Stephen Duckett
Stephen Duckett is Honorary Enterprise Professor in the School of Population and Global Health at the University of Melbourne.
Opinion
Victoria’s Agenda
More and more hospital beds: Health promises lack vision
Unfortunately, 2022 looks like another election where neither major party is offering a 21st-century vision for a better health system.
- by Stephen Duckett
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Opinion
Healthcare
Bill shock: the unhealthy truth about medical specialist fees
In 2021, an estimated half a million Australians either deferred or missed out on seeing a specialist because they couldn’t afford it.
- by Stephen Duckett
Opinion
Schools
Back-to-school plan strikes a sensible balance, but it won’t be easy
The government is right to make getting children back to school a top priority. But keeping schools open won’t be easy.
- by Jordana Hunter and Stephen Duckett
Opinion
Aged care
Expanding home care is risky without a workforce plan
The federal government has dramatically expanded home care for older Australians, but poor-quality care will remain a hidden problem if the workforce remains undervalued, underqualified and insecure.
- by Stephen Duckett and Hal Swerissen
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Melburnians heave a sigh of relief – except our health workers
The end of lockdowns means the burden of responding to the pandemic shifts from falling on the whole population through lockdowns, to falling on the health system and its staff.
- by Stephen Duckett
Opinion
Schools
What should be in Victoria’s school reopening plan
The Victorian government should weigh up all possible options to get students back to school safely before the end of the year – even if that means delaying plans to ease other restrictions.
- by Stephen Duckett, Anika Stobart and Jordana Hunter
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Will Victoria’s health system cope if COVID cases increase?
Hospitals are facing burgeoning demands from COVID cases, exacerbated by the reality that they were stretched before the current outbreak.
- by Stephen Duckett
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Where next with Victoria’s lockdowns?
The Victorian government could take a more nuanced approach to lockdown restrictions, but it is too early to throw in the towel completely.
- by Stephen Duckett
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
‘Living with COVID’ could end up two very different ways
When we try to imagine what “living with COVID” will look like, we need to realise that there are two very different “living with COVID” worlds.
- by Stephen Duckett
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Doherty modelling suggests COVID reopening plan is reckless
The national cabinet should not be pulling a trigger too early and consign Australia to even more lockdowns and a higher number of COVID-19 deaths.
- by Anika Stobart and Stephen Duckett
Opinion
Coronavirus pandemic
Too many Australians are hesitant to get vaccinated. Here’s how we fix it
There are four important ways the Morrison government can tackle COVID-19 vaccination reluctance – one of them is through a mass promotional campaign.
- by Stephen Duckett
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