Our culture is awash with abstraction, universalism and instrumentalism, and as such is desperately in need of balancing with precisely the kind of thing that the ethics of care can offer. Here are some introductory reflections. Read More
Here in Australia, it’s currently illegal to buy e-cigarettes that contain nicotine without a prescription. That’s not the case in countries like the UK, USA, Canada or New Zealand. And there’s a lot of debate about the issue. Read More
Large out-of-pocket dental costs means two million Australians each year defer visits to a dentist or miss out on dental care. Poorer people are more likely to miss out. Read More
With the increase of global travel and trade, new infections can spread rapidly across countries and continents. The need to prepare pandemic response plans that are both flexible and scalable is an urgent challenge for policy-makers and practitioners. Read More
For Aboriginal people, connection to our country, culture and family can be profoundly healing. But in the many decades we’ve spent working to improve the health of Australia’s first peoples - it’s a strength that has too often been ignored and squandered. Read More
Primary health networks are intended to improve services at the local level, but recent events suggest political ideology may be lurking behind some matters of contestability and competition. Read More
The rising trend of medicalising human and social behaviours has been attributed to the medical profession's cultural authority and the pharmaceutical industry's substantial direct marketing. But this isn't necessarily the case in Australia. Read More
A landmark study led by the Sax Institute has revealed a new way forward in helping health policy agencies build their capacity to use research evidence. Read More
The Prime Minister wants the public service to spend vastly more with Indigenous-owned suppliers, hoping to double down on the success of affirmative action in… Read More
For all the sound and fury in parliament, late changes mean the contentious medivac bill does not threaten the minority government’s control of the nation’s… Read More
A teachable moment doesn’t have to arise naturally; even a simulated one helped make British police officers 21% less likely to be hooked by a phishing email, in one of a series of behavioural nudges. Read More
The NZ Treasury continues to refine its four-dimensional foray into the measurement of national wellbeing with a new online Living Standards Framework Dashboard. Read More
Governments and clinicians should leverage the availability of data and the international experience to improve the speed and equity of patients’ access to treatment. Read More
The new digital strategy promises to cut through a century of federalism gridlock, offering to overhaul a suite of complex multi-jurisdictional life events that could fuel major economy-wide changes across the many domains governments operate in. Read More
Australia has all the elements needed to be a global leader in regenerative medicine, translating our research into valuable in-demand products and boosting economic growth, argues Dr Dan Grant. Read More
