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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Australian woman on pro-Palestinian aid flotilla will be ‘indefinitely detained’ by Israel unless she signs waiver

Madeleine Habib, who captained the Conscience ship, was arrested by Israeli forces on 8 October and detained in Israel’s Ketziot prison

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado wins Nobel peace prize

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Leader of country’s opposition receives award after scrutiny surrounding committee and comments by Donald Trump

Loss of peak health group raises many concerns and questions

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Loss of peak health group raises many concerns and questions – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/loss-of-peak...
By Jason Staines

Jason Staines writes: The impending closure of the Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA), the national peak body for public

Climate misinformation risks policy failure and democratic erosion. It’s time for action

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Climate misinformation risks policy failure and democratic erosion. It’s time for action –
www.croakey.org/climate-misi...

By Jason Staines

#publichealth
#AusPol

Introduction by Croakey: Addressing leading global news agencies this week, Pope Leo highlighted the importance of information as “a public

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Putting a spotlight on radiology, women’s health, cultural safety and workforce concerns – Preview of #RANZCR2025 by @mariemcinerney.bsky.social

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ICYMI: harmful food systems, power matters, women of note – and events not to miss

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Hot off the presses!
Latest #ICYMI column: harmful food systems, power matters, women of note – and events not to miss
www.croakey.org/icymi-harmfu...

Our food systems are inequitable, failing people and harming the planet, according the World Health Organization's chief, Dr Tedros Adhanom

Drawing connections between the arts, communities and health

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Drawing connections between the arts, communities and health
www.croakey.org/drawing-conn...
@charlesmk.bsky.social & Susan Rogers take us on a creative tour...
#PHCmatters

A recent arts festival on beautiful Yuin Country, in the Eurobodalla region of the far south coast of New South

Paying tribute to Professor Kerin O’Dea AO

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

“We pay tribute to Professor Kerin O’Dea AO for her immense contribution to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research and advocacy, and send our heartfelt condolences to her family.”
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Via Lowitja Institute & others

Friends, family and colleagues are invited to join a celebration of the “remarkable life” of public health researcher and leader

How the consumptogenic system is embedded in Australia’s policy agenda

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

How the consumptogenic system is embedded in Australia’s policy agenda –
www.croakey.org/how-the-cons...
Professor Sharon Friel and Chelsea Hunnisett call for “an economy in service of people and the planet”.
#auspol

In launching a series of articles investigating the need for systemic reform to promote planetary health equity, researchers Professor Sharon

Why we must stay vigilant on Australia’s gun laws

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Why we must stay vigilant on Australia’s gun laws
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By Stephen Bendle, Senior Advocacy Advisor at the Alannah & Madeline Foundation and Convenor, Australian Gun Safety Alliance.
#AusPol
#PublicHealth

Introduction by Croakey: More than 100 firearms have been seized in a raid targeted at so-called sovereign citizens across Western

Clean indoor air as vital as clean water

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Clean indoor air as vital as clean water – By Research Associate Professor Amanda Kvalsvig and Australian Academy of Science chief executive Anna-Maria Arabia
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Introduction by Croakey: Clean air experts will come together at a conference in Melbourne next week in the wake of

Why independent health journalism matters

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Warm thanks to Chris Carter & the North Western Melbourne PHN for launching our new #PHCmatters journalism initiative with this article: Why independent health journalism matters
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Introduction by Croakey Professional Services: The North Western Melbourne Primary Health Network, a longstanding supporter of Croakey Health Media, is

The Health Wrap: latest on Trump et al, research matters, global health updates – and scenes from Sweden

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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Latest edition! #TheHealthWrap: latest on Trump et al, research matters, global health updates – and scenes from Sweden
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By @lrussellwolpe.bsky.social

Our widely-read and well-travelled columnist, Associate Professor Lesley Russell, is back – with updates on a raft of research matters,

The mood is ominous at CSIRO as jobs disappear ‘by stealth’ – and staff are wondering who’s next

Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

The mood is ominous at CSIRO as jobs disappear ‘by stealth’ – and staff are wondering who’s next

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National scientific agency has been ‘reshaping its research portfolio’ to deal with an imminent funding cliff in 2024

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Climate and Health Alliance @climate-health.bsky.social · 1d

This is sure to be a fascinating conversation. Housing affects us all & there’s significant opportunity to improve how homes protect health & meet the growing challenges of the climate crisis.

Join the conversation at The Climate + Health Summit:
Tickets 👉 events.humanitix.com/climate-heal...

Aid agencies cautiously optimistic at news of deal to end two-year Gaza war | The World | ABC NEWS

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Oxfam Australia @oxfamaustralia.bsky.social · 1d

The announcement of the first stage of a ceasefire deal in Gaza by all parties is a desperately needed step towards ending Israel’s genocide in Gaza. Listen to Bushra Khalidi, our policy lead in Palestine discuss aid in Gaza and the announcement below:
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Residents of Gaza have welcomed news that Israel and Hamas have agreed to a peace deal. But while there's optimism the bombardment may be over, there's also ...

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Helen Clark @helenclarknz.bsky.social · 1d

One can only feel an enormous sense of relief that the 1st phase of the plan for #Gaza has been agreed. While the road ahead will be difficult, for the hostages & prisoners & detainees to be released & their families, this news is tremendous.
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Melissa Sweet @melissasweetdr.bsky.social · 1d

Pope: Information is "a public good" that must be protected... A “virtuous circle” is created when the public actively supports serious & independent journalism, contributing to the health of civic life
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Pope: In this age of communication, nobody can say 'I did not know' - Vatican News

Addressing a global network of leading news agencies, Pope Leo thanks reporters who every day work to share the truth, often risking their lives. It ...

www.vaticannews.va

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Kon Karapanagiotidis @kkarapanagiotidis.bsky.social · 1d

The deputy chief executive of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), Jana Favero, said the centre had also seen an increase in the number of people from the US calling its helplines for advice on how to claim protection.

www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

At least 29 Americans have sought asylum in Australia since second Trump presidency began

Applications from US citizens make up less than 1% of monthly applications but have risen steadily since Trump’s inauguration

Growing Number Of Health Workers Are Performing Female Genital Mutilation In South East Asia - Health Policy Watch

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Public Health Association of Australia @publichealthaus.bsky.social · 2d

Connect with your community to improve the mental wellbeing of Australians. On #WorldMentalHealthDay, we reflect that #prevention and collaboration are key to improving #MentalHealth. Abstract submission for Preventive Mental Health Conf is closing in 7 days! Submit abstracts now: shorturl.at/rQYVE

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Health Policy Watch - Global health news reporting @healthpolicywatch.bsky.social · 2d

🚨 More health workers in South & Southeast Asia are performing female genital mutilation (FGM) — embedding a harmful practice into health systems.

Without clear laws & accountability, medicalisation threatens to entrench this harmful practice.

✍️ @kerrycullinan.bsky.social
@arrowomen.bsky.social

CAPE TOWN - More and more health workers are performing female genital mutilation (FGM) in South and South East Asia – although the process is internationally

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KFF Health News @kffhealthnews.org · 2d

Biomedical researchers and patients are caught in the middle as the Trump administration continues its campaign to strip grants from universities accused of bias. Courts have restored some frozen funds, but academics worry their grant dollars remain a bargaining chip.
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University of California Researchers, Patients Wary of Trump Cuts Even as Some Dollars Flow Again - KFF Health News

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Bronwyn Fredericks @bronfredericks.bsky.social · 2d

I attended the Brisbane Writer’s Festival today. Highlights inc hearing the ‘2025 First Word Keynote’ opening address from Anita Heiss, attending the UQP event& checking out the Avid Reader Bookshop stall. Festival pgm: lnkd.in/grzAtjt8.

#BWF #BrisWritersFest #BWF2025 #Brisbane #Qld

Why Building Power Is Key to Protecting Academic Public Health and Advancing Health Equity | AJPH | Vol. 115 Issue 11

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Jim Bloyd DrPH MPH 🍉 @jbloyd.bsky.social · 2d

(4) Read the full article, available now: ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/10.2105/...

American Journal of Public Health (AJPH) from the American Public Health Association (APHA)

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Jim Bloyd DrPH MPH 🍉 @jbloyd.bsky.social · 2d

(3) To do so, we are building a network founded in authentic relationships to inform future collective actions. Interested in learning more or joining us? Contact us at [email protected] and read more here: uwphi.pophealth.wisc.edu/public-healt...

Health and Power Organizing Project (HPOP)

The Health and Power Organizing Project (HPOP) is a group of racial and health equity scholars and leaders in public health, population health and related fields finding ways to forge relationships be...

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Jim Bloyd DrPH MPH 🍉 @jbloyd.bsky.social · 2d

(2) In it, my co-authors – all members of the Health and Power Organizing Project - argue that academic public health must enhance its capacity in building and breaking power to make meaningful change.