Health
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Fools rush in: Morrison’s latest and worst Covid fiasco
What kind of fool am I? The government has made mistake after mistake on COVID. It was silly of me to assume it wouldn’t botch Omicron too. Continue reading »
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It’s not only us, Mr Morrison:the government must also play a part in fighting Covid
The pandemic has weaponised the argument that individual responsibility for one’s health is best – free from government edicts. This is pathetic. Continue reading »
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Health policy hazard: Covid is here to stay, so where is the plan?
It is a pipe dream to imagine that living with the variants will be seamless. This pandemic will be keep throwing up new challenges for a while yet. Continue reading »
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Act now to overcome the Commonwealth litany of failure on COVID
The Commonwealth has learned nothing from this litany of previous mistakes and continues to ignore lessons learnt from overseas. Continue reading »
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A curate’s egg: the many failures of Australia’s vaccine rollout
Australia’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout was shemozzle. In the second part of a two-part article, Robin Boyle reviews where we failed. Continue reading »
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A curate’s egg: measuring the successes of Australia’s vaccine rollout
Against the odds, Australia’s vaccine rollout has been largely successful. In the first part of a two-part article, Robin Boyle reviews what worked. Continue reading »
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The price of inequality: vaccine nationalism and the Omicron variant
Australia’s ability to move on from the pandemic has been possible by hoarding vaccines and ignoring the vast majority of the world’s population. Continue reading »
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Australia’s splintered healthcare system is plagued by inequity
The reforms required to improve health outcomes are not controversial and are proven overseas — what is lacking here is the courage to tackle the systemic problems. Continue reading »
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Patient beware: many a medical practitioner is naught but a dodgy doctor
The ease with which the protections of Australians from healthcare fraud can be breached can only be described as disgraceful, writes John Dwyer. Continue reading »
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Front-line nurses, burnt-out or on the brink.
Pre-Covid, the healthcare system was already struggling. It’s time to invest in primary care and best practices to take that weight off nurses. Continue reading »
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Rich countries blamed for ‘avoidable’ new Covid variant
‘Allowing new variants to emerge and spread, 13 months into the vaccine era, is a policy choice by the rich world.’ Continue reading »
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Omicron emerged because rich countries neglected global public health
Omicron shows that without global vaccine equity, COVID-19 will continue to mutate and spread around the world. Continue reading »
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Omicron is fuelled by our failure to mount a coordinated global response
The new Omicron coronavirus variant is a wakeup call on the need to fully vaccinate the world’s poorest nations, and our own children. Continue reading »
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Aged care advisory council needs strong nursing voices
Gobsmackingly, the new National Aged Care Advisory Council has been formed without any nursing groups represented. Continue reading »
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Biden urged to fight big pharma’s vaccine greed at key WTO meeting
Joe Biden must make sure those at WTO talks next week endorse a plan to waive COVID-19 vaccine patents to help end the pandemic. Continue reading »
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‘Obscene’: Pfizer, BioNTech, and Moderna rake in $5.4 million an hour
A few companies are making huge profits off COVID-19 vaccines while just 2 per cent of people in low-income countries have been fully vaccinated. Continue reading »
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Vaccination plus: A safe ticket to the great Aussie summer
For true freedom this summer, we’ll need more than vaccinations alone — public health safety is always a story of multiples. Continue reading »
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Our new Covid reality leaves the vulnerable living in fear
While many celebrate the economy opening up, it threatens to have a damaging impact on Aboriginal communities and on part-time and casual workers. Continue reading »
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Why Australia should be helping the least vaccinated nations like PNG
While Australia embarks on third booster shots, the vaccination rate in PNG is less than 2 per cent. What does that say about being a good neighbour? Continue reading »
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From zero to acceptable risk: funeral rites for Covid zero
The ambitious target of eradication has been eradicated. In its place, a small target strategy. Authorities are grappling with the new reality. Continue reading »
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After lockdown: can marvellous Melbourne ever be the same?
A sense of achievement is mixed with a sense of utter loss. Australia’s most liveable city has emerged proud and unbowed from its sixth lockdown, but signs of the damage are not hard to find. Continue reading »
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EU, UK under fire for opposing a vaccine patent waiver due to Big Pharma lobbying
Rich nations’ refusal to take on the pharmaceutical industry could ‘prolong the pandemic indefinitely’, warned one campaigner. Continue reading »
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Will NSW’s opening up to international travel lead to internal borders closing down?
Returning travellers need clearer information on internal and international movement. Continue reading »
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What really happened — not just in Wuhan — to spark the COVID-19 pandemic
After months of advance publicity, book extracts and a Sky News documentary, most of us already know where Sharri Markson and News Corp believe the COVID-19 pandemic began. Continue reading »
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Mishandling the COVID-19 pandemic the Javanese way
On the surface, it looks like Indonesia has the pandemic under control — a summery success story for the world’s fourth-most populous country. In truth, there’s a more wintery tale to tell. Continue reading »
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In a post-Covid Australia, telehealth underpins the future for healthcare
Given the success of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic for patients and health case workers, it’s about time it was made permanent in Australia. Continue reading »
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A year and 3.5 million deaths later, ‘greed is triumphing over human life’ in vaccine fight
‘How many more people must die needlessly before countries do the right thing and support the lifting of patent restrictions, so COVID-19 vaccines, tests, and treatments can be produced worldwide?’ Continue reading »
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For 21st century primary health care, we need bold and brave leadership
It’s long past time to implement primary care reforms — but whose voices are being heard in the discussion? Continue reading »
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After the pandemic, virtual healthcare is the future
The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted perceptions of the health system. With virtual healthcare, some acute conditions can be treated at home. Continue reading »
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Three Catholic Archbishops: A viral infection
One would hope that, at a time of crisis, archbishops would be careful not to lend their authority in a way that could be construed as supporting anti-vaccination and anti-lockdown sentiments. Continue reading »
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