National Affairs
12 April 2023
Mark Butler’s plan to ban personal nicotine imports could be undermined by online prescription services
National Affairs
22 February 2023
In a remarkable turnaround, the TGA has eased restrictions on the therapeutic use of psilocybin and MDMA. But will the benefits be fairly spread?
Books & Arts
6 February 2023
How best should we cope with our awareness of death — and a desire to control when it happens?
National Affairs
24 January 2023
The government’s cuts to Medicare rebates for psychological counselling misunderstand the nature of mental illness
National Affairs
14 December 2022
When can we say an epidemic is over?
National Affairs
6 December 2022
… is worth a pound of cure — which is why we need an Australian Centre for Disease Control charged with doing both
National Affairs
31 October 2022
$8 billion lost each year in Medicare fraud, errors and over-servicing? The evidence doesn’t add up
Books & Arts
21 October 2022
Is technology endangering the doctor–patient relationship?
National Affairs
14 October 2022
A grown-up conversation about how we fund better services is long overdue
International
5 November 2021
Rich countries have dragged their feet on promises to help less well-off countries vaccinate. But there are small signs of progress
From the archive
8 October 2021
Buurtzorg provides more humane care for elderly people at a lower cost. So what’s stopping it from being adopted in Australia?
From the archive
17 September 2021
Are mistaken beliefs about the history of mental health treatments stopping us from creating a humane system?
National Affairs
7 September 2021
Should we really learn to live with Covid?
National Affairs
1 September 2021
Flexibility will be almost as important as focus for controlling Covid-19 in the months ahead
National Affairs
30 July 2021
Are exaggerated fears about the cost of the disability scheme pushing it further from its founding principles?
National Affairs
29 July 2021
Lockdowns have become the go-to option. But are governments making the most of our learned experience?
National Affairs
9 July 2021
The federal government’s handling of vaccinations shows how much damage has been done to the public sector
National Affairs
1 July 2021
This week’s blow-up between the premiers and the PM was triggered by the latest in a series of bad decisions about vaccination
National Affairs
18 June 2021
Despite the opposition’s resistance, the government’s changes to the Medicare schedule deserve to proceed
Essays & Reportage
4 June 2021
Manufacturers of unhealthy products aren’t letting the crisis go to waste
International
1 June 2021
The one-term president and his allies have had an outsized impact on abortion rights
International
10 May 2021
Joe Biden’s prioritisation of healthcare has been evident from day one
Essays & Reportage
10 May 2021
With the pandemic under control, Australian researchers have resumed their quest for a psychedelic approach to mental health
National Affairs
13 April 2021
Will the government survive the vaccine debacle?
International
2 March 2021
Sharing vaccines fairly is not only an ethical imperative but also essential to controlling Covid-19
National Affairs
15 February 2021
Are short, sharp lockdowns working?
International
11 February 2021
Covid-19 hit the United States hard, but life expectancy was already falling. The lessons for other countries are clear
Another year
22 December 2020
Farewell to 2020, and welcome to our selections of articles from the archive
Books & Arts
14 December 2020
Television | The highs and occasional lows of Four Corners’ coverage of 2020
National Affairs
25 November 2020
A budget for Covid recovery ventures into contentious territory