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AMA and DEA Make Joint Call for Emissions Reduction in Healthcare
Climate change is a health emergency, which is already contributing to life-threatening illness and deaths and the Australian healthcare sector is part of the problem – contributing about 7 per cent to Australia’s national carbon...
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Report: Net Zero Emissions for Australia’s healthcare sector (14 Dec 2020)
Towards net zero emissions in healthcare The changing climate is exposing our patients and communities to more frequent and intense extreme weather. Health professionals are increasingly treating climate-related illnesses, and ......
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The EU tariff plan is good news for Australia’s place in the World
“The steady deterioration in Australia’s environment and the ineffective revision of the EPBC Act suggests that we need help from other developed nations to solve our problem. This help may ......
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How the US could help Australia develop climate action
“There comes a time when the citizens of one country need help from another country to solve crucial problems. In the case of Australia, help is not for poverty, chaos ......
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The Coalition is sinking in the uncharted waters of the Murray Darling
Deals between the Liberal and National parties could further imperil water policy and spell a dark future for the climate and sustainability efforts, writes Dr David Shearman. Continue reading…...
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Media release: Doctors slam the Morrison Government’s decision to reject Steggall’s climate bill
Australia’s doctors are dismayed that the Morrison Government has rejected Zali Steggall’s climate change bill, which was tabled today, despite the need to protect public health from the deadly consequences ......
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The Planet Needs Healing Hands
More doctors are actively campaigning about the biggest health threat of our time – and no, it’s not coronavirus. Cathy O’Leary explains. Continue reading…...
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The deadly impacts of extreme heat waves
Cities across the United States Pacific Northwest are experiencing what has been described as ‘life-threatening heat’, writes Dr Beau Frigault. Continue reading…...
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An open letter to Susan Ley
24th June 2021 Dear Honourable Minister Sussan Ley, We write as a group of concerned medical professionals regarding the Chinese state-owned Minerals and Metals Group (MMG) proposal to build the ......
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NAIDOC Week 2021: Heal Country
This NAIDOC week, we celebrate the rich history, diverse cultures and achievements of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. NAIDOC week is centred on the theme Heal Country and is ......
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Outcomes of the ‘Biodiversity, Natural Capital and the Economy’ Report at the G7 Summit
Following Australia’s extravagant claims to climate leadership at the G7, hopes for a more diplomatic approach were dashed by a Prime Ministerial statement claiming that “Australia is a frontrunner when ......
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The curse of coal and government health malfeasance
“Policies which prolong the life of coal shorten the lives of many Australians and must be confronted – they are preventable deaths. It is distressing that ideology and ignorance have ......
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