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Category: Climate change

Climate change and health heats up

Ingrid Johnston The connections between climate and health, and the importance of systemic changes in Australia to recognise and address … More

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WA must take urgent action towards health impacts of climate change

Tarun Weeramanthri ‘Climate change is the defining issue of our time – and we are at a defining moment’ – … More

Climate Health WA Inquiry

Facing Unprecedented Challenges: lessons from the 2020 Australian Public Health Conference

Jeremy Hunt At this point, unprecedented doesn’t quite do 2020 justice. Throughout the year governments and organisations have had to … More

Does anyone really believe we are going to avert a climate catastrophe?

Peter Sainsbury   It might be easy, even for someone who follows the scientific evidence about climate change, to think … More

capitalism, climate collapse

How do we improve public health messaging during periods of bushfire smoke and poor air quality?

Australian Public Health Conference 2020 Workshop Friday 23 October Topic: How do we improve public health messaging during periods of … More

air quality, bushfires

Bushfire catastrophe provides evidence climate change is real and impacting our lives

Australian Public Health Conference 2020 Plenary 2: Planetary and Climate Health Panelists Ms Amanda McKenzie, CEO, Climate Council Professor Peter … More

bushfires, planetary health

New bushfire season prompts renewed call for action on climate

David Templeman, President of the Public Health Association Australia, former Director General of Emergency Management Australia   With the start … More

bushfires, climate action, smoke

Message to Territorians: don’t throw petrol on the fire, vote for climate action this Saturday

Rosalie Schultz Extreme heat is a critical health issue for Territorians, and its effects on our health are only worsening … More

election, Northern Territory, NT

Mental health and adaptation to climate change

Dr Fiona Robards, Co-Convenor Mental Health Special Interest Group, PHAA Climate change presents an existential threat. It is almost unbelievable … More

Climate change, Mental Health

Coordinating a response to bushfire and climate change crisis

By David Templeman, former Director General of Emergency Management Australia and President of the Public Health Association Australia As states … More

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hot air balloons in the sunset: optimism that we can deal with climate change

The earth is breathing easier

Major cities and their birds are breathing easier. Across China, smog has given way to the colour blue. Even the snow-capped Himalayas are visible from parts of Northern India for the first time in local’s memories.

Climate change, Coronavirus, COVID19

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