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Croakey Health Media: Western Australian Labor’s win not a mandate for ‘business as usual’
March 13, 2025
This two articles piece in Croakey shows how the re-elected Western Australia Labor Government faces significant tasks, including creating a climate change bill, improving housing for pregnant Aboriginal women, and expanding the Rent Relief...
Read More ShareRenew Economy: Fossil fuel lobby shares global “toolbox of tactics” to fight Victoria’s gas phaseout
March 11, 2025
According to a recent investigation, Australian fossil fuel firms and their trade associations have been exchanging notes with their overseas counterparts in an effort to prevent a phaseout of gas in houses. In an...
Read More ShareAusDoc: Peter Dutton’s nuclear plan is a threat to our patients’ health
March 05, 2025
Concerns have been made about the exorbitant cost, the continued excess carbon in the atmosphere as we wait for them to be built, and the threat to national security posed by opposition leader Peter...
Read More ShareMJA: Accountability, ambition, and quantifiable action in the carbon emission reduction plans of the ten largest pharmaceutical companies in Australia: a cross-sectional analysis
March 04, 2025
By analysing their accountability measures, goals, and measurable actions, a group of DEA members have evaluated the 10 biggest pharmaceutical firms in Australia's commitment to reaching net zero emissions.
Read More ShareABC News: Residents rally in support of pollution filters on West Gate Tunnel project
March 03, 2025
The $10 billion West Gate Tunnel project is designed to mitigate vehicle emissions, but Maribyrnong residents fear the ventilation stacks won't adequately reduce pollution. They are advocating for filters on the stacks, which were...
Read More ShareDEA is pleased to support the release of an international BUPA publication, ‘Single-use switch: Catalysing action on single-use items in healthcare’
February 26, 2025
Bupa has partnered with Health Care Without Harm to launch a major global report that outlines key principles for reducing healthcare’s reliance on single-use items while maintaining the highest level of patient care.Furthermore, the...
Read More ShareSBS News: How heatwaves can wreak havoc on your mental health
February 25, 2025
Experts advise paying more attention to the effects of heat as an increase in a variety of social and mental health problems is linked to heat. Aggression, domestic violence, mental health emergency presentations and...
Read More ShareThe Conversation: Farmers, investors, miners and parents: how unconventional climate advocates can reach new audiences
February 25, 2025
Climate advocates are vital in garnering support for climate action, yet certain groups in Australia, like political conservatives and some businesses, remain resistant. Unconventional advocates, such as Farmers for Climate Action and Doctors for...
Read More ShareCroakey Health Media: Ahead of the Western Australian election, medical experts call for urgent action on fossil fuel harms
February 21, 2025
Dr. Emma-Leigh Synnott, the chair of the WA DEA committee, and long term member Dr. Richard Yin, support the RACP's calls on the incoming WA government to avoid and address the harms caused by...
Read More ShareCommunity Voices: Taking Climate Health Harms Seriously Now
February 17, 2025
Michael Lester, a Presenter for Radio Northern Beaches based in Sydney spoke with Dr. Kate Wylie, the executive director of 'Doctors for the Environment Australia' (DEA), in anticipation of the Climate and Health Community...
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