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Professional bodies in many jurisdictions have made it clear to health professionals that they have a professional duty to promote evidence to dispel anti-vax messages. In May, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Authority, along with 16 national health boards, released a statement warning practitioners that they had a responsibility to the public to...

A major report by experts from 27 national science academies has set out the widespread damage that global heating is already causing to people’s health and the increasingly serious impacts expected in future. The Society is preparing a submission on the Climate Change Response (Zero Carbon) Amendment Bill which stands referred to a select committee.   &n...

Mental health and addiction services are clearly big winners in the recent Wellbeing Budget with a $1.9 bn package. The package not only boosts funding for existing services, but it establishes many new services. There are other positive initiatives including significant packages for child wellbeing, family and sexual violence, climate change and infrastru...