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ABC News: Federal Court knocks back doctors' challenge to Woodside gas project's environmental approval
August 23, 2025
In the case brought by Doctors for the Environment (DEA) the Federal Court has ruled against revoking an approval for Woodside's Scarborough gas project DEA launched legal proceedings in April to overturn national offshore...
Read More ShareABC News: Traffic pollution contributes to more than 1,800 premature deaths per year, study estimates
August 22, 2025
Higher than the road toll, traffic-related air pollution in Australia contributes to more than 1,800 premature deaths each year estimates the first assessment of the health impact of traffic-related pollution (TRAP) in Australia, published...
Read More ShareMJA: Estimated carbon emissions for PBS-subsidised prescription respiratory inhalers Australia 2019–2023: a descriptive analysis
August 18, 2025
The Australian National Health and Climate Strategy prioritizes reducing pressurised, metered dose inhalers for decarbonising healthcare. These high-emission inhalers produce ten to thirty times more CO2e emissions than low-emission inhalers.
Read More ShareMedscape: Doctors Step Up Against the Climate Health Emergency
August 13, 2025
Healthcare professionals around the globe are raising awareness, and tackle the health implications, of the climate crisis. While there is no official coordination among these individuals, their combined initiatives are creating a natural global...
Read More ShareCroakey Health Media: A note to the Treasurer, on how to boost productivity
August 08, 2025
Croakey contacted 20 health organisations in Australia, which included leading public and allied health entities, medical colleges, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health organisations, to ascertain the participants for the Federal Government's Economic...
Read More ShareCroakey Health Media: Experts sound health alarm on algal bloom crisis, calling for climate action and comprehensive responses
July 25, 2025
Health professionals have urged governments to adopt Health in All Policies strategies in addressing the ecological crisis affecting South Australia’s coastline and its marine and estuarine waters. They caution that the toxic algal bloom,...
Read More ShareCroakey Health Media: Health and climate leaders applaud landmark decision on climate accountability: comprehensive wrap of reaction
July 24, 2025
Health, climate, and community leaders have expressed their enthusiastic support for an opinion from the International Court of Justice, which asserts that States have a legal obligation under international law to safeguard the global...
Read More Share3CR radio: Tuesday Breakfast
July 22, 2025
Interview with Dr Kate Wylie - the Executive director of Doctors for the Environment Australia and a working GP. Kate came on the show to chat about last week’s Federal Court Hearing of Doctors...
Read More ShareThe Age: Woodside’s environmental plan for $12b project ‘corporate puffery’, court told
July 15, 2025
Doctors for the Environment Australia is challenging the $12 billion project, part of the company's Burrup Hub plan, in the Federal Court of Australia.
Read More ShareRACP newsGP: Good clinical practice can be high quality and low carbon
July 01, 2025
A greener general practice is possible- and there is much we can do to positively impact planetary and human health, writes Rob Hosking, DEA member, GP, and Chair of the RACGP Expert Committee Practice...
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