Charles Maskell-Knight
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Health policy analyst and columnist, living on unceded Yuin land.
The latest edition of The Zap. Is it really true that 1 in 5 Australian children suffer chronic pain?
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The Zap: rounding up all the health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
High hopes for the future of rural generalist medicine are reported in the column this week, as well as predictions
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A bumper edition of The Zap: all the important health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
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The Zap: all the important health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
In public health we hear a lot about food deserts but in the column below, Charles Maskell-Knight suggests that Australia
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More on the Catholic Health Australia proposal for a National Private Price.
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On a controversial proposal for pricing of private hospital services
Introduction by Croakey: On 27 August, we published an article by health policy analyst Charles Maskell-Knight raising serious concerns about
https://www.croakey.org/on-a-controversial-proposal-for-pricing-of-private-hospital-services/
20 days ago
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The latest bumper edition of The Zap...
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The Zap: a comprehensive update on health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open
The column this week is packed with important updates and sharp commentary on a wide range of topics, including health
https://www.croakey.org/the-zap-a-comprehensive-update-on-health-and-aged-care-news-plus-key-consultations-now-open/
21 days ago
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The Zap: expecting a group of insurer and hospital representatives to agree on how to fix hospital financing is like expecting a committee of poulterers and turkeys to agree on the date for Christmas.
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus a stack of important consultations now open
Waiting lists for aged care packages and assessments, a consultation draft of Australia’s first 10-year national health and medical research
https://www.croakey.org/the-zap-latest-health-and-aged-care-news-plus-a-stack-of-important-consultations-now-open/
29 days ago
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Pricing for private hospital services: unravelling some of the complexities
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Pricing for private hospital services: unravelling some of the complexities
Catholic Health Australia has been campaigning hard for what it calls a national price for private hospital services, but the
https://www.croakey.org/pricing-for-private-hospital-services-unravelling-some-of-the-complexities/
about 1 month ago
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The latest edition of The Zap, productivity, NDIS, access to aged care... it's all happening.
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The Zap: don’t miss the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
The Inspector-General of Aged Care has submitted a report examining progress on the implementation of recommendations of the Royal Commission
https://www.croakey.org/the-zap-dont-miss-the-latest-health-and-aged-care-news-plus-consultations-now-open/
about 1 month ago
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The latest edition of The Zap via @Croakey.org including lots on productivity, and the Great Private Health Insurance War 2024-25 edition.
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The Zap: catch the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
The limitations and risks of artificial intelligence are addressed in new guidance for clinicians, older Australians share their views on
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about 1 month ago
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus a long list of consultations not to miss
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus a long list of consultations not to miss
This week's column features calls for increased investment in breastfeeding support services and programs, for reforms to Medicare chronic disease
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about 2 months ago
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Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
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about 2 months ago
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The Zap: rounding up the health and aged care news including more aged care star ratings nonsense. The DHDA is advising Minister Rae all is good - he should share the advice.
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The Zap: rounding up the health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
A 25-year vision for improving heart health in Australia, an increase in the rate of reported stillbirths, World Hepatitis Day
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about 2 months ago
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Largest National Org Of OB-GYNs Cuts Financial Ties With Trump Admin
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OB-GYN Group Makes Unprecedented Move Against Trump
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists announced it will no longer accept government funds due to “recent changes in federal funding laws and regulations.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/obgyns-trump-federal-funding_n_688d179be4b00b7bc191be83
about 2 months ago
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The Zap returns: catch all the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
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The Zap: catch all the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
Our columnist returns this week, with a focus on diabetes, chronic disease management more broadly, Tasmanian election promises for health,
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2 months ago
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The Zap: latest health and policy news, plus a handy list of consultations now open
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The Zap: latest health and policy news, plus a handy list of consultations now open
Widespread concerns about NDIS pricing changes, the increasing toll of racism upon First Nations people, and an influencer-led youth vaping
https://www.croakey.org/the-zap-latest-health-and-policy-news-plus-a-handy-list-of-consultations-now-open/
3 months ago
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Melissa Sweet
3 months ago
Latest edition is out!
#TheZap
: latest health and aged care news, and a helpful list of consultations now open – Croakey Health Media
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news, and a helpful list of consultations now open
Recommendations for improving Australians' access to specialist care, implementation of the National Agreement on Closing the Gap, tackling elder abuse,
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4 months ago
Harvard mathematician and satirist Tom Lehrer said that satire died when they gave Henry Kissinger the Nobel Peace Prize. Is making Scott Morrison a Companion of the Order of Australia the Australian equivalent? James Proctor, Maiden Gully The Age letters
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Latest edition of
#TheZap
! Focus on aged care and health reform, plus consultations now open
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#AusPol
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The Zap: focus on aged care and health reform, plus consultations now open
Safety concerns about medical devices, an initiative to advance human rights for older people, and calls for a full Productivity
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The latest edition of The Zap via
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news, and don’t miss these consultations
The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation has called on the Albanese Government to do more to address the “escalating humanitarian
https://www.croakey.org/the-zap-latest-health-and-aged-care-news-and-dont-miss-these-consultations/
4 months ago
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Happy to have been part of the ANU NCEPH team led by A/Prof Jane Desborough that produced this article. There are still lots of gaps in Australia's universal health care system, particularly for people with chronic disease.
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Lived experience of out-of-pocket costs of health care and medicines by people with chronic conditions and their families in Australia: a systematic review of the qualitative literature
Despite Australia’s universal health insurance scheme, Medicare, out-of-pocket costs (OOPC) for healthcare comprises 14% of total health expenditure. …
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0168851025001150?via%3Dihub
4 months ago
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4 months ago
Latest edition!
#TheZap
: catch the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
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The Zap: catch the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
Changes to the Federal Ministry, proposed reforms to the National Registration and Accreditation Scheme, and recommendations for addressing "the exorbitant
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Texas Paul
4 months ago
In our entire history only one President got our credit downgraded in both his terms AND got us added to the Human Rights Watch List.
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The Australia Institute
5 months ago
Business groups are calling for the government to overhaul the tax system. Excellent! As
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news. Don’t miss the tale from the United States “of money, influence, and public health”.
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
As we contemplate the implications of Labor's historic election victory, and the Coalition's historic loss, The Zap revisits the final
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5 months ago
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I seem to have attracted quite a few followers from North Mexico (or South Canada). Just making sure you are aware of this handy way of finding MAGA supporting businesses to avoid: Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
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Website For MAGA-Friendly Businesses Backfires As People Use It For Boycotts
Social media posts about PublicSquare have gone viral as Trump critics use it to find companies not to support – the opposite of what the site was set up for.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/publicsquare-trump-critics-boycott-businesses_n_680900d2e4b00850c6839b0b
5 months ago
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6 months ago
Latest edition of
#TheZap
: all the latest election, health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
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#AusPol
#HealthMatters
#AusVotes2025
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The Zap: all the latest election, health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
Yet more condemnation of the aged care star ratings system, women's health matters, the Coalition’s commitment to establish a $20
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The Zap, including Opposition leader Peter Dutton’s “ongoing problem with flags – and with diversity more generally”.
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The Zap: latest election, health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
The federal election features prominently in this week's bulletin, including political commitments and key asks for the next Government from
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6 months ago
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6 months ago
Start your week with
#TheZap
: catch up with all the election, budget, health and aged care news – plus consultations not to miss
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The Zap: catch up with all the election, budget, health and aged care news – plus consultations not to miss
Key federal election asks from across the health sector, scope of practice matters, and wide-ranging rural health and workforce concerns
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The Zap: a bumper edition brings latest health policy news, plus the consultations not to miss
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The Zap: a bumper edition brings latest health policy news, plus the consultations not to miss
What the Federal Government hasn't mentioned about public hospital financing, a warm welcome for the new Chief Medical Officer, Professor
https://www.croakey.org/the-zap-a-bumper-edition-brings-latest-health-policy-news-plus-the-consultations-not-to-miss/
6 months ago
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The Zap: a comprehensive update on health news, plus a handy guide to consultations now open
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The Zap: a comprehensive update on health news, plus a handy guide to consultations now open
The column this week brings many calls for action, including for governments to do better on Closing the Gap, especially
https://www.croakey.org/the-zap-a-comprehensive-update-on-health-news-plus-a-handy-guide-to-consultations-now-open/
7 months ago
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The Zap: a comprehensive update on health news, plus a handy guide to consultations now open... "Once Surfers Paradise and Noosa are as special as Roma, who will go to Roma?"
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The Zap: a comprehensive update on health news, plus a handy guide to consultations now open
The column this week brings many calls for action, including for governments to do better on Closing the Gap, especially
https://www.croakey.org/the-zap-a-comprehensive-update-on-health-news-plus-a-handy-guide-to-consultations-now-open/
7 months ago
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The latest edition of The Zap via
@croakeynews.bsky.social
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The Zap: all the latest health policy news, plus key consultations now open
Competing perspectives on Urgent Care Clinics, a boost to Australia’s sovereign capability to manufacture intravenous fluids, and proposed private health
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7 months ago
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The latest edition of The Zap via
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The Zap: a regular update of the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
A call for clarity in health policy, recommendations for improving access to hospital in the home, a roadmap to improve
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7 months ago
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7 months ago
Life in Colorado under Trump – by
@lrussellwolpe.bsky.social
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Life in Colorado under Trump
Introduction by Croakey: With international relations in turmoil following the extraordinary behaviour of the United States President and Vice President
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Coalition members threatening to sack Matt Kean from the Climate Change Authority for pointing out the impacts of nuclear power should read s.31 of the Act.
7 months ago
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The latest edition of The Zap via
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Introduction by Croakey: As has been widely reported, Labor has announced plans for “the single largest investment in Medicare since
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7 months ago
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The Zap: comprehensive updates on health and aged care, plus check these consultations now open
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The Zap: comprehensive updates on health and aged care, plus check these consultations now open
Health sector priorities at the Western Australian election, reactions to the Federal Government's new women's health package, a boost for
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7 months ago
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Catcando - anti Trump! 💙 📎
8 months ago
Why is mainstream media not telling it how it is? Like Garrett Graff does?
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Musk, Trump Establish New Era of Kleptocracy in America
A third dispatch comparing how the US media would cover this moment if it was happening overseas
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8 months ago
How safe are health agencies in Australia from a Trump-style assault? – Croakey Health Media
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#AusPol
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How safe are health agencies in Australia from a Trump-style assault?
Introduction by Croakey: As legal challenges are mounted against the Trump Administration's assault on various institutions and organisations, Charles Maskell-Knight
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ThatAnxiousArtist
8 months ago
The article about this was hilarious, a fun read
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Thousands of Danes sign petition to buy California from U.S.
In response to President Donald Trump’s continued musing about the U.S. acquiring Greenland from Denmark, Danish citizens have launched their own effort to purchase America’s most econo…
https://ktla.com/news/california/thousands-of-danes-sign-petition-to-buy-california-from-u-s/
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Prof Marc Tennant AM
8 months ago
Do read this - we need to think carefully. Free trade agreement days and the world order.
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Trump’s latest tariff bid shows the old rules of trade no longer apply. Scraps of paper will not save us | Greg Jericho
A 25% tariff on all steel and aluminium imports, as flagged by the US president, is more evidence that Australia cannot rely on our ally to do good by us
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The latest edition of The Zap - lots of pre-budget submissions as well as more on the Musk-Trump assault on global health.
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The Zap: all the health and aged care news, plus a handy list of consultations now open
*** Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are advised that this column contains the name of a deceased person ***
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8 months ago
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8 months ago
Marbury v Madison is a seminal case from 1803 that holds that the federal courts must determine the constitutionality of the actions of the other two branches of government. Hope that helps, Stephen.
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American chaos: standing up for health and medicine
Withdrawal from WHO and the Paris Agreements. USAID shuttered and aid halted, ceasing health programmes globally. A freeze on US$3 trillion worth of federal grants and loans, jeopardising the function...
https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)00237-5/fulltext
8 months ago
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8 months ago
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The Health Wrap: health and rights under siege, the local playbook, private sector disputes – and dogs on duty
Keeping up with the news exploding from the Trump Administration is "like drinking from a firehose", Dr Lesley Russell writes
https://www.croakey.org/the-health-wrap-health-and-rights-under-siege-the-local-playbook-private-sector-disputes-and-dogs-on-duty/
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AuDHDeepdive 😁a n t i f a
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Paul Krugman is always worth reading...
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RFK Jr. and the MAGA Death Trip
The war on science is turning deadly
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8 months ago
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A dive into the Australian political donations data from a health perspective via
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Digging into latest political donations data through a health lens
Introduction by Croakey: How much will the fossil fuels, gambling and alcohol industries invest in the major political parties ahead
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8 months ago
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How many of Trump's Cabinet nominees are reading up on section 4 of the 25th amendment? (If the President is bonkers, Cabinet can replace the incumbent with the VP)
8 months ago
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The Zap: comprehensive update on latest health and aged care news, including the Trump assault on the CDC... plus details of consultations now open
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The Zap: comprehensive update on latest health and aged care news, plus details of consultations now open
Medical experts, health bodies and LGBTIQ+ groups have cautiously welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement it will review treatment guidelines for
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8 months ago
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