In the media

The recent letter to the editor in MJA by Doctors for the Environment Australia's Dr Ben Dunne and Dr Nikki Burdett explains why planetary care is good cancer care.

On 31 August, The Weekend Australian published a 1,258 word article by journalist Chris Uhlmann headlined, ‘Fossil fuel bans are hazardous to our health’. It opened with: “Illiteracy about how the world actually works is everywhere...

Health professionals and community groups in Hunter have criticised the federal government's approval of coal mining extensions, citing concerns over health risks and climate change.

Hay fever is a prevalent condition in Australia, with a record one-in-four people suffering from it this year. Unpredictable weather patterns mean people are experiencing hay fever symptoms throughout the year, with doctors and...

DEA’s Executive Director and GP, Dr Kate Wylie and DEA Board Chair Professor Nicholas Talley talked with Croakey's Melissa Sweet about Doctors for the Environment Australia report, Fossil fuels are a health hazard: A...

Doctors say Australians must grasp the vast range of health threats fossil fuels pose, including cancer, heart disease, and mental illness.

Fossil fuel pollution kills more people globally than smoking, according to a new report from Doctors for the Environment.

An underestimated health problem is lurking in our neighbourhoods--traffic related air pollution.

Shaun Watson is the NSW Chair of Doctors for the Environment Australia. At his home-away-from-home in the Kanimbla Valley, he talks about his motivation to fight for the planet, the health impacts of fossil...

Muswellbrook, a coal mining town with large-scale open-pit coal mines in the Hunter region of NSW, was in 2022 named the most polluted postcode in NSW and the third-worst in the country by the...