March 15, 2024 - Australia’s transport systems contribute to poor health in many ways, including through road trauma, encouraging physical inactivity, exacerbating social injustices, and air pollution, writes Dr Rosalie Schultz. DEA, along with ...
Opinion Pieces
Croakey: As Australia braces for summer, health sector urged to take strong stand against governments’ support for fossil fuels
September 5, 2023 - Global heating requires our urgent attention, writes Dr Richard Yin. Like COVID, this is a public health emergency, and the signs are everywhere that the threat is escalating, exactly as ...
The Canberra Times: What will Europe’s heat mean for us here in Australia?
July 28, 2023 - I’m concerned about what the implications of climate change will inevitably be for us, here in Australia, – especially over the coming summer, writes Kimberly Humphrey. As an emergency medicine ...
The Medical Republic: Doctors speak out against fracking in Beetaloo Basin
July 7, 2023 - Doctors are concerned about the impacts of fracking on their patients’ health, the environment and climate, and are urging Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to respond to NT’s decision to frack ...
Croakey: Health professionals urged to join fight against harmful developments in the Northern Territory
June 23, 2023 - DEA’s Dr Richard Yin and Dr Katherine Barraclough urge doctors, medical students and other health professionals from around the country to support the open letter calling on the Prime Minister ...