Charles Maskell-Knight
@charlesmk.bsky.social
Health policy analyst and columnist, living on unceded Yuin land.
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus don’t miss these key consultations and inquiries
Ahead of a National Cabinet meeting this Friday on public hospitals and NDIS funding, The Zap reports on health and
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January 27, 2026 at 4:27 AM
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First column of the year, with some pre-Christmas goodies...
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The Zap: bringing all the health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open www.croakey.org/the-zap-brin...
The Zap: bringing all the health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open
The mental health aftermath of the Bondi shootings, concerns about new dietary guidelines for Americans, and a caution about the
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January 20, 2026 at 9:03 PM
First column of the year, with some pre-Christmas goodies...
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The Zap: bringing all the health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open www.croakey.org/the-zap-brin...
Reposted by Charles Maskell-Knight
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Throwing some light on private hospital pricing proposals
Introduction by Croakey: On LinkedIn yesterday, Croakey columnist Charles Maskell-Knight posted a link to a document that fell off the
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December 17, 2025 at 8:57 AM
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Reposted by Charles Maskell-Knight
The mid-year budget update – and what it means for health and aged care – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/the-mid-year...
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The mid-year budget update – and what it means for health and aged care
Charles Maskell-Knight writes: Treasurer Dr Jim Chalmers and Finance Minister Katy Gallagher released the 2025 Mid-Year Economic and Fiscal Outlook
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December 19, 2025 at 5:49 AM
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Late yesterday I posted this on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/charle...
So far today it has been viewed almost 1,100 times.
There is clearly a public interest in issues around private health insurance & hospitals, making DHDA's decision not to release the document weird. @[email protected]
So far today it has been viewed almost 1,100 times.
There is clearly a public interest in issues around private health insurance & hospitals, making DHDA's decision not to release the document weird. @[email protected]
Long document template (small image) | Charles Maskell-Knight
Last week a number of organisations (Catholic Health Australia, Day Hospitals Australia, the APHA, the AMA) released their submissions responding to a draft pricing framework for private hospitals cir...
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December 17, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Late yesterday I posted this on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/posts/charle...
So far today it has been viewed almost 1,100 times.
There is clearly a public interest in issues around private health insurance & hospitals, making DHDA's decision not to release the document weird. @[email protected]
So far today it has been viewed almost 1,100 times.
There is clearly a public interest in issues around private health insurance & hospitals, making DHDA's decision not to release the document weird. @[email protected]
Reposted by Charles Maskell-Knight
Is oral health a priority for the Albanese Government? Apparently not… – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/is-oral-heal...
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By @charlesmk.bsky.social
Is oral health a priority for the Albanese Government? Apparently not…
Introduction by Croakey: In between the political jockeying over public hospital funding, perhaps the Prime Minister and Treasurer could ask
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November 21, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Is oral health a priority for the Albanese Government? Apparently not… – Croakey Health Media www.croakey.org/is-oral-heal...
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The Nationals may have abandoned net zero as a target, but it still perfectly describes their scientific intelligence.
November 11, 2025 at 5:13 AM
The Nationals may have abandoned net zero as a target, but it still perfectly describes their scientific intelligence.
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Wins and losses as Australian Centre for Disease Control moves ahead – @charlesmk.bsky.social reports
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Wins and losses as Australian Centre for Disease Control moves ahead
Introduction by Croakey: The Federal Government and Opposition voted together to oppose amendments to the Australian Centre for Disease Control
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November 6, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Wins and losses as Australian Centre for Disease Control moves ahead – @charlesmk.bsky.social reports
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The Zap: timely health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open
The beginning of November brought the start of the Aged Care Act 2024, the new Support at Home program and
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November 3, 2025 at 6:37 AM
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The Zap: on the rarity of unicorn manure, and other obstacles to timely reform...
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The Zap brings news of moves to reduce alcohol-related harms in the ACT, and sepsis resources to help health services
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October 27, 2025 at 9:00 AM
The Zap: on the rarity of unicorn manure, and other obstacles to timely reform...
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The Zap: the latest health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open
Insecure funding for important Indigenous health workforce organisations, nurse-led clinics providing chronic disease management and preventative healthcare, and warnings over
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October 20, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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Pricing for private hospital services: ways forward
Over the last few months Dr Katharine Bassett, Director of Health Policy at Catholic Health Australia (CHA), and Croakey’s own
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October 16, 2025 at 6:02 AM
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Drawing connections between the arts, communities and health www.croakey.org/drawing-conn...
Drawing connections between the arts, communities and health
A recent arts festival on beautiful Yuin Country, in the Eurobodalla region of the far south coast of New South
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October 10, 2025 at 7:26 AM
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The Zap: the latest health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open
Calls for action on a variety of fronts feature in The Zap this week, including for a national action plan
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October 6, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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The latest edition of The Zap.
Is it really true that 1 in 5 Australian children suffer chronic pain?
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Is it really true that 1 in 5 Australian children suffer chronic pain?
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The Zap: rounding up all the health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
High hopes for the future of rural generalist medicine are reported in the column this week, as well as predictions
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September 30, 2025 at 2:55 AM
The latest edition of The Zap.
Is it really true that 1 in 5 Australian children suffer chronic pain?
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Is it really true that 1 in 5 Australian children suffer chronic pain?
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The Zap: all the important health and aged care news, plus consultations not to miss
In public health we hear a lot about food deserts but in the column below, Charles Maskell-Knight suggests that Australia
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September 16, 2025 at 8:28 AM
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More on the Catholic Health Australia proposal for a National Private Price.
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On a controversial proposal for pricing of private hospital services
Introduction by Croakey: On 27 August, we published an article by health policy analyst Charles Maskell-Knight raising serious concerns about
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September 10, 2025 at 5:35 AM
More on the Catholic Health Australia proposal for a National Private Price.
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The latest bumper edition of The Zap...
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The Zap: a comprehensive update on health and aged care news, plus key consultations now open
The column this week is packed with important updates and sharp commentary on a wide range of topics, including health
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September 9, 2025 at 10:14 AM
The latest bumper edition of The Zap...
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The Zap: expecting a group of insurer and hospital representatives to agree on how to fix hospital financing is like expecting a committee of poulterers and turkeys to agree on the date for Christmas. www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...
The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus a stack of important consultations now open
Waiting lists for aged care packages and assessments, a consultation draft of Australia’s first 10-year national health and medical research
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September 1, 2025 at 9:39 AM
The Zap: expecting a group of insurer and hospital representatives to agree on how to fix hospital financing is like expecting a committee of poulterers and turkeys to agree on the date for Christmas. www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...
Pricing for private hospital services: unravelling some of the complexities www.croakey.org/pricing-for-...
Pricing for private hospital services: unravelling some of the complexities
Catholic Health Australia has been campaigning hard for what it calls a national price for private hospital services, but the
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August 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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The latest edition of The Zap, productivity, NDIS, access to aged care... it's all happening.
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The Zap: don’t miss the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
The Inspector-General of Aged Care has submitted a report examining progress on the implementation of recommendations of the Royal Commission
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August 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
The latest edition of The Zap, productivity, NDIS, access to aged care... it's all happening.
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The latest edition of The Zap via @Croakey.org including lots on productivity, and the Great Private Health Insurance War 2024-25 edition.
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The Zap: catch the latest health and aged care news, plus consultations now open
The limitations and risks of artificial intelligence are addressed in new guidance for clinicians, older Australians share their views on
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August 19, 2025 at 1:14 AM
The latest edition of The Zap via @Croakey.org including lots on productivity, and the Great Private Health Insurance War 2024-25 edition.
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The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus a long list of consultations not to miss www.croakey.org/the-zap-late...
The Zap: latest health and aged care news, plus a long list of consultations not to miss
This week's column features calls for increased investment in breastfeeding support services and programs, for reforms to Medicare chronic disease
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August 12, 2025 at 4:31 AM
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