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The tobacco & nicotine industry continues to generate harm. Resisting industry narratives: guidance to avoid tobacco and nicotine industry framing offers actionable guidance to resist industry narratives and promote health and wellbeing 💫 academic.oup.com/heapro/article…

The announcement of the first 10 (ten!) pill testing sites in Victoria is excellent news. The Laos methanol tragedy illustrates why harm reduction is essential. Young people *will* party, and we must not shirk a responsibility to keep them safe.abc.net.au/news/2024-11-2…

A fascinating study that identifies which NGOs in Australia are engaged in advocacy activities for health equity, the issues they are advocating on and the advocacy activities they are using. Great to see the important work of Australian Health Promotion Association (AHPA) and publichealthaus.bsky.social profiled.

CDC confirms H5N1 in California child as Hawaii details testing results | CIDRAP cidrap.umn.edu/avian-influenz…

Our last Health Equity Learning Lab (Oz) webinar for the year - Commercial Determinants of Health and Governance. Julia Anaf presenting on How to constraint the power and influence of global consultancy firms? Fran Baum Uni of Adelaide

Latest edition now out! #TheZap: latest health and aged care news, plus consultation opportunities of note – Croakey Health Media croakey.org/the-zap-latest… By Charles Maskell-Knight

Thanks to all contributors to latest #ICYMI: decolonisation in action, social media ban outrage, climate and COVID updates – and books not to miss croakey.org/icymi-decoloni… HT USyd Poche Centre for Indigenous Health Kate Sievert (@katesievert.bsky.social) publichealthaus.bsky.social Fran Baum Dr Sandro Demaio Rebecca Zosel Ṣẹ̀yẹ Abímbọ́lá Andrew Wilkie MP Dr Monique Ryan MP

Greens moving on Help to Buy just shows how much pressure all sides are under when it comes to Australia's housing market failures. The government needed some movement, and the Greens don't want to be seen as wreckers. The Coalition tho - still nothing

Our Restoring the Fair Go paper on political considerations in intersectoral action during COVID has been published. Led by Fran Baum, it uses a qualitative case study approach to examine 16 countries, examining political aspects through the three I's lens doi.org/10.1093/heapol…

'From the Archives' section features article by Alison Barrett, published in June: croakey.org/going-nuclear-… "The Federal Opposition’s plans for nuclear energy have been slammed by health, medical and scientific experts as flawed, dangerous and a barrier to urgent climate action."

As heat-related health risks increase, researchers stress the importance of effective adaptation strategies – a timely report from recent #HEAL2024 conference, as so much of Australia swelters croakey.org/as-heat-relate… By Alison Barrett CC HEAL Network - Healthy Environments And Lives

“While the politics may be complicated, the public health imperative is not complicated–action is needed to prevent further death, injury & suffering in Gaza”-Guy Gillor, Fiona Stanley, Rob Moodie, Sue Wareham etal gh.bmj.com/content/10/1/e…

Subscriptions to the weekly Croakey News bulletin increase to $100 from next Monday (20 January). Get in quick to secure the current rate ($80 per annum): croakey.org/subscribe-to-c…

Putting rural health, mental health and prevention on the Federal Budget agenda – By Alison Barrett croakey.org/putting-rural-… #AusPol #ElectionBudget2025

Four years ago I wrote my inaugural poem The Hill We Climb. Both when I wrote it and performed it, I did so while continuously reflecting on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr and Coretta Scott King’s legacy. I was (and am) blown away by how my words reverberated around the world; if

The #resilience lessons #NorthernRivers learned from the 2022 #flooding made a difference when 🌀 Alfred hit in 2025. A #SundayRead by Alison Barrett in Croakey News shows the importance of resilient community networks & emergency communication systems croakey.org/after-the-stor…

Next Federal Government urged to support self-determination and evidence-based Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander programs croakey.org/next-federal-g… Alison Barrett reports #AusVotes2025 #AusPol

Chaos under Trump: on tariffs, health and inequalities croakey.org/chaos-under-tr… A special #LongRead by Alison Barrett #AusPol #GlobalHealth #SDOH

Our 8th most-read article in the first quarter of 2025: Five years ago today, Croakey published our first article on the novel coronavirus. What’s been learnt since? – croakey.org/five-years-ago… Big thanks to Alison Barrett & all who contributed!

Thanks to everyone who contributed to the discussion yesterday, 'protecting public interest journalism as a public health good' - panel members Prof Bronwyn Fredericks Norman Swan Alex Cramb & Melissa Sweet & Assoc Prof Carmel Williams & CHiAPRT. Story to come via Alison Barrett