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    Tag: Australia Black Summer bushfire crisis

    ‘We leave no-one behind’: A GP’s story of the Black Summer bushfires and the years of recovery that followed

    May 7, 2025

    It was 30 December 2019, and GP Dr Sara Renwick-Lau was preparing for her first summer holiday in years.  Tourists had been streaming into the…

    Medical colleges unite for tougher greenhouse gas targets

    December 3, 2021

    The health system won't cope if climate change continues unchecked, they warn.

    Doctors warn health system still unprepared for bushfires

    June 18, 2021

    The Global Climate and Health Alliance says the health threat will get worse unless governments support communities and hospitals to step up.

    Dr Jeffrey Lee

    Treating patients in a caravan called Priscilla: The story of a bushfire GP

    January 14, 2021

    'Some of my patients actually like it', says Dr Jeffrey Lee of his makeshift practice in a fire-scarred camper.

    Bushfire smoke fuelled spike in ED visits and asthma drug use

    November 25, 2020

    An Australian Institute of Health and Welfare report reveals impact of 2019-20 fires.

    Associate Professor Linda Selvey

    Doctors plead for a bigger role in environmental laws

    November 13, 2020

    Last year's 'horrific' bushfires show the impact of climate change on human health, says the Royal College of Physicians spokesperson Associate Pro…

    GPs ‘actively excluded’ from bushfire response: Royal Commission

    November 2, 2020

    It says GPs have a vital role in providing medical support both during and after disasters. 

    Hundreds of premature deaths due to last summer’s bushfire smoke

    May 26, 2020

    Researchers tell royal commission that smoke caused 445 premature deaths and thousands of admissions.

    Disaster planning: RACGP calls for GP emergency skills register

    May 26, 2020

    It comes after reports of GPs being sidelined during the summer bushfire crisis.

    Bushfire smoke

    Study smokes out the true health harms of bushfires

    March 26, 2020

    Australian research suggests exposure to fine particles may have caused 417 deaths.

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