Government help needed to boost health of SA
Campaigns to encourage healthy behaviour among South Australians are disjointed, ignore broader societal issues and need greater involvement from state government, a Flinders University review has […]
Privatisation of Australian prisons
New research has cast a spotlight on the privatisation of Australian prisons as state governments seek to reduce costs, but experts warn similar experiments have failed […]
Is Closing the Gap working?
Gaping policy shortfalls in the Australian Government’s Closing the Gap program have seen it fail to reduce disparities in Indigenous health, income, employment, child removal and […]
Is Closing the Gap working?
Gaping policy shortfalls in the Australian Government’s ‘Closing the Gap’ program have seen it fail to reduce disparities in Indigenous health, income, employment, child removal and […]
10 lessons from the virus crisis
Australia ranked eighth in the world ‘s Top 10 countries to manage their COVID-19 response well, with New Zealand, Vietnam, Taiwan, Thailand, Cyprus, Rwanda and Iceland […]
NBN shortfalls put public health at risk
The COVID-19 crisis is increasingly highlighted shortcomings in Australia’s National Broadband Network, Flinders University experts say. With access to high-speed broadband (HSB) and the internet via […]
Disability sector ‘not surprised’ by death
People living with disabilities, their families and carers are ‘not surprised’ by the death of Ann Marie Smith in her Adelaide home, an online study reveals. […]
Hardship set to rise in SA, experts warn
The escalating COVID-19 crisis will widen the gulf between people with and without secure income, with experts outlining increasing inequities in health outcomes for South Australians […]
Missing link in vital primary health care
Refugees and migrants are missing out on important health care services across Australia, experts at Flinders University warn. While Australia has welcomed more than 170,000 refugees […]