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By Mark Bahnisch on July 19, 2011
We’re often told that there are massive shortages of health professionals. But since the increase in medical places, we have more graduate doctors than health departments know what to do with. The actual problems go to how and where health professionals work.
Posted in Featured, Health, Policy, Sociology | Tagged allied health workers, doctors, Gillard government, health policy, health reform, health workforce, judith sloan, Kevin Rudd, medicare locals, models of care, national health and hospital reform, nurses, roundtable, super clinics |
By Guest Poster on August 17, 2010
During the election campaign, LP will be cross-posting selected items from the Centre for Policy Development’s discussion of policy issues, Thinking Points. Readers may also be interested in the CPD’s collection of policy ideas and priorities for the next term, [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Health, Policy | Tagged Coalition, CPD, Federal Election 2010, general practice, health policy, healthcare, Jennifer Doggett, Thinking Points |
By Guest Poster on August 12, 2010
During the election campaign, LP will be cross-posting selected items from the Centre for Policy Development’s discussion of policy issues, Thinking Points. Readers may also be interested in the CPD’s collection of policy ideas and priorities for the next term, [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Health | Tagged ABS, CPD, Federal Election 2010, health affordability, health care, health policy, Jennifer Doggett, patient experience survey, private insurance, Thinking Points |
By Mark Bahnisch on August 5, 2010
Originally published at The Drumroll. I made some observations about Kevin Rudd’s return to the campaign foray in Crikey today, and in particular its implications in Queensland, but I wanted to add four points on today’s developments. (a) We may [...]
Posted in federal election 2010 | Tagged alp campaign, economic policy, Federal Election 2010, GFC, health policy, interview, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, kevin10, news, press conference, Tony Abbott |
By Kim on August 5, 2010
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. It’s Ekka time, which means Brisbane Channel Nine is broadcasting from the Exhibition [...]
Posted in Brisbane, federal election 2010, Media | Tagged Channel Nine, ekka, Federal Election 2010, GFC, health policy, hospitals, Julia Gillard, Kevin Rudd, labor campaign, Media, National Health and Hospitals Network, political communication, Queensland, Tony Abbott |
By Kim on July 29, 2010
Let’s face it. Everyone’s more interested in discussing leaks and polls than policy in this campaign. Why is this? In part, it’s because of the political theatre of the horse race and the personality contest, and in part because of [...]
Posted in Activism, federal election 2010, Health, Policy | Tagged debate, Disability, Federal Election 2010, health policy, Julia Gillard, leaks, mental health, Policy, Polls, social policy |
By Kim on July 26, 2010
Continuing an irregular series commenting on how the election looks to commercial tv viewers: commercial free to air is the biggest single source of information for voters. On Channel Nine in Brisbane tonight, the sole election story was the seventh [...]
Posted in federal election 2010, Film, TV, Video etc, Health, Parenting, Policy | Tagged abc news 24, Brisbane, Channel Nine, childcare, Federal Election 2010, health policy, Julia Gillard, leaders debate, news, political communication, the drum, Tony Abbott |
By Kim on July 1, 2010
The political lens has been focused squarely on the government, more or less since the budget way back in May, and the announcement of the RSPT. That’s continued to be the case over the last week with everyone parsing all [...]
Posted in Health, Politics | Tagged Coalition, health and hospitals network, health policy, John Mendoza, Julia Gillard, Labor leadership, Liberal Party, mental health, Nicola Roxon, Polls, Rudd government, Stephen Leeder, Tony Abbott |
By Mark Bahnisch on March 24, 2010
On Lateline last night, Laura Tingle made a point that she’s been developing in her Friday columns in the Fin Review. Tingle argues that the parties’ current financial crisis (caused by a drop in corporate donations associated both with the [...]
Posted in Elections, Federal Elections, Polls | Tagged corporate donations, Federal Election 2010, focus groups, great health debate, health policy, hospitals, Kevin Rudd, Lateline, Laura Tingle, leaders debate, messaging, national press club, political communication, political donations, polling, possum, The Worm, Tony Abbott |
By Mark Bahnisch on March 23, 2010
As anticipated, commentariat memes very quickly emerged after the Great Health Debate – “Abbott was disadvantaged because he didn’t have a policy”, “Abbott came out swinging”, “He was authentic”, “Rudd played to The Worm”, “It’s not important anyway”, “No one [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Film, TV, Video etc, Health, Howardia, Media, Politics, Polls, Sociology | Tagged 7 30 Report, commentariat, day time tv, Days of our lives, debate, demographics, Essential Research, Federal election 2007, Federal Election 2010, Grahame Morris, great health debate, Health, health debate, health policy, hospitals, Howard, Kevin Rudd, Laurie Oakes, leaders debates, National Health and Hospitals Network, Peter Martin, political communication, political strategy, Polls, press gallery, ratings, reaction, The Worm |
By tigtog on March 23, 2010
Via Peter Martin’s blog, here are the Press Club rules for today’s debate: “The order of leaders would be decided by the toss of a coin. The moderator will be a Club Director Chris Uhlmann. Each leader is allocated 5 [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Health, Media | Tagged debate, federal hospital takeover, health debate, health policy, hospitals, Kevin Rudd, National Health and Hospitals Network, national press club, Tony Abbott |
No one watches daytime tv; and other Health Debate myths
By Mark Bahnisch on March 23, 2010
As anticipated, commentariat memes very quickly emerged after the Great Health Debate – “Abbott was disadvantaged because he didn’t have a policy”, “Abbott came out swinging”, “He was authentic”, “Rudd played to The Worm”, “It’s not important anyway”, “No one [...]
Posted in Federal Elections, Film, TV, Video etc, Health, Howardia, Media, Politics, Polls, Sociology | Tagged 7 30 Report, commentariat, day time tv, Days of our lives, debate, demographics, Essential Research, Federal election 2007, Federal Election 2010, Grahame Morris, great health debate, Health, health debate, health policy, hospitals, Howard, Kevin Rudd, Laurie Oakes, leaders debates, National Health and Hospitals Network, Peter Martin, political communication, political strategy, Polls, press gallery, ratings, reaction, The Worm | 48 Responses