The ill health and profound disadvantage of Indigenous Australians, particularly of Indigenous children, is well documented, persistent and inadequately addressed. Aboriginal and non-Indigenous professionals and advocates have long called for necessary long-term commitment to and adequate resourcing of health, housing, education, employment and development. Communities have long demanded support for structures for civil society; sustainable...

Several high profile medical disasters have occurred recently in Australia and England and have raised concern about quality of care and patient safety. In Australia, the major disasters have included those at the Bundaberg Hospital in Queensland, and the Campbelltown and Camden Hospitals in New South Wales; and in England, the Bristol Royal Infirmary scandal...

The illicit use of amphetamines in the community as recreational drugs and drugs of addiction is increasing.1 Amphetamine intoxication appears to be a common reason for presentation to emergency departments (EDs), but, to our knowledge, there are no published data describing the prevalence and characteristics of amphetamine-related presentations to EDs. Our aim was to describe...

This review aims to establish the nature and efficacy of Australian school-based prevention and early intervention programs for anxiety and depression. A number of schools' programs produced positive outcomes. Well established programs require further evaluation to establish readiness for broad dissemination as outlined in the standards of the Society for Prevention Research.

The current drug regulatory system is outdated and relies primarily on a process of premarketing evaluation, followed by periodic reviews of reported adverse events. Current drug evaluation systems do not incorporate the comprehensive evidence accruing over time in clinical practice. This paper proposes an alternative system that better brings together the available information. The current...