Healthcare workers fear for the impacts of climate change

DFES fire fighters battling a bushfire at Wooroloo, north-west of Perth

DFES fire fighters battling a bushfire at Wooroloo, north-west of Perth Source: DFES/AAP

SBS News In Depth
View Podcast Series
Download the SBS Audio appAvailable on iOS and Android

A new report endorsed by some of the country’s top medical bodies warns Australia’s healthcare system is not ready for the impacts of climate change.

Share

Latest podcast episodes

Penguins in Antarctica (Supplied - Adam Mcilrick).jpg
Maternity study
OTM-Tesla (AAP).jpg
Editorial collection ahead of UN Climate Change Conference COP30

Recommended for you

Mahmoud Abbas, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu are edited onto a scene of rubble and destruction in Gaza.
A collage with a sign that reads “Centrelink“ in the right field, and a woman holding a baby looking sad in the right field. In the foreground is a line graph going up, and some Australian dollars.
Graphic art of cut-out images of a policewoman and a policeman in uniform superimposed over women in black coverings at a refugee camp
A woman with long dark hair, wearing a striped shirt and jeans, is seated at a wooden dining table working on a laptop. The bright, Scandinavian-style space includes a large window, a potted fiddle-leaf fig plant, and a wall shelf with various decorative items.
A composite image showing an Australian passport in the right field, while a hand holds aloft the United Kingdom passport in front of an American flag.
Anthony Albanese and Donald Trump sitting side by side at a table smiling.
Two birds with yellow beaks and a black bird in front of an eye and a stormy sky
A pile of Australian $100 banknotes

Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News
facebook
X (Twitter)
instagram
youtube
tiktok
rss
Download our apps
SBS News
iOSAndroid
SBS Audio
iOSAndroid
SBS On Demand
iOSAndroid
Listen to our podcasts
SBS News Update
An overview of the day's top stories from SBS News
SBS News In Depth
Interviews and feature reports from SBS News
SBS On the Money
Your daily ten minute finance and business news wrap with SBS Finance Editor Ricardo Gonçalves.
SBS News in Easy English
A daily five minute news wrap for English learners and people with disability
Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.
Watch on SBS
SBS World News

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service
Watch nowOn Demand
Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world
Healthcare workers fear for the impacts of climate change | SBS News