ICYMI: preventing catastrophe, healthcare under fire, VicHealth’s many friends – and impenetrable climate communications

Published on February 3, 2026
From the Doomsday Clock to a movement seeking to reclaim the economy for people and planet, this week’s column brings wide-ranging news that is important for our collective health – global, national and local. The quotable? Walking away from VicHealth […]
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Join us for an open planning meeting – on climate communications and more

February 3, 2026
We don’t yet know how many Australians died or were admitted to hospital or became seriously unwell as a result of this summer’s extreme heat, nor the impacts upon health, disability and aged care services, and what more could have […]

Key questions remain about national funding deal for public hospitals

February 3, 2026
While many across the health sector have welcomed the National Cabinet deal reached today on public hospital funding and disability services, we still don’t know the detail of key reforms that the Prime Minister says will make Australia’s hospital and […]