Censorship of vaccine misinformation is heavy handed and risky.

The basis for censoring anti-vaccination messages in social media is flawed, the process is prone to error, and the outcomes can be perilous.

Shining the spotlight on nurses

My speech after receiving the Rosemary Bryant Award from the Australian Primary Health Care Nurses Association (APNA) at the Festival …

Global vaccination in 2023 – where we are at, and what is ahead?

The Global Vaccines and Immunization Research Forum was held in Incheon, Republic of Korea, 28-30 March, 2023. The following is …

Book Review

Vaxxers: the inside story of the Oxford AstraZeneca vaccine and the race against the virus. Bedtime reading about vaccination was …

STEADFAST – 7 strategies for managing online harassment and bullying

Over the years I have done a lot of public engagement on immunisation. The most rewarding part is knowing the …

Should government increase the pace of COVID-19 vaccine rollout?

The promise of vaccines – prevention, safety, renewal – always made the COVID-19 vaccine rollout susceptible to politicisation. Simmering tensions …

Fetal cell lines in vaccines – the extrema ratio in an age of COVID-19

For many years, communications about vaccination have addressed moral concerns that some vaccines (rubella, varicella, hepatitis A and rabies vaccines) …

Should we close the schools?

Forty days after WHO called COVID-19 a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, interest in school closures is starting to …

Media organisations – public health needs you.

This is a modified speech given at the inaugural Nine Women of Influence Awards on 6 March 2020. It honours …

Crisis communication and leadership – teachable moments from the Australian bushfires.

Good leadership is vital in a crisis. Leaders provide a focal point for attention and calls to action; communicate life-saving …