What Gillard’s government can do on cultural diversity Under Julia Gillard’s hero Bob Hawke, multiculturalism sat within the portfolio of the Prime Minister. All new policies were checked
Shock Tactics Are the ads made by John Singleton attacking the ALP’s health record telling the whole story? Jennifer Doggett tunes in
Civil Society Steps Up For A Healthy Climate Political leaders might have dropped the ball on responsible climate policy but health sector leaders have responded with a new
Hang On – Are Local Hospital Boards Really A Good Idea? The Coalition released its health and hospitals package today, including a pledge to establish local hospital boards. Before the paperwork
Health Care Affordability Needs A Makeover There’s a big difference between having a bad hair day and getting sick, writes Jennifer Doggett, and that’s why we
Could This Be Money Better Spent? In an election campaign dominated by spending and savings, why is so little attention being paid to the private health
Rudd’s Health Reforms: More Politics than Policy Jennifer Doggett considers that the significance of the COAG meeting on health reform needs to be seen in terms of
Rudd’s destructive intervention Jeff Richardson provides an alternative response to the National Health and Hospitals Network announcement with concerns about the Commonwealth creating
An Industry Economist looks at Australia’s health industry Ian McAuley describes how the health sector would look to an industry economist, and finds some strange practices.
