Professor Stephen Leeder - Articles
Good health shouldn't cost an arm and a leg, AusMed, 21 July 2008
Leeder SR. Does the media distort health policy? Part two. Crikey. 18 July, 2008.
Facing the Facts on Obesity, Centre for Policy Development, 18 July 2008
Prevention on the mountain, The Radius, June 2008, 22(2)
Enough of the blame game, Australian Doctor, 6 June 2008
What will drive change in health?, Crikey, 22 May 2008
Seize the Day, Australian Doctor, 16 May 2008
Inside the 2020 Summit: A healthy look at the future, Crikey, 23 April 2008
Engage Your Mind, Australian Doctor, 4 April, 2008
Politicians must change 'cheaper sandwiches' attitude, by Mark Coultan, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 March 2008. Professor Stephen Leeder is quoted in this article.
Tribalism at heart of lassitude, by David Humphries, The Sydney Morning Herald, 5 March 2008. Professor Stephen Leeder is quoted in this article.
Reform built by looking and listening, The Australian, 16 February 2008.
A job worth celebrating, Australian Doctor, 29 Jan 2008
Iemma on notice: fix health or lose it, by Mark Metherell, Natasha Wallace and Alexandra Smith, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 January 2008. Professor Stephen Leeder is quoted in this article.
$2bn health fix to target admissions, by Patricia Karvelas and Sean Parnell, The Australian, 16 January 2008. Professor Stephen Leeder is quoted in this article.
The Morning After, Australian Medicine, Vol 19.22, 10 December 2007
Look beyond our borders, Australian Doctor, 27 November 2007
Ministerial briefing note 1: To the next health minister, Crikey, 6 November 2007
Three election wishes, Australian Doctor, 23 October 2007
Thinking Outside the Poverty Square: the Millenium Village project, Australian Medicine, Vol 19.19, 15 October 2007
Blame game obscures decades of neglect by all concerned, The Australian, 6 October 2007
More beds, more staff the key, doctors say, The Sydney Morning Herald, 4 October 2007. Professor Stephen Leeder is quoted throughout the article.
It’s an emergency!, On Line Opinion, 3 October 2007
Soviet-style hospital ruled by budgets and bullies, The Sydney Morning Herald, 29 September 2007. Professor Stephen Leeder is quoted throughout the article.
Resource allocation at the root of prevailing inefficiency. The Australian, 8 September 2007
Have We Created an Emergency in the ED?, Australian Medicine, Vol 19.16, 3 September 2007
When kingdoms collide, Australian Doctor, 14 August 2007
Battling a tragic toll, Australian Doctor, 24 July 2007
Building Policy Bridges from Research to Better Health, Australian Medicine, Vol 19.13, 16 July 2007
Obesity no less a health priority than asthma or diabetes, The Australian, 7 July 2007.
Leeder S, Thow AM, The Right to the Right Healthcare, Australian Association of Developmental Disability Medicine Inc. Newsletter, Issue 4, July 2007
Fat chance, Australian Doctor, 13 June 2007
The obesity pandemic: a brilliant test of political capability, ON LINE Opinion, 5 June 2007. This article was also published in ScienceAlert viewable at http://www.sciencealert.com.au/opinions/20070606-15972.html
The Role of Prudence and Preference in Health Policy, Australian Medicine, Vol 19.10, 4 June 2007
Wisely spent, $10.6m can clarify obesity uncertainties, The Australian, 26 May 2007.
Government needs support in its commitment to Medicare, The Australian, 28 April 2007.
Hands off health equity, Australian Doctor, 24 April 2007.
Managing the Supply and Demand for Health Care, Australian Medicine, Vol 19.7, 16 April 2007
Dental as anything, New Matilda, 30 March 2007. Article by Professor Stephen Leeder and Amanda Dominello. Also published in Snow's Field, 1 April 2007. A copy is available at http://afphm.racp.edu.au/news/snowsfield/SnowsFieldissue010407.pdf
Employment roadblock, Australian Doctor, 20 March 2007.
Stephen Leeder provides comments in Health competition offers the same medicine, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 March 2007.
Sometimes Simple Things Really Do Work, Australian Medicine, Vol 19.4, 5 March 2007
Stop chewing the fat, Australian Doctor, 7 February 2007.
The key is knowing when to stop, The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 January 2007
Potholes on road to policy, The Australian, 27 January 2007
The Unthinking Person’s Alternative to New Year’s Resolutions, Australian Medicine, Vol 19.1, 2 January 2007
Private Care for Chronic Illness, Australian Medicine, Vol 18.22, 4 December 2006
All patients merit home nursing, The Australian, 25 November 2006 and On Line opinion, December 2006. A copy can be viewed at http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=5236
Group therapy, Australian Doctor, 15 November 2006.
Weight of the World, Australian Doctor, 18 October, 2006
Beware Spurious Epidemiology When Preventing Heart Disease, Australian Medicine, Vol 18.19, 16 October 2006
Can Medicare cope with chronic illness?, On Line opinion, Co-authored with Anne-marie Boxall. October 2006. A copy can be viewed at http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4966
Pills, thrills and spills, Australian Doctor, 12 September 2006
Intelligent Design Crucial for Urban Health, Australian Medicine, Vol 18.16, 4 September 2006
No longer just diseases of affluence, On Line opinion, September 2006. A copy can be viewed at http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4917
Bad habits just as common over the hills and far away, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 August 2006
Gates’ Money on Research, Australian Doctor, 9 August 2006
Key to cutting medical errors, The Australian, 26 July 2006. A copy can be viewed at http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,19910823-23289,00.html
The Death of a Good Man, Australian Medicine, Vol 18.13, 17 July 2006
Corrosion of Care, Australian Doctor, 6 July 2006
Sustainability and Global Warming - Today's and Tomorrow's Biggest Health Challenges, in touch, July 2006
Tackling Obesity is Not Rocket Science, Australian Medicine, Vol 18.10, 5 June 2006
WARNING: A rising temperature can be a sign of illness, New Matilda, June, 2006l
Getting Obesity off the Agenda , New Matilda, June, 2006, by Stephen Leeder and Anne-marie Boxall
The Rehabilitation of Human Research Ethics Committees, New Matilda, May, 2006
Time to go Public, Australian Doctor, 24 May, 2006
Ethical Overhaul, Australian Doctor, 3 May, 2006
Hands Up all Volunteers, Australian Medicine, Vol 18.7, 17 April 2006
Risky Business, Australian Doctor, 30 March, 2006
Warning: Hyper-Prosperity is a Health Hazard, Australian Medicine, Vol 18.4, 6 March 2006
The challenge of mental health care in general practice, New Matilda, March, 2006
Medicare should fund general practice psychologists, On Line opinion, February 2006. A copy can be viewed at http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4151
Smoke and Mirrors, Australian Doctor, 9 February, 2006
Fazed by the big picture of disease, we lose sight of reality, The Sydney Morning Herald, 3 February 2006. A copy can be viewed at http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/fazed-by-the-big-picture-of-disease-we-lose-sight-of-reality/2006/02/02/1138836370285.html#
Fighting the Holiday Fat with Good Policy, Australian Medicine, Vol 18.1, 2 January 2006
Securing a healthy system, On Line opinion, January 2006. A copy can be viewed at http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=4098
Harry Potter and the Health Care Charm, New Matilda, January, 2006
Opportunity for all, Australian Doctor, 16 November, 2005
Keeping the Bird in Its Cage, Australian Medicine, November, 2005
Leaders in their field, Australian Doctor, 19 October, 2005
Shooting the Sufferer, Australian Medicine, September, 2005
Everyone's Problem, Australian Doctor, 7 September, 2005
Is it safe to be sick?, New Matilda, September, 2005
Health: Did you know? Tobacco!, New Matilda, September, 2005
Mind the Gap!, Australian Medicine, August, 2005
Policy or Polyfilla? We need political leadership in Australia, New Matilda, August, 2005
The Cost of Living, Australian Doctor, 27 July, 2005
Medicare Safety Nets, New Matilda, July, 2005
Goals for Health Prosperity, Australian Medicine, June, 2005
Beware the Poverty Trap, Australian Doctor, 21 June, 2005
Why Health Insurance is Unsustainable, New Matilda, June, 2005
Ten steps to more efficient health care, Australian Medicine, May, 2005
Big Bucks and Babies, Australian Doctor, 25 May, 2005
Facing up to New Threats, Australian Doctor, 14 April, 2005
Caring for Country, Australian Doctor, 15 March, 2005
A Defining Moment in Public Health, Australian Medicine, March, 2005
Health-care vision a model for world, Calgary Herald, February, 2005
Behind Death's Door, Australian Doctor, 15 February, 2005
Tackling the Disaster of Global Poverty, Australian Medicine, February, 2005
Sharing Research Rewards, Australian Doctor, 7 December, 2004
Careful What you Wish For, Australian Medicine, 2 November, 2004
The Truth About The Hole in U.S. Medicare, Australian Medicine, October, 2004
Fighting the Fear Factor, Australian Doctor, 28 September, 2004
Global and international health: same or different, Australian Doctor, August, 2004
The plight of Dafur, Australian Medicine, August, 2004
Blinded by the Light, Australian Doctor, 20 July, 2004
Time for Global Action on Diet and Fitness, Australian Medicine, July, 2004
The State of Planet Earth, Australian Medicine, June, 2004
Growing Pains, Australian Doctor, 23 June, 2004
Honoured for Medical Service, Australian Doctor, 16 June, 2004
A Heartfelt Plea, Australian Doctor, 1 June, 2004
Cardiovascular Disease and the Developing World, June, 2004
Ask the experts: Professor Stephen Leeder on Public Health, Australian Doctor, 26 May 2004
Hospital Safety, Australian Doctor, May, 2004
Necesary Navel Gazing, Australian Doctor, 22 April, 2004
In Search for a Vaccine for HIV, Australian Medicine, April, 2004
Starving for Freedom, Australian Doctor, 2 October, 2003
Observations from Afar, Australian Doctor, 2 October, 2003
Annual Report to Faculty, Faculty of Medicine, 21 November 2002
Look at progress, not numbers, Australian Doctor, 5 July 2002
Bex and Snooze, Innominate, June 2002
Dose of humanity required to revive health care system, The Advertiser, Adelaide 20 June 2002
Ageing Nation: time for debate, Australian Medicine, 17 June 2002
Ecosystem plunder is road to ruin, Australian Doctor, 14 June 2002
Are you happy in the service?, Innominate, May 2002
Lessening the burden of ageing, Australian Doctor, 10 May 2002
40 million deserve treatment, Australian Medicine, 6 May 2002
Prevention a simple intervention, Australian Doctor, 12 April 2002
AIDS: Time to take a side, Australian Medicine, 18 March 2002
Health System not all that bad, Australian Doctor, 15 March 2002
Health insurance' furphy the public can't afford, The Sydney Morning Herald, 11 March 2002
Medical Litigation, The Australian Financial Review, 22 Feb 2002
Genes and the Unbottled Genie, Australian Medicine, 4 February 2002
Taking heart across the world, Australian Doctor, 18 January 2002
Charity and Government Action for Better Global Health, The Sydney Morning Herald, 26 December 2001
Correcting the vision that Australia no longer cares about the rest of the world, Australian Doctor, November 2001
Tactical and Strategic Responses To Terrorism, Australian Medicine, 19 November 2001
Global War, Innominate, October 2001
Keep Science Sacred and Disciplined, Australian Doctor, 5 October 2001
Each Child Had a Name, Australian Medicine, 1 October 2001
Retaining the human touch, Australian Doctor, 7 September 2001
Sorry, but this headache won't be better by the morning
Dissection: Break no bones about it, Innominate, August 2001
Food for thought, Australian Medicine, 20 August 2001
Who'd be a billionaire?, Australian Doctor, 10 August 2001
Thinking Globally The Only Way, Australian Doctor, 13 July 2001
Health of the Nation: Matters for Comment, InTouch, 6 July 2001
Celebrating The Past: Awakening The Future, Australian Medicine, 2 July 2001
What to do about risk, Australian Doctor, 15 June 2001
Blindness comes in many forms, Australian Doctor, 25 May 2001
The stigma of mental illness, Australian Medicine, 21 May 2001
No time for complacency in HIV fight, Australian Doctor, 20 April 2001
Tougher stand on CJD, Australian Medicine, 2 April 2001
Oi, Oi, Oi, Innominate, March 2001
Survey Reveals GPs' Vital Role', Australian Doctor, 23 Feb 2001
It's just not cricket!, Australian Medicine, 19 Feb 2001
Doctors' Gloom a Worldwide Issue, Australian Doctor, 26 Jan 2001
Let them eat twice baked bread, Australian Medicine, 4-18 Dec 2000
Sweet as Sugar, Smooth as Silk, Australian Doctor, 1 Dec 2000
At Christmas from the Deanery, Dec 2000
Globalisation: how should we manage it?, Australian Doctor , 3 Nov 2000
Hotting Up For Christmas, Innominate, Nov 2000
The Olympics: Here's to Your Health!, Australian Medicine, 16 Oct 2000
Research, Biotechnology and the Public Dollars, Australian Doctor, 6 Oct 2000
Experience and Age, Australian Doctor, 8 August 2000
Scope for more action on youth suicide, Australian Doctor, 11 Aug 2000
Beyond the Olympics, Radius, Oct 2000
Not simply brick upon brick, Australian Medicine, 4 Sept 2000
The Private Face of Public Medicine, Sydney Morning Herald, 24 Aug 2000
Made of the right stuff, Innominate, Aug 2000
Proof is in the Pudding, Sydney Morning Herald, 27Jul 2000
Tuberculosis Remains A Global Scourge, 17 Jul 2000
Seizing the Shining, Preventive Moment, 14 Jul 2000
Resource allocation and the genetic revolution, Templeton Workshop, 14 Jul 2000
Red, Innominate, Jun 2000
Some more equal than others, AusDoctor, 16 Jun 2000
Avoiding a winter of discontent, Sydney Morning Herald, 5 Jun 2000
How much do we value health?, Australian Doctor, 19 May 2000
Is the mind of God big enough?, Innominate, Apr 2000
Something new and something, well, old!, Radius, Apr 2000
Immunisation, Australian Doctor, 21 Apr 2000
Do we really care about quality?, Australian Medicine, 17 Apr 2000
Obesity and public health, Australian Doctor, 24 Mar 2000
And God said, "Let there be more of it", Innominate, Mar 2000
This brave move must succeed, Daily Telegraph, 9 Mar 2000
Iodine deficiency- a significant public health problem, Australian Medicine, 6 Mar 2000
Breakfast at Tiffany's - On Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, inTouch, 2 Mar 2000
Assessment day/judgement day - it's all the same to me ..., Innominate, Feb 2000
A day at the beach, Australian Doctor, 25 Feb 2000
Keeping the Australian system (Medicare) healthy in the light of international experience, Australian Financial Review 2nd Annual Health Congress, 17 Feb 2000
Leadership and Management - Why we need both, Faculty Retreat, Terrigal, 2 Feb 2000
Plain sailing for those feeling ill, Australian Doctor, 28 Jan 2000
The Tobacco Papers, The Sydney Morning Herald, 1 Jan 2000
How history will Judge our Gilded Age, Radius, Nov 1999
Oasis, A poem by Professor Leeder, 21 Nov 1999
Healthy Medicine: the challenges facing Australia's health services, Stephen R Leeder's Book. Allen & Unwin, 1999
Book Review - Healthy Medicine: Challenges facing Australia's Health Services, Marge Overs Australian Doctor, 29 Oct 1999
Changes to Medical Education in the age of the Genome Project, The Australian, 27 Oct 1999
Confronting the Phantom Menace of Health Care Costs, Sydney Morning Herald, 23 Jul 1999
Frankenstein and the hot potato, The Sydney Morning Herald, 16 Jun 1999
Mucking about in the data, University of Sydney News, 29 Apr 1999
How to Keep the Public Hospital System Healthy, Sydney Morning Herald, 15 Apr 1999
Radius, Mar 1999
Medicare is Sustainable, The Australian, 10 Mar 1999
Sydney to Hobart, The Australian, 19 Jan 1999
Hello Dolly!, Afterword for O'Sullivan, G, Short, S. and Sharman, E.Goodbye Normal Gene, 1998
Lest we Forget, inTouch, November 1998
Passive Smoking, Australian Medicine, 7 Sept 1998
False hopes, no soul put Medicine at Risk, Australian Medicine, 21 Aug 1998
Burning the Flag of Medicare Private, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 Aug 1998
Mens Health in Australia, Australian Medicine, 20 Jul 1998
Research and the Shaping of the Doctor, Australian Doctor, 26 Jun 1998
Good health stops the economy becoming ill, Sydney Morning Herald ,11 Jun 1998
Mixed heritage, uncertain future in healthcare, The Lancet, 1998
Is Medicine Sustainable?, InTouch, Jun 1998
Letter to the Editor, Sydney Morning Herald, ... on the impact of our ageing population; costs of health care technology; health care and employment; & the original purpose of Medicare 1 May 1998
What is the Incidence of Prevalence?, Australian Medicine, 20 April 1998
Heeding Trans-Tasman Lessons, Australian, Doctor 3 April 1998
Counting the Cost of our Medicare, Australian Doctor, 6 Mar 1998
Relaxed and Comfortable in the Greenhouse, inTouch, Feb 1998
Medicare: improve it, but don't replace it, Sydney Morning Herald, 12 Jan 1998
Aboriginal Health - A Casualty, Australian Medicine, 5 Jan 1998
Reconciliation and Aboriginal Health, inTouch, 14:3 Jun 1997
Faculty of Medicine:Proposed University Private Hospital, Background paper provided to the Senate Planning Committee 15 May 1997