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Healthcare Action calls for Coal Phase-out

May 12, 2022

Media Release: As energy industry leaders congregate for the Energy Transition Summit on Thursday, some of Australia’s most distinguished public health advocates will be there to send them a clear message: coal and AGL’s demerger...

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VIC Budget 2022: Just Transitions Plan is a Vital First Step

May 05, 2022

Media Release: Healthy Futures welcomes the Victorian Government’s $7.9 million dollar budget allocation to the Latrobe Valley Authority (LVA) particularly for their commitment to develop the region’s first Just Transition Plan. However, prominent health...

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Japanese Encephalitis - sounding the alarm bell

March 21, 2022

Dr Scott Abbinga is a committed volunteer with Healthy Futures. He also is an infectious disease registrar currently working at Monash Health in Melbourne and has recently treated a patient with Japanese Encephalitis. This experience...

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AGL's new climate statement - is it any good?

February 14, 2022

Last week Australia's biggest climate polluter AGL announced a new "climate statement" and it was truly atrocious. Despite AGL claiming it’s committed to helping fight climate change, it squandered this opportunity to make any meaningful impact. ...

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Climate 'Die-in' - What Happened?

February 03, 2022

On Monday 31 January a group of passionate and diverse healthcare workers gathered outside AGL’s office yesterday to take action - an amazing feat on its own considering the demands placed on healthcare workers right now....

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