Charles Maskell-Knight

Jan 21, 2025 | thenewdaily.com.au | Charles Maskell-Knight

For the past 2½ years, the opposition under Peter Dutton’s leadership has avoided virtually any concrete policy commitments in the health area. What happened last time the Coalition won government, when Dutton became health minister? When the LNP under Tony Abbott won government at the 2013 election, Dutton had been shadow health minister for over five years. He had not been an active shadow minister – months would go by without a media release, far less a policy statement.

Jan 20, 2025 | johnmenadue.com | Charles Maskell-Knight

For the last two and a half years the opposition under Peter Dutton’s leadership has avoided virtually any concrete policy commitments in the health area. What happened last time the Coalition won government, when Dutton became health minister? When the LNP under Tony Abbott won government at the 2013 election Dutton had been shadow health minister for over five years. He had not been an active shadow minister – months would go by without a media release, far less a policy statement.

Jan 5, 2025 | croakey.org | Charles Maskell-Knight

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 13 January 2025. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2024. This article was first published on High hopes surround the development of Single Employer Models to support GP and rural generalist registrars in under-served areas, from lutruwita/Tasmania to rural Queensland.

Dec 26, 2024 | croakey.org | Charles Maskell-Knight

Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 13 January 2025. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our top articles from 2024. This article was first published on The Zap is a newish column at Croakey providing a weekly summary of health-related reports, announcements and media releases from Commonwealth government agencies, Health and Aged Care Ministers and other politicians, national health sector organisations, and some international bodies.

Dec 18, 2024 | croakey.org | Charles Maskell-Knight

The Zap has been one of our best-read features at Croakey this year, providing in-depth coverage and analysis of health and aged care policy developments and related news. Our readers undoubtedly have learnt a lot, thanks to the diligence and care of columnist Charles Maskell-Knight. But what has he learnt along the way? Charles Maskell-Knight writes:This year Croakey has published 49 editions of The Zap, my weekly column of health and aged care news.