Malcolm needs a date with Dr Google. 23 September 2015. The new PM can make a difference to mental health by supporting investment in technologies linked to smart systems and expert clinical care, writes Professor Ian Hickie. Healthcare at our
The Trump Administration has shown time and time again that public health takes a backseat to political promises, writes public health law experts Professor Lawrence Gostin and Professor Roger Magnusson.
What if: Australia, a land of missed opportunity. 15 May 2020. Let's imagine that in 1770, Captain James Cook acknowledges that there were people living on this continent, and instead of citing terra nullius, his recommendation was to negotiate with
Mind the mental health gap. 7 October 2015. More than 30 reports and inquiries into mental health between 2006 and 2012 found that Australia's mental health system is in crisis, writes Sebastian Rosenberg. Quizzed in parliament recently about what
Australia is gripped by a housing affordability crisis. Without proper planning, legalising Airbnb may make housing even more unavailable and unaffordable in high-demand suburbs.
Professor Ian Hickie urges the Medicare review's mental health reference group to reconsider extending rebates to people "at risk" of mental illness, saying long-term reform will be compromised.