As radiology becomes an increasingly attractive target for investors, are we letting business interests reshape a key part of our healthcare system?
Australians with lower levels of education can expect not only to live shorter lives, but also to spend more of those years in poorer health.
A global review examining ectopic pregnancy through clinical insight and lived experience highlights diagnosis, treatment, emotional recovery, and the need for patient-centred, equitable care.
Racial microaggressions are often dismissed as jokes or misunderstandings, but these everyday slights accumulate, impacting mental health and sense of belonging.
When nurses are supported and empowered, they strengthen economies, enhance health systems, and contribute to better outcomes for communities around the world.
Gender diversity in information and communications technology isn’t just necessary—it’s essential for fairness, innovation, and trust.
Ensuring inclusive and effective medical research that reflects the true diversity of our communities leads to better health equity and outcomes for everyone.
Gen Z and Millennials are the new political force, outnumbering older generations for the first time – and they’re poised to reshape the 2025 federal election.
Australia’s progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals is stagnating, with growing inequalities and environmental challenges. Bold policy action and integrated approaches are essential to secure a sustainable future by 2050.
Four women share their personal experiences, challenges, and aspirations working in STEM.
As a stage-four cancer survivor and a researcher, Muhamad Kamarudin experienced first-hand the urgent need for more precise, personalised treatments.
The launch of the National Autism Strategy is a significant step forward, highlighting the need for a holistic approach to support the diverse needs of autistic individuals in Australia.
Most Australians might expect more mental health services to be delivered to those who need them the most, which would be many in the lowest-income areas. We found the opposite occurs.
To truly uphold the values of fairness and equality, it’s imperative to address the issue of unequal access to assistive products and services.
As more cases of the virus emerge outside Africa, there are significant concerns about its potential to escalate, particularly in the Indo-Pacific region.
Historically cut out from climate leadership, calls for more women at the table stands to benefit everyone fighting the climate crisis.
Low-income customers who qualify for subsidised rates are five times more likely to use shared e-scooters and e-bikes for daily travel. People with disabilities also value them.
It’s time to ditch colonial thinking and listen to the wisdom of Indigenous peoples to advance health and wellbeing, and to forge a sustainable planetary future.
The naming, for the first time, of specific companies, not just industries, and what they pay their male and female workers, is set to pressure employers to take action.
As Medicare turns 40 years old this month, it’s important to reflect on its achievements, and also what needs to be done to remodel it.
From natural seawalls to mangroves, countries are starting to combat climate change with nature-based solutions. COP28 might drive more of these efforts.
A new report reveals gendered disadvantage in Australia is so deeply systemic and entrenched that even the COVID-19 pandemic failed to have an impact.
If there’s proof needed that something needs changing, it’s surely the furtive cry we hear to “close the gap”.
Australia has leapt to 26th in the 2023 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, but we’re still behind countries such as New Zealand and Rwanda.
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