Media releases
Rising Tide’s Canberra Wave: Doctors warn we need to quit coal for the sake of health
November 26, 2024
In one of the final sitting days of 2024, Doctors for the Environment Australia’s Executive Director and GP, Dr Kate Wylie, will be speaking at Rising Tide’s The Canberra Wave against coal and gas.Other...
Read More ShareLink between youth suicide risk and hot weather calls for urgent phase out of fossil fuels: doctors
October 24, 2024
Doctors are alarmed at new research out today that shows the grave impact of hot weather on children and young people’s mental health, and are calling on governments to keep this top of mind...
Read More ShareDEA launches the Hospital Sustainability Project Tracker
October 02, 2024
Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA) is proud to launch the Hospital Sustainability Project Tracker, designed by DEA’s Environmentally Sustainable Healthcare special interest group.
Read More ShareDoctors slam Labor’s approval of three coal mine expansions
September 25, 2024
Doctors for the Environment Australia has described Labor’s approval of three thermal coal mine expansions in NSW as negligent. Says Dr Kate Wylie, a GP and the Executive Director of DEA, “Coal imposes a heavy...
Read More ShareDoctors Call Code Red: New report warns climate pollution is our biggest killer
August 14, 2024
Today at Parliament House, Doctors from across Australia delivered an alarming new report, Fossil Fuels are a Health Hazard. The report by medical group Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA),handed down with communications collective...
Read More ShareACSQHC’s pilot Environmental Sustainability and Climate Resilience Healthcare Module is a win for Australian healthcare
July 10, 2024
Escalating climate change is hazardous to the health of Australians. It also creates additional strain on healthcare systems and threatens to disrupt access to care.
Read More ShareDoctors call on MPs to pass the Duty of Care bill
June 27, 2024
A legislated duty of care compelling the federal government to consider young people’s health and well-being when making climate-related policies is essential for protecting our children and their future, says medical group Doctors for...
Read More ShareSenate Inquiry urged to stop health impacts of gas at Middle Arm Industrial Precinct
June 18, 2024
Health evidence has spearheaded concerns about the Middle Arm Industrial Precinct Senate Inquiry in Canberra today as health experts urge the Federal Government and the Northern Territory Government to regulate health impact.
Read More ShareBudget 2024-25 - Climate and health: missing in action
May 15, 2024
Doctors for the Environment Australia has described this year's budget as a missed opportunity to address the impacts of worsening climate change on the health of Australians.
Read More ShareThe Future Gas Strategy is so much hot air
May 13, 2024
The Future Gas Strategy adds further fuel to global heating and damages our health. By locking in gas exports until 2050 our government condemns us to a hot, inhospitable and unhealthy environment.
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