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It would be unwise of the media to uncritically amplify @ScottMorrisonMP talking up the NSW response to #COVID19 as part of his attack on @DanielAndrewsMP et al & the Victorian response. For starters...
He is playing a short-term political game when the outcomes of the NSW response are still unfolding. Many in NSW must be anxious about the cases in healthcare workers at Sydney hospitals: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-09-07/nsw-coronavirus-four-new-infections-confirmed/12635872">https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020...
Would be interested to hear what public health people in NSW think of the PM& #39;s statements, given that the decision to keep NSW "open for business" is being driven by political & economic considerations. How much more difficult has this approach made the work of #publichealth?
Fed Health Dept Secretary Prof Brendan Murphy made the point yesterday that NSW has "a proud history of many, many years of advanced investment in public health": https://www.pm.gov.au/media/press-conference-australian-parliament-house-act-070920">https://www.pm.gov.au/media/pre...
Which is the perfect opening for journalists to ask the question: what about the history of the Federal Govt& #39;s contribution to national public health capacity? A few relevant links from the @CroakeyNews archives to follow...
What are the implications for the pandemic response in 2020 of the axing of Health Workforce Australia in 2014? https://www.croakey.org/health-workforce-is-a-critical-policy-area-so-what-will-be-the-impact-of-axing-health-workforce-australia/">https://www.croakey.org/health-wo...
In fact, it& #39;s hard to go past 2014 and the far-reaching impacts of that dreadful slash and burn budget when considering the Coalition Govt& #39;s track record on public health. https://insidestory.org.au/the-politics-of-prevention/">https://insidestory.org.au/the-polit...
These opening lines to a 2014 article by @stephenjduckett resonate: "Maybe there is a parallel universe where the Commonwealth and states work in harmony to improve the health and health care of Australians....
"But that is a vision unlikely to be realised in Australia for years to come, after the 2014 federal budget took a wrecking ball to trust in Commonwealth-state relations": @stephenjduckett https://www.croakey.org/after-the-wrecking-ball-budget-what-hope-is-there-for-collaborative-health-reform-efforts/">https://www.croakey.org/after-the...
plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose – the more things change, the more they stay the same…
