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Bouncing back from COVID-19: what determines resilience?

Bouncing back from COVID-19: what determines resilience?

'She'll be right mate' is Australia's version of Britain's 'Keep calm and carry on'. But what determines our ability to bounce back when life deals a heavy blow?

David Johnston

Michael Shields

Centre for Health Economics

Why economics is the missing piece in the mental health puzzle

Why economics is the missing piece in the mental health puzzle

Our governments spend less than $400 a year per person on mental health services. That has to change. But what's the best approach?

Michael Shields

Sonja de New

David Johnston

Centre for Health Economics

How economic conditions impact on opioid deaths in Australia

How economic conditions impact on opioid deaths in Australia

Unemployment-related stress leads to an increase in prescription opioid deaths; so does economic uncertainty.

Sonja de New

Where should our mental health dollars go?

Where should our mental health dollars go?

Mental health issues can have little-understood but long-reaching consequences for individuals, families, neighbourhoods. Developing a mental health policy that best utilises our economic resources is crucial for all Australians.

Michael Shields

Weighing up the costs of childhood obesity

Weighing up the costs of childhood obesity

As the Federal Government’s inquiry into the obesity epidemic gets underway, new research shows the overall cost of childhood obesity may be much higher than previously thought.

Nicole Black

Prisoners of healthcare: Intimidated patients are similar to hostages

Prisoners of healthcare: Intimidated patients are similar to hostages

Patients who feel unable to assert themselves in the presence of doctors and medical staff negotiate as if they are being held hostage.

Tracey Danaher

Department of Marketing

“We need a Reserve Bank for health”: Australia’s health ‘Godfather’ on fixing the system

“We need a Reserve Bank for health”: Australia’s health ‘Godfather’ on fixing the system

The 'Americanisation' of our health system; pharmaceutical protectionism; a regulator for health - Professor Jeff Richardson has been at the coalface of these policy debates for more than 30 years.

Jeff Richardson

Mental stress a key factor in misuse of pharmaceutical drugs

Mental stress a key factor in misuse of pharmaceutical drugs

New research provides a more detailed picture of why Australians are increasingly abusing pharmaceutical drugs.  

Xueyan Zhao

Department of Econometrics and Business Statistics

Understanding the long-term costs of natural disasters

Understanding the long-term costs of natural disasters

Just how long does it take a community to get back on its feet following a natural disaster? And how much do we really know about the long-term effects on people’s living standards, job prospects, educational outcomes and health?

David Johnston