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Media Release: Health Professionals Call on NSW Government to Phase Out Gas
September 12, 2023
Health professionals will gather today outside NSW Parliament to deliver an open letter signed by the Australian Medical Association NSW Branch, two medical colleges, the NSW Nurses and Midwives Association and nineteen other health...
Read More ShareOpen letter to NSW Premier Minns re: Eraring
September 11, 2023
“It’s quite simple really, the burning of coal causes air pollution which causes a raft of adverse health impacts and increases the risk of severe climate events. If we are to improve our health...
Read More ShareMedia Release: Health workers urge Loy Yang A closure by 2030 to save lives
August 21, 2023
Health workers expressed concern today about potential health impacts of the Victorian Government and AGL's agreement allowing for Loy Yang A to remain open until 2035.
Read More ShareMedia Release: Health Professionals to Call on NSW Government to Phase Out Gas
August 18, 2023
A group of health professionals from Healthy Futures and NSW Doctors for Environment (DEA) today announced plans to issue an open letter to the NSW Minister for Health and the NSW Energy, Climate Change...
Read More ShareMedia Release: Health workers welcome gas decision: “a win for health”
July 28, 2023
Friday 28th July Healthy Futures, a leading organisation of Australian healthcare workers advocating to reduce harmful pollution and limit climate change, along with medical colleges today welcomes the Victorian Government’s announcement that from 1 January...
Read More ShareMedia Release: Health experts ask VIC gov to help households get off gas
May 31, 2023
Wed 11 May Healthcare workers will gather today on the steps of Parliament to ask Victorian Minister for Climate Action Lily D’Ambrosio to support Victorians to switch from gas to renewable electricity urgently to protect...
Read More ShareMedia Release: Pressure on AGL continues
February 28, 2023
Wed 1 March Healthcare workers will be asking AGL Board Chair Patricia McKenzie for an updated AGL Climate Action Plan today at a national governance conference that McKenzie is the keynote speaker at.
Read More ShareNew research: Health trajectories following climate-related disasters
February 21, 2023
We've known for a while that climate change is the biggest health threat of our time, for a number of reasons including exposure to climate induced natural disasters. New research maps out the short-term...
Read More ShareHelp shape 2023: Supporter Survey
January 19, 2023
Your opinion is really important to us. We hope you can spare 3 minutes of your time to complete a quick survey to help shape our activities in 2023. TAKE SURVEY We want...
Read More Share2022 In Review
December 15, 2022
The year may be hurtling to a close but there’s still time for us to share our deep gratitude with you. For 3 years, health workers have been stretched to their limits. Yet so...
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