Lancet Countdown Oceania Reports and Publications

THE 2023 REPORT OF THE MJA–LANCET COUNTDOWN ON HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: SUSTAINABILITY NEEDED IN AUSTRALIA'S HEALTH CARE SECTOR

A focus on heat and health, and decarbonisation of the health sector, are among the key implications of the latest report of the MJA-Lancet Countdown on health and climate change.

AUSTRALIA’S POLITICAL ENGAGEMENT ON HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: THE MJA–LANCET COUNTDOWN INDICATOR AND IMPLICATIONS FOR THE FUTURE (2023)

Without greater political engagement on this issue and subsequent investment in policy and legislative change, Australia will continue to see a growing health burden as climate-related health disasters (eg, heatwaves, bushfires, floods, disease vectors, and air pollution) increase in frequency and severity.

THE 2022 REPORT OF THE MJA–LANCET COUNTDOWN ON HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: AUSTRALIA UNPREPARED AND PAYING THE PRICE

In this, the fifth year of the MJA–Lancet Countdown, we track progress on an extensive suite of indicators across five domains, accessing, assessing and presenting the latest data and further refining and developing our analyses.

THE 2021 REPORT OF THE MJA–LANCET COUNTDOWN ON HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: AUSTRALIA INCREASINGLY OUT ON A LIMB

Our special report in 2020 focused on the unprecedented and catastrophic 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, highlighting indicators that explore the relationships between health, climate change and bushfires. For 2021, we return to reporting on the full suite of indicators across each of the five domains and have added some new indicators.

THE 2020 SPECIAL REPORT OF THE MJA–LANCET COUNTDOWN ON HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: LESSONS LEARNT FROM AUSTRALIA’S “BLACK SUMMER”

In the wake of the unprecedented and catastrophic 2019–20 Australian bushfire season, in this special report we present the 2020 update, with a focus on the relationship between health, climate change and bushfires, highlighting indicators that explore these linkages.

THE 2019 REPORT OF THE MJA–LANCET COUNTDOWN ON HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: A TURBULENT YEAR WITH MIXED PROGRESS

In this report we present the 2019 update. We track progress on health and climate change in Australia across the same five broad domains and many of the same indicators as in 2018. A number of new indicators are introduced this year, including one focused on wildfire exposure, and another on engagement in health and climate change in the corporate sector.

THE MJA–LANCET COUNTDOWN ON HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE: AUSTRALIAN POLICY INACTION THREATENS LIVES (2018)

In partnership with The Lancet and the MJA, we present the inaugural Australian Countdown assessment of progress on climate change and health. This comprehensive assessment examines 41 indicators across five broad sections.