Opinions

Australian society cannot afford for general practice to collapse, writes Queensland GP Natasha Yates.

Natasha Yates

The loss of biodiversity in Australia and the world could have disastrous consequences for human health, write Marion Carey, Katherine Barraclough and Ken Winkel.

Marion Carey, Katherine Barraclough, Ken Winkel

Rural and regional clinicians need more recognition of their unique position to help address rural health challenges, write Dr Michael Field, Dr Anne McGuane and Dr Laura Alston.

Access to abortion and contraception in rural and regional Australia could be improved with nurse-led models of care in general practice, write Jessica Moulton, Jessica Botfield and Danielle Mazza.

Jessica Moulton, Jessica Botfield, Danielle Mazza

We need to re-think medical ethics in the era of the Anthropocene, writes public health physician, Professor Tony Capon.

Tony Capon

The profound effects of child maltreatment on health and wellbeing have long been voiced by survivors, write Hannah Thomas, Divna Haslam, Holly Erskine.

Hannah Thomas, Divna Haslam, Holly Erskine

Changes to the Medicare Benefits Schedule will benefit children and young people with complex neurodevelopmental disorders, write Elizabeth Elliott, Marcel Zimmet and Julie Flanagan.

Elizabeth Elliott, Marcel Zimmet, Julie Flanagan

Australia’s first national prevalence study of all forms of child abuse and neglect reveals that the typical experience of maltreatment is of multiple types, write Professors Daryl Higgins and Ben Mathews.

Daryl Higgins, Ben Mathews

Problem gambling has a compounding cost not just for individuals but also for their families and their communities, write Professor Steve Robson and Associate Professor Jeffrey Looi.

Steve Robson, Jeffrey Looi