DWYER. Health care reforms and the Federal election: A guide for votersJohn Dwyer
7 Feb 2019LIZ HANNA. A warming Australia spells serious trouble for human healthJohn Menadue
7 Feb 2019HUGH MACKAY. A Culture of Compassion (Edited extract of Australia Day Address)Hugh Mackay
4 Feb 2019TIM WOODRUFF. What’s wrong with Labor’s Private Healthcare Discussion Paper? (Croakey)Tim Woodruff
31 Jan 2019MARK PROOST. Millions of Americans flood into Mexico for health care - the human caravan you haven't heard about. (Truthout 23.1.2019)John Menadue
24 Jan 2019LESLEY RUSSELL. The recommendations from the MBS Review for reforms in primary care: who will ensure these proposals are properly considered?Lesley Russell
21 Jan 2019JOHN MENADUE. Private Health Insurance is a con job. Is Labor being conned again?John Menadue
17 Jan 2019IAN McAULEY. Medicare under threat – from Labor!Ian McAuley
15 Jan 2019'CHRIS HARRINGTON. Care? The scourge of the ward station'John Menadue
15 Jan 2019JEFFREY SACHS and others.- Fully Filling the Global Fund.John Menadue
14 Jan 2019PETER BROOKS. If specialists cannot be fair in their fee charging - should we not be supporting a Royal Commission into medical feesJohn Menadue
14 Jan 2019JOHN MENADUE. We don’t have a coherent health workforce. We have highly trained and professional people working in silos.John Menadue
11 Jan 2019JOHN MENADUE. The Best of 2018: Why dental care was excluded from Medicare and why it should now be included.John Menadue
10 Jan 2019JOHN MENADUE. The Pandora's box of excessive medical specialists fees! An update and repost from April 19 2017John Menadue
9 Jan 2019IAN WEBSTER. It's not mental illness, but despairIan Webster
9 Jan 2019MARTYN LLOYD JONES, PAUL KOMESAROFF. Here's why doctors are backing pill testing at music festivals across AustraliaJohn Menadue
3 Jan 2019MICHAEL THORN. The standard you walk past is the standard you accept - sports' addiction to alcohol, gambling and junk food advertising.Michael Thorn
28 Dec 2018PETER MAGUIRE. Regulate It, Man. MarijuanaJohn Menadue
24 Dec 2018TIM CAREY. It’s despair, not depression, that’s responsible for Indigenous suicide (The Conversation, 14.12.18)John Menadue
21 Dec 2018STEPHEN DUCKETT. Morrison’s health handout is bad policy (but might be good politics) (The Conversation).Stephen Duckett
19 Dec 2018LESLEY RUSSELL. ACSQHC Third Australian Atlas of Healthcare Variation 2018.Lesley Russell
11 Dec 2018STEPHEN DUCKETT. Activity-based funding and prevention: a message for state governments (Croakey)Stephen Duckett
10 Dec 2018ANTHONY PUN. Advances in Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.Anthony Pun
4 Dec 2018Time to make dental care an election issueHeiko Spallek
29 Nov 2018LESLEY RUSSELL: Time to make dental care an election issueLesley Russell
27 Nov 2018DON EDGAR. Looking for the cuckoo in the mental health nest.Don Edgar
23 Nov 2018STEPHEN DUCKETT. The tooth hurts but Victoria’s public dental system is broken (Grattan Institute).Stephen Duckett
22 Nov 2018JOHN MENADUE. Health Reform PrioritiesJohn Menadue
16 Nov 2018JOHN MENADUE. How the politically urgent pushes the important health issues aside.John Menadue
7 Nov 2018No clever answers! Finding the right questions about dental care in AustraliaHeiko Spallek
6 Nov 2018Bullying in the public health systemAnthony Pun
6 Nov 2018MARYANNE DEMASI. Vindication : dietitians cut ties with the sugar lobby.John Menadue
3 Nov 2018KIM OATES. If we listened to children the world would be a better placeKim Oates
1 Nov 2018MICHAEL THORN. Cricket Australia: Culpable without consequenceMichael Thorn
31 Oct 2018IAN TRESISE. A View on the Need for Systemic Change in Health & Wellbeing EducationJohn Menadue
30 Oct 2018STEPHEN LEEDER. Health and wealth travel together.Stephen Leeder
26 Oct 2018JENNIFER DOGGETT. Healthcare’s out-of-pocket crisis (Inside Story, 24.10.18)Jennifer Doggett
19 Oct 2018The extraordinary determination of China to have the world embrace its traditional medicine. (Part 3 of 3.)John Dwyer
18 Oct 2018JOHN DWYER. The extraordinary determination of China to have the world embrace its traditional medicine. (Part 2 of 3)John Dwyer
17 Oct 2018GRAEME STEWART. Growing inequality in access to health care is curable.John Menadue
17 Oct 2018JOHN DWYER. The extraordinary determination of China to have the world embrace its Traditional Medicine. (Part one of three)John Dwyer
16 Oct 2018CATHERINE STUBBERFIELD. UNHCR urges Australia to evacuate off-shore facilities as health situation deteriorates.John Menadue
13 Oct 2018JOHN MENADUE Vale John Deeble - an architect of MedicareJohn Menadue
13 Oct 2018JOHN INVERARITY. Do we have a higher priority as a society than the raising our children: We must end alcohol advertising in sport.John Menadue
13 Oct 2018LESLEY RUSSELL.Tackling the wicked problems in health - by building bridges with social services.Lesley Russell
6 Oct 2018JONATHAN PAGE. How Buddhism helped this cancer doctor care for his dying patients (ABC Science interview)John Menadue
6 Oct 2018JENNIFER DOGGETT. AIHW Health Expenditure Australia 2016-17 report – five key lessons.Jennifer Doggett
5 Oct 2018JERRY ROBERTS. Is Ken Wyatt’s position tenable?.Jerry Roberts
2 Oct 2018JOHN GOSS. Health care is getting cheaper (unless you need a specialist, or a dentist) (the Conversation, 28.09.18)John Menadue
26 Sep 2018BRIONY DOW. Do we need a Royal Commission into Aged Care?John Menadue
20 Sep 2018ISABELLE LANE. Six big players dominate Australia’s scandal-hit aged care sector (The New Daily, 19.09.18)John Menadue
19 Sep 2018STEPHEN LEEDER. Employing less qualified people in aged careStephen Leeder
18 Sep 2018NICOLE GIBSON. A Letter to Canberra from a young Australian.John Menadue
18 Sep 2018BIANCA BRIJNATH. Improving dementia awareness in Australia’s multicultural communities can mean better care for all.John Menadue
17 Sep 2018FRAN BAUM and TOBY FREEMAN. Time for the reform of primary health care in Australia: a ten-point plan (Croakey, 12.09.18)John Menadue
15 Sep 2018JOHN MENADUE. Beyond the political rhetoric,hard hats and akubras what do our political ‘leaders’ really believe.John Menadue
15 Sep 2018KIM OATES. Viewpoint: "Always say something positive about the child" (Berry Brazelton 1918-2018)Kim Oates
11 Sep 2018MARK DANTA, CHUN MA, RICHARD DAY, DAVID MA. Dealing with the spiraling price of medicines: how “low” can it go?John Menadue
10 Sep 2018IAN WEBSTER: Preventing suicideIan Webster
7 Sep 2018JOHN MENADUE. Why dental care was excluded from Medicare and why it should now be includedJohn Menadue
1 Sep 2018ALESSANDRO DEMAIO. An evidence-based five-point plan to tackle child obesity in Australia.John Menadue
30 Aug 2018NEAL BLEWETT. Establishing, defending and improving Medicare.John Menadue
24 Aug 2018STEPHEN DUCKETT. A hospital win-win: improving care and saving money.Stephen Duckett
23 Aug 2018LESLEY RUSSELL. The dental divide – and the decay of public dental services (ABC News, 21.08.18)Lesley Russell
23 Aug 2018LESLEY BARCLAY, HANNAH DAHLEN, NIGEL LEE. Australia is breaking records for intervention in childbirth, and the costs are many.John Menadue
20 Aug 2018JOHN MENADUE. The failure of the National Party on rural poverty and rural health. Repost from 23 February 2018John Menadue
11 Aug 2018ALEX WODAK. Drug Reform Series- Portugal’s successful drug law reform in 2001Alex Wodak
10 Aug 2018CHRIS PUPLICK. Drug Reform series -The evidence for drug policy reform is clear.Chris Puplick
10 Aug 2018PETER BAUME. Drug Reform series- Drug policy: None so blindJohn Menadue
10 Aug 2018TONY TRIMINGHAM. Drug Reform Series-Don’t punish drug users. Help them instead.John Menadue
9 Aug 2018HELEN TYRRELL. Drug Reform series-Grasping the nettle: Prisons, drug use and the lawJohn Menadue
9 Aug 2018KEITH HAMBURGER. Drug Reform series – punishment alone is not the answer.John Menadue
9 Aug 2018GINO VUMBACA. Drug Reform series-At last, a government sanctioned pill testing programJohn Menadue
8 Aug 2018IAN WEBSTER. Drug Reform Series- Drug policy and justiceIan Webster
8 Aug 2018MICHAEL HART. Drug Reform Series – Drub Policy-an addiction to failureJohn Menadue
8 Aug 2018RALPH SECCOMBE. Drug Reform series-Production of illicit drugs - the balloon effectJohn Menadue
7 Aug 2018ALEX WODAK. Drug Reform Series -Drug policy: prohibition and punishment is just not effectiveAlex Wodak
7 Aug 2018BILL BUSH. Drug Reform series- High drug incarceration – harms manifest and benefits hard to perceiveJohn Menadue
7 Aug 2018MICK PALMER. Drug Reform series-The Blind Eye of History: from policing alcohol prohibition to policing drug prohibitionJohn Menadue
6 Aug 2018MARION McCONNELL. Drug Reform series-The long road to drug law reformJohn Menadue
6 Aug 2018GEOFF GALLOP. Drug Reform series-The politics of drug decriminalisationJohn Menadue
6 Aug 2018ANN SYMONDS. Drug Reform series -The politics of social changeJohn Menadue
2 Aug 2018TIM WOODRUFF. My Health Record: Major Concerns Continue Despite Backdown By Health Minister.Tim Woodruff
2 Aug 2018PETER DAY. No womb in the Inn.John Menadue
31 Jul 2018RUTH ARMSTRONG and TRENT YARWOOD . Staying in or opting out: My Health Record goes viral for all the wrong reasons (Croakey, 17.07.18)John Menadue
14 Jul 2018ELIZABETH HLAVINKA. High Opioid-Use Counties Voted Trump in 2016 (Medpage Today 22/6/2018)John Menadue
13 Jul 2018TERRY BARNES. Pharmacy power is a paper tiger (AFR 4/7/2018)John Menadue
13 Jul 2018MICHAEL MULLINS. Treatment of the mentally ill as 'the next civil rights issue'Michael Mullins
9 Jul 2018JOHN MENADUE. Domestic violence is a greater threat than terrorismJohn Menadue
9 Jul 2018GREG AUSTIN: Counter-terrorism lessons for family murdersJohn Menadue
9 Jul 2018IAN WEBSTER. Government and the medicalisation of disabilitiesIan Webster
7 Jul 2018TIM WOODRUFF. Health, Class Warfare, and Social JusticeTim Woodruff
6 Jul 2018CHARLES LIVINGSTONE. The Melbourne casino, and irresponsible gamblingJohn Menadue
4 Jul 2018DOUG TAYLOR. Kicking goals in the fight against drugsJohn Menadue
2 Jul 2018STEPHEN LEEDER. Reviewing the Book of Kells’ schedule of medical fees.Stephen Leeder
20 Jun 2018JOHN DWYER. Health care reform - Part 2.John Dwyer
19 Jun 2018JOHN MENADUE. Coalition legacies.John Menadue
19 Jun 2018JENNIFER DOGGETT and LOUISA GORDON Out-of-pocket costs for healthcare are a problem for all AustraliansJennifer Doggett
19 Jun 2018JOHN DWYER. Health care reform - Part 1.John Dwyer
6 Jun 2018JOHN DWYER. “Health Care Homes”, set up to fail and doing so spectacularly.John Dwyer
1 Jun 2018RUTH ARMSTRONG. Four Corners- Mind The Gap episode: a one dimensional look at a multifaceted problem.John Menadue
21 May 2018JENNIFER DOGGETT. Health Budget Gaps.Jennifer Doggett
19 May 2018MICHAEL PASCOE. Profit-rich private health insurers burning billions on non-health costsMichael Pascoe
18 May 2018TIM WOODRUFF. A budget for inequality, worsening health outcomes and decreased productivity.Tim Woodruff
17 May 2018Profit trumping professionalism! All too often the case in Australian pharmaciesJohn Dwyer
16 May 2018JOHN MENADUE. Are pharmacists professionals or shop keepers?John Menadue
12 May 2018MICHAEL THORN. Corporate power unchecked: Time to redress a dangerous imbalanceMichael Thorn
12 May 2018PHILLIP BAKER, MARK LAWRENCE. Sweet power: the politics of sugar, sugary drinks and poor nutrition in Australia.John Menadue
1 May 2018JAMES FERNYHOUGH. Revealed: Australia’s richest professionals and the suburbs they live in.John Menadue
30 Apr 2018CHARLES LIVINGSTONE. Crown Casino -Too big to regulate?John Menadue
24 Apr 2018ALEX WODAK. Why is the drug policy debate in Australia stuck?Alex Wodak
17 Apr 2018STEPHEN LEEDER. Home (not so) sweet homeStephen Leeder
16 Apr 2018PETER MARTIN. It's time for sweetest tax of them all.John Menadue
13 Apr 2018LEANNE WELLS. Private health care in Australia: health policy’s wicked problem.John Menadue
9 Apr 2018RUTH ARMSTRONG*. Pathways to justice pass through health: six ways the health sector can help reduce the harms of over-incarceration.John Menadue
5 Apr 2018TIM WOODRUFF Who Cares About My Toothless Patients?Tim Woodruff
3 Apr 2018STEPHEN LEEDER. Morality And Health.Stephen Leeder
3 Apr 2018BOB DOUGLAS. Changing drug law and practice to help rather than harm.Bob Douglas
31 Mar 2018UTA MIHM. How to avoid excessive surgery out-of-pocket costsJohn Menadue
29 Mar 2018JOHN DWYER. Poor oral health in Australia; a costly chronic problem getting worse and which current strategies have no chance of resolving.John Dwyer
28 Mar 2018MATTHEW FISHER. Malcolm Turnbull in denial on climate change: The Uses and Abuses of Complex Causation.John Menadue
27 Mar 2018DR WARWICK YONGE. Corporate medicine: Illness or cure?John Menadue
26 Mar 2018JOHN MENADUE. Our cricketers The Ugly Australians. A REPOSTJohn Menadue
24 Mar 2018RANJANA SRIVASTAVA From a frontline clinician: here's what's wrong with private health insuranceJohn Menadue
24 Mar 2018JAMES FERNYHOUGH. Half of Australians with private health insurance say it isn’t worth itJohn Menadue
23 Mar 2018JENNIFER DOGGETT. 8th National Health Reform Summit to focus on equity, efficiency and sustainability.Jennifer Doggett
22 Mar 2018PETER BROOKS and IAN KERRIDGE The Royal Australasian College Of Physicians Examination Debacle Leaves Serious Unanswered Questions.John Menadue
20 Mar 2018CAROL NIKAKIS and REBECCA BUNN. The impact of failed drug policies on our criminal justice system cannot be ignoredJohn Menadue
20 Mar 2018MICK PALMER. Drugs policy - there has to be a better way.John Menadue
16 Mar 2018CHARLES LIVINGSTONE. Is gambling reform possible?John Menadue
13 Mar 2018LAURIE PATTON. It’s not about the size of the population, it’s about where we’re all going to liveLaurie Patton
12 Mar 2018Ending the medical / dental divide (redux).Lesley Russell
8 Mar 2018NIALL McLAREN. ECT (electroconvulsive treatment) as high cost medicine in Australia.John Menadue
7 Mar 2018CATHERINE KING AND ANDREW LEIGH. It's no wonder we're questioning the value of private health care.John Menadue
6 Mar 2018STEPHEN LEEDER. Two roads converge in a yellow woodStephen Leeder
2 Mar 2018JOHN MENADUE. The AMA did its best to scuttle Medicare over 40 years ago.John Menadue
2 Mar 2018Michael Thorn. Will a sugar tax drive you to drink?Michael Thorn
1 Mar 2018Australians prefer government funding for dental care rather than private health insuranceJohn Menadue
28 Feb 2018JOHN MENADUE. Health Ministers may be in office but they are seldom in powerJohn Menadue
27 Feb 2018LESLEY RUSSELL. Ageless At AltitudeLesley Russell
23 Feb 2018JOHN DWYER. The curse of political mediocrity; The informed, bold, courageous policies that Australia needs in health are nowhere to be seen. (Part 3 of 3)John Dwyer
22 Feb 2018The curse of political mediocrity; The informed, bold, courageous policies that Australia needs in health are nowhere to be seen. (Part 2 of 3)John Dwyer
20 Feb 2018JOHN WATKINS. An ode to nurses: hospital stay highlights immense compassion and skillJohn Menadue
19 Feb 2018KEN HILLMAN. Patient safety, a new perspective.John Menadue
16 Feb 2018Closing the health gap - ten years onMichael Gracey
15 Feb 2018Private health insurance is a con jobRoss Gittins
12 Feb 2018The curse of political mediocrity; the informed, bold, courageous policies that Australia needs in health are nowhere to be seen (Part 1 of 3).John Dwyer
12 Feb 2018RAY MOYNIHAN. Beware the hype on genomics and precision medicine.John Menadue
7 Feb 2018STEPHEN DUCKETT, CHRISTINE JORM AND GREG MORAN. Hospitals are risky places – but some are better than othersStephen Duckett
6 Feb 2018IAN McAULEY. Has Labor lost its nerve on private health insurance?Ian McAuley
6 Feb 2018ROBERT WILLIAMSON. New medicine will transform Australia's health system.John Menadue
2 Feb 2018JOHN THOMPSON. Private health insurers discriminate against country peopleJohn Menadue
30 Jan 2018PETER BROOKS. Tasmanian Labor takes on the gambling industryJohn Menadue
26 Jan 2018EMMA ALBERICI. Sugar tax and the power of big business: How influence trumps evidence in politicsJohn Menadue
26 Jan 2018STEPHEN LEEDER. Forget the Dog: make 2018 the Year of the Sceptic.Stephen Leeder
26 Jan 2018JOHN MENADUE. Cricket - grog and junk food!John Menadue
25 Jan 2018LEANNE WELLS. More Government tax incentives for health insurance?John Menadue
24 Jan 2018BERNARD KEANE. If milk prices went up like private health insurance ...John Menadue
19 Jan 2018JOHN MENADUE. A Commonwealth Hospital Benefit to replace the $11b private health insurance subsidy.- A REPOST from October 18 2117John Menadue
18 Jan 2018John Menadue. The Coalition, Barnaby Joyce rural poverty and rural health. (Repost from 16 January 2016)John Menadue
18 Jan 2018PETER BROOKS. Movement on out of pocket expenses.John Menadue
15 Jan 2018IAN WEBSTER. Policy failures in mental healthIan Webster
15 Jan 2018A paraplegic woman and her elderly carer.John Menadue
11 Jan 2018IAN McAULEY. Private health insurers frighten the ALP-A REPOST from June 2 2017Ian McAuley
11 Jan 2018LESLEY RUSSELL. Who cares for the carers?Lesley Russell
11 Jan 2018JOHN DWYER. The devastating effects of Trumpism on science and medicine.John Dwyer
10 Jan 2018MARK HARRIS. Sugar tax to tackle obesity: an update.John Menadue
9 Jan 2018STEPHEN LEEDER. Alcohol and sport. A REPOSTStephen Leeder
5 Jan 2018MICHAEL LAMBERT. Overweight and Obesity Part 2: The indigenous Australians ImpactJohn Menadue
4 Jan 2018STEPHEN LEEDER: A little bit of sugar may (or may not) make the weight go down.Stephen Leeder
3 Jan 2018MICHAEL LAMBERT. Overweight and Obesity Part 1: A Global and Australian PerspectiveJohn Menadue
2 Jan 2018STEPHEN LEEDER. Social causes of illness are not immutable: they are amenable to change.Stephen Leeder
1 Jan 2018HELEN CLARK. The health of future generations is at risk.John Menadue
28 Dec 2017MICK PALMER. Australia’s Illicit Drugs Policy - There Really is a better Way A REPOSTJohn Menadue
28 Dec 2017AMANDA BIGGS. Whither the private health insurance rebate?John Menadue
20 Dec 2017HUGH MACKAY. Another kind of deficitHugh Mackay
19 Dec 2017MATTHEW FISHER. Ministers for Health in name onlyJohn Menadue
14 Dec 2017MATTHEW FISHER. Australia's policy failure on mental health.John Menadue
8 Dec 2017TIM WOODRUFF. A proposal for health-promoting welfare reform: could it help six million Australians?Tim Woodruff
8 Dec 2017FRAN BAUM. Beyond the social determinants: a manifesto for wellbeingJohn Menadue
5 Dec 2017JOHN DWYER: When will we seriously tackle the Inequity associated with the delivery of health services to rural and remote Australians? Part 2 of 2.John Dwyer
5 Dec 2017STEPHEN LEEDER. The double-ended spoon and how to meet our health needsStephen Leeder
4 Dec 2017JOHN DWYER: When will we seriously tackle the Inequity associated with the delivery of health services to rural and remote Australians? Part 1 of 2.John Dwyer
1 Dec 2017MICHAEL LAMBERT. The Productivity Commission on Improving Productivity and Health Reform PART 2 OF 2.John Menadue
30 Nov 2017MICHAEL LAMBERT: The Productivity Commission on Improving Productivity and Health Reform. Part 1 of 2.John Menadue
30 Nov 2017BENJAMIN VENESS. NSW commits to improving health of doctors-in-trainingJohn Menadue
29 Nov 2017LYN GILBERT. Healthcare-associated infections are important and often avoidable.John Menadue
21 Nov 2017IAN WEBSTER. The social harm of alcohol to communities and societyIan Webster
13 Nov 2017PETER YOUNG: Why Health Professionals in Immigration Detention should stop colluding and speak outJohn Menadue
9 Nov 2017JOHN MENADUE. The growing social divide.John Menadue
6 Nov 2017PETER ARNOLD. Ethics and the AMAJohn Menadue
31 Oct 2017AMBER CARVAN. The health impacts of climate change in rural and remote AustraliaJohn Menadue
31 Oct 2017LESLEY RUSSELL . How knee replacement surgery highlights issues of access, affordability and best practice in Australia’s two-tiered healthcare system - Part 2Lesley Russell
30 Oct 2017LESLEY RUSSELL. How knee replacement surgery highlights issues of access, affordability and best practice in Australia’s two-tiered healthcare system - Part 1Lesley Russell
27 Oct 2017STEPHEN DUCKETT. Assisted dying is one thing, but governments must ensure palliative care is available to all who need itStephen Duckett
26 Oct 2017MICHAEL WOODS. Why reforming health care is integral for our economyJohn Menadue
25 Oct 2017LEANNE WELLS. Who benefits from health insurance reforms? Check the sharemarket.John Menadue
24 Oct 2017JOHN DWYER. The folly of looking at private health insurance as a single issue . Part 2 of2John Dwyer
23 Oct 2017PETER ARNOLD. Calling for medical help at nightJohn Menadue
23 Oct 2017JOHN DWYER. The folly of looking at private health insurance as a single issue rather than a policy failure .Part 1 of 2John Dwyer
17 Oct 2017Private Health Insurance: focus on premiums ignores the cost of using itLesley Russell
16 Oct 2017IAN McAULEY. Yet another futile attempt to support private health insuranceIan McAuley
16 Oct 2017KATE CHARLESWORTH and PETER SAINSBURY. The Devastating Health Costs of Coal.John Menadue
14 Oct 2017JOHN MENADUE. The unfairness and waste of private health insurance and the threat to Medicare. Repost from April 21 2017John Menadue
12 Oct 2017MICHAEL GRACEY. Aboriginal health: An embarrassing decades-long sagaMichael Gracey
2 Oct 2017RIC DAY. Community Pharmacists – Under-UtilisedJohn Menadue
29 Sep 2017PATRICIA EDGAR AND DON EDGAR. Aged care will be a different ballgame -the risks of commercialisation.Patricia Edgar
25 Sep 2017LESLEY RUSSELL. Private Health Insurance - a low-value proposition?Lesley Russell
22 Sep 2017EVAN WILLIAMS. Nanny state? Bring it on!John Menadue
21 Sep 2017IAN McAULEY– Private Health Insurance - let's make the young pay.Ian McAuley
6 Sep 2017PETER MCCULLAGH. Good Suicide versus Bad SuicideJohn Menadue
1 Sep 2017FRANK BRENNAN. Compulsory drug testing is no silver bullet.Frank Brennan
1 Sep 2017TIM WOODRUFF. Basic income guarantee: this is a health issue!Tim Woodruff
31 Aug 2017IAN WEBSTER. Lessons from the British National Health Scheme for Australia.Ian Webster
30 Aug 2017GERMAN LOPEZ. Imagine if the media covered alcohol like other drugsJohn Menadue
30 Aug 2017KIM OATES. Infections in healthcare: common but eminently preventableKim Oates
29 Aug 2017ROB MOODIE. Seven tactics that unhealthy industries use to undermine public health policies.John Menadue
16 Aug 2017LEANNE WELLS. Health insurance: the big shift that’s left patients shortJohn Menadue
16 Aug 2017STEPHEN DUCKETT. Why it costs you so much to see a specialist – and what the government should do about itStephen Duckett
16 Aug 2017RICHARD ECKERSLEY. What most concerns us about our personal lives and the societies we live in?John Menadue
11 Aug 2017DAVID KING AND PETER BROOKS. Coal is the new tobacco.John Menadue
8 Aug 2017KIM OATES. The health gap.Kim Oates
28 Jul 2017STEPHEN LEEDER. Comparing health systems in 11 countriesStephen Leeder
26 Jul 2017STEPHEN LEEDER. Review of the Medicare Benefits Schedule.Stephen Leeder
12 Jul 2017Health Ministers may be in office but health providers are in power. Think medical specialists fees! (Repost from 19 April 2017)John Menadue
12 Jul 2017CHARLES LIVINGSTON. Victorian pokies "reforms" may impose big costs on populationJohn Menadue
11 Jul 2017ALICE FABBRI, LISA BERO AND RAY MOYNIHAN. Vested interests -Who’s paying for lunch? Here’s exactly how drug companies wine and dine our doctorsJohn Menadue
7 Jul 2017ANNE DUGGAN. The second Atlas of Healthcare Variation – a guide to better practiceJohn Menadue
7 Jul 2017STEVE LEEDER. Health care: getting it right the first timeStephen Leeder
30 Jun 2017STEVE LEEDER. A welcome review of the Medicare Benefits ScheduleStephen Leeder
14 Jun 2017David Ben-Tovim, Some private hospitals are safer than others, but we don’t know whichJohn Menadue
8 Jun 2017JENNIFER DOGGETT. Wasting government funds in subsidising private health insurance.Jennifer Doggett
7 Jun 2017Specialists versus generalists: A commentary on John Menadue and Peter BrooksIan Webster
1 Jun 2017BASTIAN SEIDEL. Patients want health not necessarily treatment.John Menadue
1 Jun 2017JOHN DWYER. Punishing and jailing the mentally ill.John Dwyer
31 May 2017Drug policy and why Victoria deserves better from Premier Daniel Andrews. Part 3 of 3.Alex Wodak
30 May 2017ALEX WODAK. How can making drugs easier to access save lives? 10 FAQs about drug law reform. Part 2 of 3.Alex Wodak
29 May 2017JOHN MENADUE. Health Reform and cooperative federalism. Part 1John Menadue
29 May 2017PAUL BARRATT. Growing momentum for drug law reform. Part 1 of 3.Paul Barratt
16 May 2017JOHN DWYER. Policy mayhem is stifling efforts to have more Australian doctors "in the bush" - part oneJohn Dwyer
16 May 2017JOHN DWYER. Policy mayhem is stifling efforts to have more Australian doctors "in the bush" - part twoJohn Dwyer
28 Apr 2017IAN McAULEY. Doing without private health insuranceIan McAuley
26 Apr 2017KERRY BREEN and M.TAFFY JONES. Why mandatory reporting of the ill-health of doctors is not in anyone’s best interestsJohn Menadue
24 Apr 2017JUDITH CRISPIN. Indigenous Elders to Tackle Youth Suicide Using Mobile TechnologyJohn Menadue
20 Apr 2017DAVID JAMES. Deconstructing the privatisation scamJohn Menadue
20 Apr 2017PETER BROOKS. Specialists gaps and anaesthetists.John Menadue
18 Apr 2017DAVID M SCOTT and PETER SEAL. Medical specialists - maintaining a high standard and duty of care.John Menadue
11 Apr 2017PETER BROOKS. Physicians ‘outed’ on fees – Time for Patients to take more control.John Menadue
11 Apr 2017And Jesus said unto Paul of Ryan ...John Menadue
6 Apr 2017MICHAEL THORN. Cricket Australia throw Aussie kids to the LionMichael Thorn
20 Mar 2017PETER BROOKS and JOHN WILLOUGHBY. A call for doctors to take a stand on the Adani Carmichael coal mineJohn Menadue
17 Mar 2017STEPHEN DUCKETT. Labor charts a health policy rethinkStephen Duckett
5 Mar 2017JOHN DWYER. The parlous state of strategies to protect consumers from health care fraud. Part 3 of 3.John Dwyer
3 Mar 2017JOHN DWYER. The parlous state of strategies to protect consumers from health care fraud. Part 2 of 3.John Dwyer
2 Mar 2017JOHN DWYER. The parlous state of strategies to protect consumers from health care fraud. Part 1 of 3John Dwyer
27 Feb 2017TERRY LAIDLER. Reconstructing Juvenile Justice – a 7 point planTerry Laidler
24 Feb 2017IAN WEBSTER. The need for more balanced media reporting of alcohol and illicit drug problems.Ian Webster
22 Feb 2017JOHN MENADUE. Medical specialists – high fees and poor accountability.John Menadue
22 Feb 2017HAL SWERISSEN. Obesity: individual responsibility isn’t enoughHal Swerrisen
16 Feb 2017PETER GIBILISCO. Where are the public intellectuals like Hugh Stretton.John Menadue
14 Feb 2017KAREN WILLIS AND SOPHIE LEWIS. Increased private health insurance premiums don't mean increased value.John Menadue
8 Feb 2017JOHN MENADUE. We are losing our sense of communityJohn Menadue
27 Jan 2017THOMAS BABOR, DAVID JERNIGAN, CHRIS BROOKES. Alcohol marketing: the simple truthJohn Menadue
27 Jan 2017ALEX WODAK. Do large seizures of illicit drugs really make a difference?Alex Wodak
24 Jan 2017RONALD MACKINNON. Do we as doctors always put our patients first?John Menadue
24 Jan 2017PHILIP CLARKE & PETER SIVEY. Why don't we know how many people die in our hospitals?John Menadue
23 Jan 2017IAN WEBSTER. A tribute to Anne Deveson – understanding the homeless mentally illIan Webster
19 Jan 2017IAN WEBSTER. Protecting young people from our ‘favourite drug’ - alcohol.Ian Webster
19 Jan 2017STEPHEN LEEDER. Over-servicing in health.Stephen Leeder
18 Jan 2017JOHN MENADUE. Private Health Insurance vs dental care.John Menadue
13 Jan 2017BOB BIRRELL. GP Oversupply and Medical MigrationJohn Menadue
12 Jan 2017CHRIS SIDOTI. 30th Anniversary of the Australian Human Rights Commission. Part 2 of 2.John Menadue
10 Jan 2017PETER DAY. Homelessness v houselessnessJohn Menadue
10 Jan 2017KIM OATES. Respecting patients and keeping them safeKim Oates
9 Jan 2017IAN McAULEY. Brexit, Trump and the Lucky Country 1 – Who’s been left behind?Ian McAuley
9 Jan 2017Brexit, Trump and the Lucky Country 2 – The response of those left behindIan McAuley
9 Jan 2017IAN McAULEY. Brexit, Trump and the Lucky Country 3 – Globalization takes the rap, unfairlyIan McAuley
6 Jan 2017Chomsky interview on the ravages of neoliberalism.John Menadue
31 Dec 2016HAL SWERISSEN and STEPHEN DUCKETT. Is a tax on sugary drinks “bonkers”?Stephen Duckett
30 Dec 2016PETER SAINSBURY. A timely call to end massive public subsidies of the private health insurance industryPeter Sainsbury
30 Dec 2016How inefficient private health insurance, drug manufacturers and distributors drive up costs.John Menadue
29 Dec 2016JOHN MENADUE. Who said this and when.John Menadue
28 Dec 2016JOHN MENADUE. Cricket – alcohol and junk food.John Menadue
20 Dec 2016IAN WEBSTER. Standing up for Medicare.Ian Webster
10 Dec 2016TIM WOODRUFF. How universal healthcare is being undermined.Tim Woodruff
10 Dec 2016LESLEY RUSSELL. The impact of private health insurance on equity and access in specialist healthcareLesley Russell
9 Dec 2016JOHN THOMPSON. Privatising Medicare by stealth.John Menadue
5 Dec 2016HAZEL MOIR. Evergreening of patents and the cost of pharmaceuticals.John Menadue
3 Dec 2016JOHN MENADUE. The National Party is silent on rural poverty and poor rural health.John Menadue
30 Nov 2016Castro's legacy. Cuba's achievements in health have been remarkable.John Menadue
30 Nov 2016IAN WEBSTER. Amid chaos, ethics.Ian Webster
14 Nov 2016JOHN MENADUE. Donald Trump – a false prophet and implications for Australia.John Menadue
11 Nov 2016ANDREW PESCE. The Health Care Home: too important to failJohn Menadue
3 Nov 2016BRUCE ARNOLD. Testing the body politic? Lobbying by the pathology industry.John Menadue
28 Oct 2016JENNIFER DOGGETT. Seven Key messages in Health.Jennifer Doggett
28 Oct 2016ARTHUR CHESTERFIELD-EVANS. Compulsory Third Party insurance in NSW- a Bad System about to Get Worse?John Menadue
24 Oct 2016SUSAN RYAN. Older women - the new homeless.Susan Ryan (Dec'd)
23 Oct 2016STEPHEN DUCKETT. Blood money: pathology cuts can reduce spending without compromising healthStephen Duckett
12 Oct 2016PETER YOUNG. Unlike Jim Molan, We must not look away from the harm we are causing.John Menadue
11 Oct 2016JOHN MENADUE. Preferential treatment for private patients in public hospitals in NSW.John Menadue
8 Oct 2016JOHN MENADUE. Dental Care – Medicare - Private Health Insurance.John Menadue
7 Oct 2016DAVID CHARLES. Venture Capital and Start Ups – Is Berlin an example for Australian capital cities?John Menadue
22 Sep 2016IAN McAULEY. The Mounting Case For A Royal Commission Into Banks And Insurance CompaniesIan McAuley
21 Sep 2016PETER WHITEFORD. The $4.8 trillion dollar question: will an 'investment approach' to welfare help the most disadvantaged?John Menadue
19 Sep 2016The creeping Americanisation of Australian healthcare.John Menadue
14 Sep 2016JOHN MENADUE. ‘Aunty, with our prospects in life – what is the point of being healthy?’John Menadue
9 Sep 2016PATRICK McGORRY. We must settle the refugees before it is too late.John Menadue
2 Sep 2016JOHN MENADUE. Medicare, Private Health Insurance and the ALPJohn Menadue
30 Aug 2016WALTER HAMILTON. Minamata RememberedJohn Menadue
29 Aug 2016JOHN MENADUE. Medicare – the Labor Party does not understand its own creation.John Menadue
29 Aug 2016Why a Single-Payer Healthcare System is InevitableRobert Reich
23 Aug 2016IAN WEBSTER. Malcolm Turnbull and homelessness - reaching mentally ill peopleIan Webster
22 Aug 2016PETER GIBILISCO. Some key ideas for the next generation of disability activists.John Menadue
13 Aug 2016JOHN DWYER. A shared vision for restructuring primary care in Australia.John Dwyer
10 Aug 2016IAN McAULEY. Health care and Labor.Ian McAuley
2 Aug 2016IAN McAULEY. Problems of Private Health Insurance.Ian McAuley
31 Jul 2016PETER YOUNG. Speaking of Freedom: Human rights and mental health in detention.John Menadue
27 Jul 2016LESLEY BARCLAY. Diagnosing rural health gaps in the election.John Menadue
26 Jul 2016JOHN DWYER. Medicare and the 45th Parliament.John Dwyer
25 Jul 2016CHRISTINE DUFFIELD & MARY CHIARELLA. The predicted nursing shortage: strategies and solutionsJohn Menadue
22 Jul 2016IAN WEBSTER. Health care for aged people is increasingly complex.Ian Webster
17 Jul 2016PETER GIBILISCO. Five years in retrospect: Life without controlJohn Menadue
15 Jul 2016KATHY CHAPMAN & BRIDGET KELLY. Unhealthy sport sponsorship continues to target kids.John Menadue
9 Jul 2016KEN HILLMAN. Ageing and end of life issues.John Menadue
6 Jul 2016JOHN MENADUE. What the major parties ignored in the election?John Menadue
4 Jul 2016JOHN MENADUE. Privatisation of Medicare has been underway for years.John Menadue
29 Jun 2016It is disingenuous of the Coalition to claim it has no intention of privatising Medicare.Lesley Russell
28 Jun 2016JOHN MENADUE. Saving Medicare.John Menadue
27 Jun 2016GREIG CRAFT. Drinking and Driving: a global problem.John Menadue
27 Jun 2016RAY MOYNIHAN. Drug companies are buying doctors - for as little as a $16 meal.John Menadue
27 Jun 2016ALEX WODAK. Global drug prohibition and national securityAlex Wodak
24 Jun 2016DAVID POPE. Medicare - Eaten out from within.John Menadue
24 Jun 2016ARTHUR CHESTERFIELD-EVANS. Medicare- Did the Liberals try to abolish it?John Menadue
21 Jun 2016Bill Shorten is right: Malcolm Turnbull is a major threat to MedicareIan McAuley
19 Jun 2016JOHN MENADUE. Privatisation and the hollowing out of MedicareJohn Menadue
18 Jun 2016JOHN THOMPSON. The regional health “plan”.John Menadue
18 Jun 2016PETER GIBILISCO. Friedreich’s Ataxia and my Miraculous Journey with EducationJohn Menadue
18 Jun 2016STEPHEN LEEDER. Looking forward to a national health policy and not ignoring the community.Stephen Leeder
18 Jun 2016BRUCE BAER ARNOLD. How Pathology Australia advocates for 'patient care' to achieve big corporate profits.John Menadue
16 Jun 2016IAN McAULEY. A Royal Commission into banking and the private health insurance industry.Ian McAuley
15 Jun 2016MICHAEL GRACEY. The simmering shame of aboriginal ill-health.Michael Gracey
14 Jun 2016WARWICK ELSCHE. Shorten should play to Labor's strength.John Menadue
13 Jun 2016JOHN THOMPSON. Private health insurance seek to extend tentacles.John Menadue
11 Jun 2016JENNIFER DOGGETT. Midway through the election campaign, how is health travelling?Jennifer Doggett
9 Jun 2016IAN WEBSTER. Bulk-billing rates are not what they seem.Ian Webster
6 Jun 2016LESLEY BARCLAY. Diagnosing rural health gaps in the election.John Menadue
4 Jun 2016STEPHEN LEEDER. Alcohol and sport.Stephen Leeder
3 Jun 2016JOHN DWYER. Restructuring the governance of health care in Australia. Part 1John Dwyer
3 Jun 2016JOHN DWYER. Restructuring the governance of health care in Australia. Part 2John Dwyer
25 May 2016PETER BROOKS. Mind the gap in doctors' fees - it is all around usJohn Menadue
21 May 2016MICHELE KOSASIH. Seven years on and still itching for change on the negative impacts of alcohol.John Menadue
16 May 2016National Foundation for Australian Women. Budget 2016-17: A gender lens.John Menadue
13 May 2016JOHN MENADUE. Health principles and policies for the next parliament.John Menadue
10 May 2016Ian Webster. Is community medicine dead?Ian Webster
7 May 2016John Thompson. Surgeon’s report shows the ineffectiveness of private health insurers to control health costsJohn Menadue
3 May 2016Peter Gibilisco. A Synergistic Approach to DisabilityJohn Menadue
22 Apr 2016Adrian Bauman & William Bellew. Does a spoonful of sugar help the medicine go down?John Menadue
19 Apr 2016Tony Broe. Coordinating Community Aged Care & Hospital Aged Health CareJohn Menadue
14 Apr 2016Mark Harris. Obesity: it is time to tax sugar sweetened beverages?John Menadue
13 Apr 2016Kerry Breen. What ails the national registration scheme for Australia’s 600,000 health professionals?John Menadue
13 Apr 2016John Menadue. Health reform and cooperative federalism. Part 2John Menadue
11 Apr 2016John Menadue. The health insurance lobby at work at the expense of the public interest.John Menadue
5 Apr 2016John Dwyer. Structural reforms to healthcare - two major reforms.John Dwyer
4 Apr 2016John Menadue. The fake discussion about state taxes.John Menadue
4 Apr 2016Mike Steketee. COAG and hospitals: look beyond the funding to fix our health system.John Menadue
1 Apr 2016Michael Keating. The Turnbull Proposal for State Income TaxesMichael Keating
31 Mar 2016John Menadue. State income taxes – another political diversion?John Menadue
30 Mar 2016John Menadue. Budget repair and private health insurance.John Menadue
22 Mar 2016Jonathan Karnon. No-one should get dud hospital care.John Menadue
14 Mar 2016Peter Gibilisco. Disability support services - effectiveness and efficiency.John Menadue
10 Mar 2016Ian Webster. Drugs and the problem of painIan Webster
8 Mar 2016Rosemary Breen. Living Water MyanmarJohn Menadue
2 Mar 2016David Isaacs. As bad as GuantanamoJohn Menadue
1 Mar 2016Kerry Goulston. Postcard from Vietnam. Health and medical cooperation with Vietnamese doctors and nurses.John Menadue
29 Feb 2016Renee Bittoun. Postcard from Hanoi. Smoking in VietnamJohn Menadue
29 Feb 2016Stephen Duckett. Blood money: pathology cuts can reduce spending without compromising healthStephen Duckett
26 Feb 2016Which country has the world's best healthcare system?John Menadue
23 Feb 2016John Menadue. Making the Federation work better.John Menadue
23 Feb 2016Alex Wodak. Endgame in the protracted drug policy debate: are we there yet?Alex Wodak
22 Feb 2016Peter Gibilisco. Neoliberalism and its PerceptionsJohn Menadue
20 Feb 2016Jonathan Page. The Inspiration of VietnamJohn Menadue
20 Feb 2016John Menadue. Postcards from Hanoi.John Menadue
19 Feb 2016John Menadue. Hoist with their own petardJohn Menadue
18 Feb 2016John Menadue. Part 2. How we deliver healthcare is as important as the funding of healthcare. Medicare has degenerated into a payments system.John Menadue
18 Feb 2016John Menadue. Privatising Medicare’s payments system and the erosion of Commonwealth Public Service capability.John Menadue
17 Feb 2016John Menadue. Part 1. How we deliver health care is as important as the funding of health care. Medicare has degenerated into a payments systemJohn Menadue
16 Feb 2016John Thompson. Fiona Nash and private health insurance for rural AustraliansJohn Menadue
15 Feb 2016Michael Gracey AO. Grappling with the Indigenous health gap.Michael Gracey
9 Feb 2016David Isaacs. Secrets and lies and bad morality: Australia’s policy on people seeking asylumJohn Menadue
8 Feb 2016Stephen Duckett. Health in 2016: a cheat sheet on hospitals, Medicare and private health insurance.Stephen Duckett
4 Feb 2016Ian McPhee. Let's talk about dying.Ian McPhee
3 Feb 2016Ian McAuley Private health insurance – does the lady protest too much?Ian McAuley
1 Feb 2016Ian Webster. Alcohol and Sport.Ian Webster
29 Jan 2016John Dwyer. 'Health' products and treatments that are often unproven and sometimes dangerous.John Dwyer
25 Jan 2016Brad Chilcott. I donated a kidney to my son. Don't tell me not to make it 'political'.John Menadue
23 Jan 2016Robin Room and Michael Livingston. Alcohol companies target the 20% of Australians who drink 75% of the alcohol.John Menadue
23 Jan 2016Michael Thorn. Caught Out: How Cricket Australia maintains Aussies high drinking average.Michael Thorn
20 Jan 2016Kim Oates. Excuse me doctor, have you washed your hands?Kim Oates
15 Jan 2016The policy scandal of a $11b taxpayer subsidy to private health insurance.John Menadue
15 Jan 2016John Duggan. Advice from expert clinicians or the AMAJohn Menadue
14 Jan 2016Ian McAuley, Jennifer Doggett, John Menadue. Private Health Insurance companies are price takers. Prices are set by doctors and hospitals.Ian McAuley
13 Jan 2016Jennifer Doggett, Ian McAuley, John Menadue. Four Corners: No wonder we’re wasting money in health care – we got the incentives wrongIan McAuley
9 Jan 2016Michael Thorn. The Australian cricket captain says its about the brand and not alcohol.Michael Thorn
2 Jan 2016Kim Oates. Don't forget children when talking about domestic violenceKim Oates
31 Dec 2015John Menadue. Cricket and the sound of summer.John Menadue
19 Dec 2015John Duggan. The effect of healthcare privatisation on patient outcomesJohn Menadue
7 Dec 2015Peter Gibilisco. The standardisation of services for people with disabilities.John Menadue
4 Dec 2015Why we don't want private health insurance for primary careJohn Dwyer
30 Nov 2015Sebastian Rosenberg. Mental health changes.John Menadue
27 Nov 2015John Thompson. The costly abolition of Medicare LocalsJohn Menadue
24 Nov 2015An Open Letter to the Minister for Health concerning Private Health Insurance.John Menadue
21 Nov 2015Lesley Russell   Too high: the impact of specialists’ fees on patients’ healthLesley Russell
18 Nov 2015John Dwyer. Wasting precious health dollars.John Dwyer
17 Nov 2015Thanks to Jake Bailey and Christchurch Boys High School.John Menadue
13 Nov 2015Ian Marsh. Will privatised schools and hospital drive public sector efficiency?John Menadue
9 Nov 2015Peter Gibilisco. Friendship and Service Provision Ethos for People with DisabilitiesJohn Menadue
8 Nov 2015Michael Keating. The role of government in policy renewal.Michael Keating
4 Nov 2015John Menadue. The unfairness and waste in health. Private Health Insurance is the real culprit.John Menadue
20 Oct 2015Peter Gibilisco and assisted by Bruce Wearne. A Special Minister for Disability.John Menadue
8 Oct 2015Wasteful costs in health.John Menadue
15 Sep 2015Stephen Leeder. The takeover of the Medical Journal of Australia.Stephen Leeder
26 Aug 2015Sandra Jones. Don’t worry about the kids: Let's just protect the alcohol industryJohn Menadue
22 Aug 2015John Menadue. The Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing.John Menadue
17 Aug 2015Peter Day. “Sally’s worth it.”John Menadue
7 Aug 2015Jane Tolman. Facing up to dementia.John Menadue
3 Aug 2015Mack Madahar. Nurse Practitioners: Challenges and Opportunities.John Menadue
29 Jul 2015John Menadue. Our health system is sustainable.John Menadue
25 Jul 2015John Dwyer. An increase in the GST or efficiency gains to fund our hospitals. Which would you prefer?John Dwyer
13 Jul 2015Kerry Breen. The Australian Medical Association vs. The Medical Journal of Australia.John Menadue
30 Jun 2015Ross Kerridge. GP Remuneration.John Menadue
26 Jun 2015John Dwyer. Pseudoscience and health care.John Dwyer
25 Jun 2015John Menadue. Triple-dipping by Big Pharma.John Menadue
24 Jun 2015John Menadue. Facts on the $11b per annum private health insurance industry subsidy.John Menadue
29 May 2015Alex Wodak. How should medicinal cannabis be provided lawfully in Australia?Alex Wodak
18 May 2015John Dwyer. Politics trumps health policy yet again.John Dwyer
8 May 2015Philip Clarke. Pharmacy sector in dire need of reform.John Menadue
7 May 2015Alex Wodak. Prohibition and its discontents: who really killed Chan and Sukumaran?Alex Wodak
6 May 2015Anne-Marie Boxall. Mental health challenges in rural and remote AustraliaJohn Menadue
24 Apr 2015John Dwyer. Sliding down the slippery slope to two-tiered health care.John Dwyer
17 Apr 2015Alex Wodak. The toxic combination of illicit drugs and politics: Australia confronts iceAlex Wodak
15 Apr 2015Ian Webster. On thin “ICE”.Ian Webster
11 Apr 2015Alcohol is a bigger problem than ice.John Menadue
9 Apr 2015Ian McAuley. If the government wants price signals, it should stop supporting health insurance.Ian McAuley
7 Apr 2015John Menadue.  Alcohol and junk food - winning at the expense of our health.John Menadue
4 Apr 2015Lesley Russell. The debate we're yet to have about private health insurance.Lesley Russell
2 Apr 2015Ian Webster.  Alcohol-drenched cricket.Ian Webster
31 Mar 2015ICC Cricket World Cup: Alcohol-drenched culture needs to change.John Menadue
30 Mar 2015 John Menadue.  Improving health outside the health portfolioJohn Menadue
25 Mar 2015Alex Wodak. Why is illicit drug use considered evil?Alex Wodak
23 Mar 2015John Menadue. More problems with the Department of Health and Ageing.John Menadue
23 Mar 2015Patrick Shanahan. Connecting the Mouth to the BodyJohn Menadue
19 Mar 2015Stephen Duckett. Frequent flyers in health and the way we remunerate doctors.Stephen Duckett
18 Mar 2015Kerry Goulston. Two health reform issues.John Menadue
18 Mar 2015Wayne McMillan. Contemplating our Navels and Fiddling while Rome burnsJohn Menadue
17 Mar 2015John Menadue. Private health insurance and funding a Medicare Dental Scheme.John Menadue
16 Mar 2015John Menadue. A capability review of the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing (DHA)John Menadue
13 Mar 2015Michael Gracey. Risks of Closing Remote Aboriginal Communities.Michael Gracey
12 Mar 2015Julia Davison. It takes a nation to raise a child.John Menadue
10 Mar 2015Alex Wodak. Reducing the demand for illicit drugsAlex Wodak
8 Mar 2015Michael Keating. The 2015 Intergenerational ReportMichael Keating
7 Mar 2015Alex Wodak. The current imbalance between public and private interests. Alex Wodak
4 Mar 2015Graham Freudenberg. Gough Whitlam Commemorative Oration.John Menadue
2 Mar 2015Stephen Leeder. Telling the story of mental health.Stephen Leeder
28 Feb 2015John Menadue. Health Insurance - here we go again!John Menadue
27 Feb 2015John Menadue. How vested interests are subverting the public interest.John Menadue
20 Feb 2015John Menadue. Cover-up in the health system.John Menadue
19 Feb 2015Michael Gracey. Why is closing the aboriginal health gap failing so badly?Michael Gracey
18 Feb 2015Mary Chiarella. Luke Foley - Nurse-led clinics and primary health care.John Menadue
17 Feb 2015Jill White. Nurse Led Clinics for NSW.John Menadue
14 Feb 2015John Menadue. Fairness, Opportunity and Security - Filling the policy vacuumJohn Menadue
9 Feb 2015John Attia, John Duggan. Why the government would have us pay more for poorer health.John Menadue
8 Feb 2015John Dwyer. Health Policy Reform Commentary - Part 2John Dwyer
5 Feb 2015John Dwyer. Commentary on John Menadue’s blogs on the barriers to health policy reform in Australia.  (Part 1)John Dwyer
1 Feb 2015John Menadue - 30th anniversary of MedicareJohn Menadue
1 Feb 2015John Menadue. Health Part 2 – what can we learn from overseas health services?John Menadue
31 Jan 2015John Menadue. Health Part 1 – what can we learn from overseas health systems?John Menadue
30 Jan 2015US Government unveils goal to move Medicare away from fee-for-service.John Menadue
29 Jan 2015John Menadue. Health Policy Reform: Part 3 – Principles for reformJohn Menadue
28 Jan 2015John Menadue. Health Policy Reform: Part 2 – Why reform is difficult. Health ministers are in office but not in power.John Menadue
27 Jan 2015John Menadue. Health Policy Reform: Part 1 – Why reform is needed.John Menadue
25 Jan 2015John Menadue. Health Workforce Reform.John Menadue
23 Jan 2015Nanny Endovelicus. Preventing prevention Part 2John Menadue
22 Jan 2015Nanny Endovelicus. Preventing prevention. Part 1John Menadue
17 Jan 2015John Menadue. Co-payments and the government’s attack on general practice.John Menadue
15 Jan 2015John Dwyer. Medicare changes - why on earth would a young doctor want to be a GP?John Dwyer
5 Jan 2015Mary Chiarella. Co-payments, general practice and workforce reform.John Menadue
18 Dec 2014Luigi Palombi. It's time to fix the free trade bungle on the cost of medicines.John Menadue
17 Dec 2014Hazel Moir and Deborah Gleeson. Evergreening and how big pharma keeps drug prices high.John Menadue
15 Dec 2014Helena Britt. General Practice and value for money.John Menadue
13 Dec 2014Michael Keating. The politics of the Medicare co-paymentMichael Keating
11 Dec 2014John Menadue. The dog’s breakfast in co-payments has got worse.John Menadue
11 Dec 2014John Menadue. Temporary Protection Visas and the Senate cross-bench.John Menadue
27 Nov 2014Hugh Mackay. The Art of Belonging.Hugh Mackay
19 Nov 2014Ian McAuley. Is capitalism redeemable? Part 8: Inequality’s downward economic spiralIan McAuley
19 Nov 2014Ian McAuley. Is capitalism redeemable? Part 7: Inequality – a shameful wasteIan McAuley
16 Nov 2014John Menadue.  We pass by on the other side.John Menadue
7 Nov 2014Patty Fawkner SGS. Betty has dementia.John Menadue
3 Nov 2014Michael Keating. Rebalancing government in Australia. Part I.Michael Keating
27 Oct 2014Adam Kamradt-Scott. Mining companies must dig deep in the fight against Ebola.John Menadue
26 Oct 2014John Menadue. Winners in the privatisation of Medibank PteJohn Menadue
15 Oct 2014Ian Webster. Suicide prevention.Ian Webster
12 Oct 2014Medibank Private and members' equity.John Menadue
27 Sep 2014John Menadue. Why health reform is so hard. It’s about power.John Menadue
19 Sep 2014Richard Norman, Suzanne Robinson. Health lessons from England.John Menadue
15 Sep 2014Jane Tolman. I don’t want to get Dementia.John Menadue
8 Sep 2014David Isaacs and Ian Kerridge. Asylum seeker's 'brain death' shows failure of care and of democracy.John Menadue
1 Sep 2014Clare Condon SGS. Sanctioned Violence: What does it do to our society and relationships?John Menadue
30 Aug 2014John Menadue. Who owns Medibank Private (continued)John Menadue
21 Aug 2014John Dwyer. The structural reform of Medicare rather than its funding is the real challenge.John Dwyer
20 Aug 2014John Dwyer. The structural reform of Medicare rather than its funding is the real challenge.John Dwyer
19 Aug 2014Elizabeth Elliott. Compassion goes missing on Christmas IslandJohn Menadue
14 Aug 2014John Menadue. Who owns Medibank Private?John Menadue
14 Aug 2014Peter Sivey. Health budget: GP care isn't the problem, costly specialist care is.John Menadue
17 Jul 2014How does Australia’s health system compare.John Menadue
9 Jul 2014Turning the federation clock back to 1901.John Menadue
9 Jul 2014Rod Tiffen. 'The Australian' and tobacco consumption.John Menadue
8 Jul 2014Woolworths and Pharmacies.John Menadue
18 Jun 2014Out-of-Pocket Costs in Australian Healthcare and the $7 Co-payment.John Menadue
17 Jun 2014Jane Tolman. Dementia: how did we get it so wrong?John Menadue
11 Jun 2014Mary Chiarella. Nurses - debt and job satisfaction.John Menadue
4 Jun 2014John Menadue. Have we too many doctors?John Menadue
3 Jun 2014John Menadue. The Blame Game in healthJohn Menadue
2 Jun 2014Stephen Leeder. Electronic medical records for patients!Stephen Leeder
23 May 2014Michael Keating. Part 5. FederalismMichael Keating
21 May 2014Michael Keating. Part 3. An Alternative and Better Budget StructureMichael Keating
16 May 2014Jennifer Doggett. Budget 2014 - Primary Health CareJennifer Doggett
16 May 2014Fran Baum and Sara Javanparast. Demise of Medicare Locals.John Menadue
15 May 2014John Menadue. Seven dollar GP co-payment – and an unintended consequenceJohn Menadue
12 May 2014John Menadue. Health Co-payments and $7 for a GP visit!John Menadue
12 May 2014Ian McAuley. Pay for a GP visit.Ian McAuley
2 May 2014John Menadue. Taxes - public or privateJohn Menadue
1 May 2014John Menadue. Do our governments spend too much or do they raise too little in taxation?John Menadue
19 Apr 2014This is about more than a bottle of wineJohn Menadue
3 Apr 2014John Menadue. Citizenship and shared experience.John Menadue
27 Mar 2014John Dwyer. Primary healthcare in Australia reaches the crossroads.John Dwyer
27 Mar 2014Ian McAuley, Jennifer Doggett and John Menadue. The case for government funding of healthcare.Ian McAuley
27 Mar 2014Martin Laverty. Poverty and poor health go together.John Menadue
26 Mar 2014John Menadue. Privatising Medibank Pte - who cares?John Menadue
12 Mar 2014Fran Baum & Paul Laris. Beware of the crocodiles, they will keep you out of the garden!John Menadue
20 Feb 2014John Menadue. Cutting waste and costs in health.John Menadue
6 Feb 2014John Menadue. Cutting back government spending - does it include middle-class and corporate welfare?John Menadue
5 Feb 2014Jennifer Doggett. Cutting waste and costs in health.Jennifer Doggett
3 Feb 2014Ian Webster. Cutting waste and costs in healthIan Webster
3 Feb 2014John Dwyer. Cutting waste and costs in health.John Dwyer
3 Feb 2014Ian McAuley. Cutting waste and costs in health.Ian McAuley
29 Jan 2014John Menadue. Alcohol and violence on the streets --- the tip of the iceberg.John Menadue
22 Jan 2014Andrew Podger - Health reform, co-payments, fee for service and doctor contracts.Andrew Podger
17 Jan 2014The power of vested interests and why drugs cost so much in Australia. John MenadueJohn Menadue
14 Jan 2014Health workforce reform. Prof Peter BrooksJohn Menadue
9 Jan 2014The mooted $6 fee for GP visits trivialises the problem. Guest blogger: John DwyerJohn Dwyer
8 Jan 2014More on pink batts. Guest blogger: Dr Michael KeatingMichael Keating
4 Jan 2014Cricket - junk food and alcohol. John MenadueJohn Menadue
2 Jan 2014Repost: We all see our doctor too much; and it's not just the aged. John MenadueJohn Menadue
2 Jan 2014Repost: Co-payments: no rhyme or reason. Guest blogger Jennifer DoggettJennifer Doggett
26 Dec 2013Repost: Health care and the budget deficit in the US. Joint blog John Menadue and Ian McAuleyIan McAuley
9 Dec 2013Does Tony Abbott believe in markets? John MenadueJohn Menadue
2 Dec 2013The cost of healthcare in Australia and remuneration of doctors. Guest blogger: Professor Kerry GoulstonJohn Menadue
2 Dec 2013Funding withdrawal forces the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia into Administration. Guest blogger: Ian Webster AOJohn Menadue
19 Nov 2013A mega industry subsidy to private health insurance companies. John MenadueJohn Menadue
8 Nov 2013When "... language itself becomes a weapon" Guest blogger: Professor Ian Webster.John Menadue
8 Sep 2013Facing the future. Guest blogger: Prof. Stephen LeederStephen Leeder
4 Sep 2013No vision for the health system we need. Guest blogger Prof. John DwyerJohn Dwyer
20 Aug 2013Government failure in health care. John Menadue and guest blogger Ian McAuleyJohn Menadue
26 Jun 2013Taiwan shows the way in health insurance. John MenadueJohn Menadue
14 Jun 2013The personal, public and social costs of mistakes in health. John MenadueJohn Menadue
6 Jun 2013Doctors scared Maggie Thatcher. John MenadueJohn Menadue
30 May 2013Catholic Health still leaves the impression that it wants to destroy Medicare. Joint Blog: John Menadue and Ian McAuleyJohn Menadue
29 May 2013Does Catholic Health really want to destroy Medicare? A Catholic Health response by CEO Martin LavertyJohn Menadue
14 May 2013Does Catholic Health really want to destroy Medicare? John MenadueJohn Menadue
11 May 2013Euthanasia - A denial of human dignity. Guest blogger Dr Joanne WrightJohn Menadue
9 May 2013Curbing health costs starting with pathologists and radiologists. John MenadueJohn Menadue
24 Apr 2013There's nothing basic about basic nursing care. Guest Blogger: Professor Mary ChiarellaJohn Menadue
21 Mar 2013The Medicine Lobby. Vested interests win again. John MenadueJohn Menadue
28 Feb 2013Health care reform remains a prisoner of Federalism. Guest blogger: John DwyerJohn Dwyer
26 Feb 2013Another misleading story about hospital costsJohn Menadue
25 Feb 2013The blame game in health continues.John Menadue
14 Feb 2013Corporate bulliesJohn Menadue
12 Feb 2013Teaching 'medical English' in Vietnam. Guest blogger Kerry GoulstonJohn Menadue
3 Feb 2013Cricket - Junk food and BUPAJohn Menadue