January
- Opinion
- Obesity
Price must be right to put obesity drug on the PBS
It is vital the gatekeepers of the scheme hold the line on the cost benefits of blockbuster drugs.
October 2024
- Opinion
- COVID inquiry
The danger of COVID zealots has not passed
The proposed new Australian Centre for Disease Control is open to the same ideological capture that plagued its US counterpart.
September 2024
- Opinion
- Social media
A cure for disinformation that’s as bad as the disease
Well-meaning legislation to protect Australians from online lies could end up silencing legitimate public health questions as well.
May 2024
- Opinion
- Weight loss
The war over Ozempic isn’t helping overweight Australians
The drug regulators’ decision to ban compounded weight loss drugs won’t help those suffering health complications from obesity.
March 2024
- Opinion
- Working from home
Why WFH is likely to be bad for your health
Instead of offering a holy grail of flexibility and work-life balance, what if WFH might lead us to an early grave by actually increasing stress and decreasing our fitness?
September 2023
- Opinion
- Coronavirus pandemic
Three big questions the COVID-19 commissioners must answer
To produce useful, future-focused outcomes the inquiry will need to adopt a penetrating and sometimes critical posture in answering core questions on pandemic response.