A Minister of Public Instruction

The ideal minister of (public) health.

s health minister of nearly six years, retired from politics at the age of 45. In retiring early, Dr Wooldridge fulfilled his own longstanding prediction that the health portfolio would be his political graveyard, and in this he shared the fate of most Australian health ministers over the past 30 years. It seems that, in Australia, there is little chance of life in politics after health and the...

Prime Minister Rudd's plan for reforming Australian public hospitals.

The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025729X ?? May 2010 192 ?? 1-2 ©The Medical Journal of Australia 1899 www.mja.com.au Viewpoint pillory the delay, but with such a complex system an stake, caution is admirable. The real questions are solution offered on 3 March 2010 for public hospita and hat proble s will it solve? Further debat needed. The NHHRC report had worthy features and in fundame...

the effectiveness of strategy-based instruction in teaching english as a second or foreign language: a meta-analysis of experimental studies

a large number of single research studies on the effects of strategy-based instruction (sbi) in teaching english as a foreign or second language has been conducted so far. however, the lack of a comprehensive meta-analysis targeting the effectiveness of english language sbi is observed. moreover, the findings of experimental studies regarding the context of the english language, proficiency lev...

"A Public Scandal" An open letter to the Minister of Health.

Message from the Minister

cause of mental health by creating a greater understanding of the nature of mental disorders and of the possibilities of prevention and of help for those who suffer from them. A lively and well-informed journal is invaluable for stimulating the interest of the public as a whole as well as helping people already actively engaged in work for mental health, and I wish every success to this new ven...