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Category: Governance

House of Representatives room at Australian Government Parliament House

Pandemic-era Health Minister Greg Hunt retires

Malcolm Baalman, PHAA As happens at every federal election, several long-serving Members of Parliament have retired. Two in particular have … More

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Governance, political economy of health, Public Health
Dr Liz Hanna with yellow sign that reads: 'Climate Action Now'.

Australia fails adaption to climate change

Honorary Associate Professor Liz Hanna Australia’s abject failure to mitigate or adapt to climate change was a key topic at … More

climate action, ecology and environment, Governance, Public Health
Public Health Association of Australia logo. Text: 'PHAA Webinar. Design principles for an Australian CDC.' Names of each person next to a headshot of them: Professor Sharon Lewin, Professor Allen Cheng, Dr Leanne Coombe, Dr Craig Dalton.

Discerning discussion at ‘Design principles of an Australian CDC’ webinar

Melanie Parker – PHAA   With a 50/50 chance of an Australian Centre for Disease Control (CDC) being formed after … More

COVID-19, Governance, political economy of health, public health workforce
A close-up picture of Themeda triandra (Kangaroo grass) with a background of trees

“Uncomfortable, important and compelling”: Food Sovereignty presentations at Food Futures 2022

Christina Pollard, Melanie Parker, and Food Futures Conference Advisory Committee Over 170 delegates attended the Food Futures Conference 2022, held … More

food and nutrition, Food Futures, Indigenous health
commuter bike in flooded water.

Under-resourced and undermined: as floods hit south-west Sydney, our research shows councils aren’t prepared

Nicky Morrison, Western Sydney University and Patrick Harris, UNSW Sydney Thousands of people in south-western Sydney have been ordered to … More

Climate change, ecology and environment, political economy of health
Text: Ensuring a healthier South Australia for years to come. South Australian Public Health Consortium. 2022 State Election Virtual Forum.' The logo of Australian Health Promotion Association, Public Health Association of Australia, and South Australian Council of Social Service.

South Australian Public Health Consortium State Election Forum: A summary

Melanie Parker, Mary Brushe and Professor Jacquie Bowden – PHAA Almost 100 people joined the South Australian Public Health Consortium‘s … More

Governance, political economy of health, Public Health
Composite image shows a vector depicting a a graph, upward arrow and a dollar symbol. Beside this vector is a screenshot of the cover of the 2022-23 Budget Submission.

Before hitting the brakes on unhealthy products, let’s take our foot off the accelerator

Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, CEO PHAA This post is the fourth in our series of articles exploring the PHAA’s 2022-23 … More

Budget 2022-23, Chronic disease, Governance, Public Health, public health funding
Transgender flag

Yes, words can harm young trans people. Here’s what we can do to help

Cristyn Davies, University of Sydney; Alessandra Chinsen, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Ken Pang, Murdoch Children’s Research Institute; Kerry H. Robinson, … More

child health, Governance, LGBTQIA+ health
Composite image shows a vector depicting a a graph, upward arrow and a dollar symbol. Beside this vector is a screenshot of the cover of the 2022-23 Budget Submission.

Building a national approach to preventive health investment or the “Vomit principle” in action

Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin, CEO PHAA This post is the third in our series of articles exploring the PHAA’s 2022-23 … More

Budget 2022-23, Prevention
Composite image shows a vector depicting a a graph, upward arrow and a dollar symbol. Beside this vector is a screenshot of the cover of the 2022-23 Budget Submission.

Where will the 2022-23 Budget take us?

Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin – PHAA CEO This post is the first in our series of articles exploring the PHAA’s … More

Budget 2022-23, public health funding
Image features a photo of Letitia Del Fabbro smiling. The text says "former president of PHAA Queensland to run in federal election."

Former PHAA Queensland President, Letitia Del Fabbro, to run in federal election

Jeremy Lasek – PHAA As regular readers of Intouch are aware, the PHAA is using the upcoming federal election as … More

Governance, political economy of health, Public Health

A family perspective to the Omicron variant

Adjunct Professor Terry Slevin – PHAA CEO We left 2021 exhausted, battered and bruised, but feeling optimistic. In Australia, we … More

Coronavirus, Public Health
Rows of Shupu knockoff Shure brand Microphone. Credit Wikimedia and Victor Grigas

On the value of microphones: The public urgently needs journalists to hold politicians accountable for the gaps in our national COVID response

Adjunct Professor Tarun Weeramanthri – President, PHAA As I write this on Sunday, I can hear the sound of the … More

Wrapped Christmas presents under a tree. Credit: Mike Fleming/Flickr.

All I want for Christmas is an Australian Centre for Disease Control and Prevention

Terry Slevin, PHAA CEO Mariah Carey’s classic Christmas hit is a commercial radio and shopping centre staple every December. If … More

ACDC, COVID-19, Health equity, infectious disease, Prevention, Public Health
The cover of the National Preventive Health Strategy, repeated three times

Significant steps towards a healthier Australia: The 2021-2030 National Preventive Health Strategy

Terry Slevin – PHAA CEO Today marks a ‘red letter day’ for the health of our nation. At least it … More

Chronic disease, National Preventive Health Strategy, Public Health
Dr Peter Tait gestures while speaking at a lectern.

A rallying call for public health to refocus efforts, on building government for the public’s good

Melissa Sweet – Croakey Health Media Introduction by Croakey: Public health professionals and organisations have been urged to do much more … More

We need to become healthier, faster

Terry Slevin   The Australian Government is currently consulting on its National Preventive Health Strategy. The most important message they … More

National Preventive Health Strategy

Where are all the public health policies this ACT election?

Terry Slevin This year has been indelibly marked by the public health crisis of COVID, and the public has had … More

ACT election 2020

Last to know: the European Union knows more about our trade talks than we do

In the negotiations for an Australia-European Union Free Trade Agreement at present underway, the European Union is pushing for longer monopolies on medicines for its pharmaceutical companies.

European Union, Free trade agreements, Trade policy

Three things happened that show we need parliament urgently

Peter Tait Two things happened in late July that makes me worry for the future of the public’s health in … More

Democracy, parliament

The false dichotomy of public health and the economy

Louisa Gordon   Six months into the COVID-19 crisis and Australia is faring well on a global scale. Contributing factors … More

COVID-19, economy

Those who ‘pay the piper’ damage our health

Malcolm Baalman Should political donations from industries which sell harmful products, and then lobby governments vigorously to give them favourable … More

political donations

COVID-19 policy responses show why political literacy is a public health issue

The adage “never discuss politics or religion” is invariably proffered to us with well-meaning intent at some point during our life. If anything, when it comes to public health issues, we need to be discussing politics more, not less, and certainly not avoiding it altogether.

Coronavirus, COVID-19, Political Literacy

Standing against the slide to fascism: what can public health do now?

It is said that democracy is a frail flower in need of constant nurturing. Having decried our slip toward fascism (in Croakey and the Public Health Association of Australia blog) I thought it useful to think about actions the public health movement might take to stand up for democracy.

COVID-19, Democracy, Public Health

“As Australia slips toward fascism, where does the public health community stand?”

The fires, floods and COVID-19 pandemic have shown the fragility of industrial civilisation and the strength and resilience of people and community.

community, coro, Coronavirus, COVID-19, fascism, Governance, Public Health

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