In the media
InSight+: Water Bankruptcy threatens human and planetary health
March 02, 2026
Dr Kate Wylie, GP and executive director of Doctors for the Environment Australia writes about how water bankruptcy is a serious public health issue that must be urgently addressed. Health practitioners have a responsibility...
Read More ShareAusDoc: Cluster bombs, carbon and big tobacco: Do your investments besmirch your professional ethics?
February 17, 2026
Doctors for the Environment member and forensic psychiatrist, Dr Rob Ferris writes in AusDoc about how doctors' financial investments align or misalign with their professional and personal values. He looks at what doctors can...
Read More ShareThe East Melburnian: Smoke, heat and smog: Living with climate anxiety in Melbourne’s bushfire belt
February 11, 2026
The location with highest risk of bushfire in the Greater Melbourne area is the Dandenong Ranges, with the fire risk there reaching up to 92 percent recently, due to a combination of steep terrain,...
Read More ShareThe Gippsland Monitor: “The heat we're experiencing now is not business as usual”: GP’s warning as mercury hits 48.9C in Victoria
January 28, 2026
Farmers and experts are expressing concern that the recent heatwave, which produced record breaking temperatures in the northwest of Victoria, could be parting of a growing pattern of drier, hotter summers.
Read More ShareInsight+: Australian doctors leading global action on climate and health
January 19, 2026
Doctor for the Environment Australia Board Members Dr Kimberly Humphrey and Dr Aditya Vyas write about the chance Australia's health professions have to contribute our outsized influence in the global climate and health agenda ...
Read More ShareRigzone: Scarborough FPU Arrives in Australia
January 13, 2026
Rigzone reports on the arrival of the Scarborough Energy Project's floating production unit (FPU) at the project site offshore Western Australia and the Australian Federal Court upholding the regulatory approval of the environmental plan...
Read More ShareThe Land: We've lost some friends: resilience takes a toll as renewables ramp up
January 08, 2026
GP, Joss Rickard-Bell, is interviewed for this article about renewables, the highly charged emotions in rural NSW, and the mental health challenges that come with it.
Read More ShareThe Guardian: Heat is Australia’s ‘silent killer’. Here are the symptoms to watch out for
January 07, 2026
In Australia, extreme heat is the leading cause of weather-related hospitalisations and fatalities. The Guardian talks with doctors, including Doctors for the Environment Australia board member Dr. Kim Loo, about what you should know.
Read More ShareThe Senior: Heatwave alert: blood pressure meds and cold beer could be a deadly mix
January 07, 2026
January heatwaves are currently affecting NSW, South Australia, Victoria, the Northern Territory, and northern Tasmania with more hot days and nights expected. Dr Kate Wylie, executive director and Dr Kim Loo, board member of...
Read More ShareIN Daily: SA experts launch own human health research over harmful algal bloom
December 11, 2025
A new website has been created to address worries about the dearth of human health data on algal blooms, including sore throats, respiratory problems, and mental health.
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