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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,ÌýStretton Health Equity and the Fay Gale Centre for Research on GenderÌýhosted 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’s Existential Health Threats: Can a Wellbeing Economy Save Us?
On the 26th of November 2024, Stretton Health Equity welcomedÌýguest speakerÌýProfessor Ron Labonté, University of Ottawa to presentÌýTransforming Capitalism’s Existential Health Threats: Can a Wellbeing Economy Save Us?Ìý
Exiting the consumptogenic system

On the 10th of October 2024, Stretton Health Equity in conjunction with the Environment Institute presentedÌýExiting the consumptogenic systemÌýwith guest speakerÌýProfessor Sharon Friel, Australian National University.Ìý
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 webinarÌýThe Devil in the Detail |ÌýA conversation about South Australia's proposed political finance reform.Ìý
With democracy under threat in Narendra Modi’s India, how free and fair will this year’s electionÌýbe?
India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, is to win reelection when India’s 970 million voters start heading to the polls on April 19 in the country’s massive, six-week general election.
Australia’s ranking in global anti-corruption index remains steady – but shows we cannot beÌýcomplacent
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 – in addition to catching the bad guys.
A global battle for low-skilled workers looms after COVID. Australia needs to be part ofÌýit
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.