Australian institute of health and welfare


Will the regional agreement help lead to a fairer distribution of health?

Broadband’s importance for a population’s health also lies in its ability to connect individuals and communities, and to disseminate information (and thus, as the saying goes, power).

Data without destiny: Macklin fudges evidence

Jenny Macklin’s latest effort in justifying policy is her gross over-promoting of the results of a very small and dicey survey of 76 income-managed residents in four communities in the Northern Territory.

Why COAG must commit to health redesign – not just handing over more money

With health on the agenda of the COAG meeting this week, it is well past time that governments at all levels commit to a fundamental redesign of Australia’s health “system”, writes John Menadue.