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Charles Maskell-Knight
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Health policy analyst and columnist, living on unceded Yuin land.
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The Nationals may have abandoned net zero as a target, but it still perfectly describes their scientific intelligence.
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
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Wins and losses as Australian Centre for Disease Control moves ahead – @charlesmk.bsky.social reports
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Wins and losses as Australian Centre for Disease Control moves ahead
Introduction by Croakey: The Federal Government and Opposition voted together to oppose amendments to the Australian Centre for Disease Control
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November 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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The Zap: timely health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open www.croakey.org/the-zap-time...
The Zap: timely health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open
The beginning of November brought the start of the Aged Care Act 2024, the new Support at Home program and
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November 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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The Zap: on the rarity of unicorn manure, and other obstacles to timely reform...
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The Zap: comprehensive health and aged care update, plus important consultations now open
The Zap brings news of moves to reduce alcohol-related harms in the ACT, and sepsis resources to help health services
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October 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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The Zap: the latest health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open www.croakey.org/the-zap-the-...
The Zap: the latest health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open
Insecure funding for important Indigenous health workforce organisations, nurse-led clinics providing chronic disease management and preventative healthcare, and warnings over
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October 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Pricing for private hospital services: ways forward www.croakey.org/pricing-for-...
Pricing for private hospital services: ways forward
Over the last few months Dr Katharine Bassett, Director of Health Policy at Catholic Health Australia (CHA), and Croakey’s own
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October 16, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
At a time of ongoing concerns about the safety and quality of aged care, Aged Care Minister Sam Rae appears
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October 13, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Drawing connections between the arts, communities and health www.croakey.org/drawing-conn...
Drawing connections between the arts, communities and health
A recent arts festival on beautiful Yuin Country, in the Eurobodalla region of the far south coast of New South
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October 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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The Zap: the latest health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open www.croakey.org/the-zap-the-...
The Zap: the latest health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open
Calls for action on a variety of fronts feature in The Zap this week, including for a national action plan
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October 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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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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September 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
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A bumper edition of The Zap: all the important health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss www.croakey.org/the-zap-all-...
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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September 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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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
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September 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
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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
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September 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
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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. www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...
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
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September 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
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Pricing for private hospital services: unravelling some of the complexities www.croakey.org/pricing-for-...
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
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August 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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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
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August 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
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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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August 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus a long list of consultations not to miss www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...
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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August 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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Opinion | The America We Knew Is Rapidly Slipping Away
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August 5, 2025 at 4:02 AM
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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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August 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
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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.”
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August 2, 2025 at 6:24 AM
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The Zap returns: catch all the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open www.croakey.org/the-zap-catc...
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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July 21, 2025 at 9:15 AM
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The Zap: latest health and policy news, plus a handy list of consultations now open www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...
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
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July 1, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Latest edition is out!
#TheZap: latest health and aged care news, and a helpful list of consultations now open – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...
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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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June 22, 2025 at 4:16 AM
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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?
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The Age letters
June 9, 2025 at 11:47 PM