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‘Great inclusion’ of GPs urged by bushfire royal commission

‘Great inclusion’ of GPs urged by bushfire royal commission

Experts welcome the commission’s recommendations, but say they must be implemented urgently as Australia heads into another bushfire season.


‘There won’t be a vaccine’: Calls to address climate change

‘There won’t be a vaccine’: Calls to address climate change

Peak health bodies have urged Government to take direction from science and protect the health of Australians.


A registrar’s daughter nearly died in utero – was it bushfire smoke?

A registrar’s daughter nearly died in utero – was it bushfire smoke?

After months of bushfire smoke, this uneventful pregnancy almost turned fatal.


Now and into the future: RACGP bushfire response

Now and into the future: RACGP bushfire response

President Dr Harry Nespolon provides an update on college efforts to assist on the ground and prepare for the long-term fallout of what is an unprecedented disaster.


GPs on the firefront ‘ignored’ by authorities

GPs on the firefront ‘ignored’ by authorities

Amidst the trauma, GPs have been forced to improvise ad hoc solutions to provide basic care for patients in need.


Bushfire disaster: How GPs can help

Bushfire disaster: How GPs can help

An unprecedented start to the bushfire season has pushed emergency services, communities and volunteers to breaking point.


A year of progress and change

A year of progress and change

As 2019 comes to an end, newsGP looks back on what has been a significant year for Australian general practice.


Climate change is a health emergency, RACGP declares

Climate change is a health emergency, RACGP declares

The college has joined other major medical colleges and organisations in raising the alarm over the current and growing impact of climate change.


How can GPs best prepare for bushfires in an ‘era of disasters’?

How can GPs best prepare for bushfires in an ‘era of disasters’?

At a time when Australia is facing unprecedented levels of fire danger, GPs have a vital role to play during and after a disaster.


Children will be hurt most by climate impacts on health

Children will be hurt most by climate impacts on health

Fires, floods, heatwaves, air pollution – the life of a child born today will be ‘profoundly affected by climate change’, a major new report has warned.


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