New national psychiatry body seeks greater focus on severe complex mental illness

Published on February 17, 2026
Introduction by Croakey: In the wake of this month’s NSW Coronial report on the Bondi Junction Westfield killings, and debates about the continuity of psychiatric care in Australia, a new professional body is going to lobby for mental health reform. […]
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Time to talk about social, health, equity impacts of privatised job services

February 17, 2026
Introduction by Croakey: For decades, governments and vested interests have spruiked the financial benefits of privatisation, not least of which is employment assistance services for people who are unemployed. There is, of course, also a cost to be measured from […]

From users to co-designers of Australia’s digital health future

February 17, 2026
As healthcare becomes digital health, or digital health becomes health, important questions emerge around the usability of the tools, devices and platforms we’re producing: Is lived experience alone enough for consumers to contribute meaningfully to how health products and services […]