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Achieving gender justice for global health equity: the Lancet Commission on gender and global health
On the 20th of June 2025,听Stretton Health Equity and the Fay Gale Centre for Research on Gender听hosted the Australian launch of The (LCGGH) report on Achieving gender justice for global health equity.
Hugh Stretton Oration 2025
On Wednesday the 14th of May, the Stretton Institute hosted the Hugh Stretton Oration 2025 with Adam Liaw as orator.
Transforming Capitalism鈥檚 Existential Health Threats: Can a Wellbeing Economy Save Us?
On the 26th of November 2024, Stretton Health Equity welcomed听guest speaker听Professor Ron Labont茅, University of Ottawa to present听Transforming Capitalism鈥檚 Existential Health Threats: Can a Wellbeing Economy Save Us?听
Exiting the consumptogenic system
On the 10th of October 2024, Stretton Health Equity in conjunction with the Environment Institute presented听Exiting the consumptogenic system听with guest speaker听Professor Sharon Friel, Australian National University.听
The Devil in the Detail - a conversation about South Australia's proposed political finance reform
On the 26th of August, The Stretton Institute, the Centre for Public Integrity, The Australian Democracy Network, the South Australian Council of Social Service and the Australia Institute co-hosted the webinar听The Devil in the Detail |听A conversation about South Australia's proposed political finance reform.听
With democracy under threat in Narendra Modi鈥檚 India, how free and fair will this year鈥檚 election听be?
India鈥檚 prime minister, Narendra Modi, is to win reelection when India鈥檚 970 million voters start heading to the polls on April 19 in the country鈥檚 massive, six-week general election.
Australia鈥檚 ranking in global anti-corruption index remains steady 鈥 but shows we cannot be听complacent
Successfully tackling corruption is more than catching greedy public servants and politicians, miscreants and manipulators. It involves government at the highest level advancing a culture of integrity and setting up institutions that celebrate and facilitate good governance 鈥 in addition to catching the bad guys.
A global battle for low-skilled workers looms after COVID. Australia needs to be part of听it
Australia has been built on immigration. In recent years it has been skilled migration, and that will continue to be important to us, especially as we recover from the COVID economic malaise.
鈥楪rave misconduct鈥: Gladys Berejiklian corruption report should put all public officials on notice
When an anti-corruption agency issues a 688-page report with findings a former premier engaged in 鈥渟erious corrupt conduct鈥 and breached the public鈥檚 trust, it puts all public officials on notice.
Hugh Stretton Oration 2023
On Thursday the 27th of April, the Stretton Institute hosted the Hugh Stretton Oration 2023 with the Hon Mark Butler MP, Minister for Health and Aged Care as orator.