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Ethics and law

Perspective

The contribution of evidence‐based practice and the practice‐based evidence approaches to contemporary Australian psychology: implications for culturally safe practice

Paul Gray (Wiradjuri), Dawn Darlaston‐Jones, Pat Dudgeon AM (Bardi), Kate Derry, Joanna Alexi, William Smith (Wiradjuri and Wemba Wemba), Tanja Hirvonen (Jaru and Bunuba), David Badcock, Shraddha Kashyap and Belle Selkirk (Noongar)

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (6): 282-288 Free

Perspective

Reducing unprofessional practices in referrals to abortion care: proposing a minimum professional standard

Shelly Makleff, Bronwen Merner, Kirsten I Black and Louise Keogh

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (7): n/a-n/a Free

Perspective

Linguistic manoeuvres: obstetric violence camouflages harm and loss of consent from birth

Harsha Ananthram, Liz Sutton, Rebecca Matthews, Nadine Montgomery, James Titcombe and Ajay Rane

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (7): n/a-n/a Free

Perspective

Voluntary assisted dying: challenges in Northern Territory remote Aboriginal communities

Geetanjali Lamba, Kane Vellar, C Paul Burgess, Camille La Brooy and Paul A Komesaroff

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (6): 292-295 Free

Ethics and law

Ante‐mortem interventions for deceased donation: legal barriers and uncertainty in Australia's decision‐making frameworks

Shih‐Ning Then, Dominique E Martin and Helen I Opdam

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (5): 236-240 Free

Ethics and law

Dignity of risk in residential aged care: a call to reframe understandings of risk

Maria Foundas

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (4): 186-188 Free

Ethics and law

When may an adult woman with cognitive impairment still have capacity to consent to an abortion?

Julia P Duffy, Sam Boyle and Casey M Haining

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (3): 127-131 Free

Ethics and law

Implementing voluntary assisted dying in New South Wales correctional settings

Diya Ahluwalia and Leigh Haysom

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (2): 71-74 Free

Ethics and law

Clinicians’ discretion to contact patients’ at‐risk relatives about their genetic risk: new guidance from Australia's privacy regulator provides timely clarification

Jane Tiller and Margaret FA Otlowski

Med J Aust 2025; 223 (3): 123-126 Free

Letter to the editor

Cultivating trust: ethical imperatives to dismantle institutional racism in health care

Supriya Subramani

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (11): 587-587 Free

Ethics and law

Should self‐administered voluntary assisted dying be supervised? A Queensland case

Eliana Close, Katrine Del Villar and Ben P White

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (8): n/a-n/a Free

Perspective

Dismantling barriers to research and clinical care for individuals with a vision impairment

Eden G Robertson, Kate Hetherington, Meredith Prain, Julia Hall, Leighton Boyd AM, Rosemary Boyd OAM, Emily Shepard, Hollie Feller, Sally Karandrews, Fleur O'Hare, Kanae Yamamoto, Matthew P Simunovic, Robyn V Jamieson, Alan Ma, Lauren Ayton AM and Anai Gonzalez‐Cordero

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (7): 324-326 Free

Perspective

Physician advocacy, international humanitarian law, and the protection of health care workers in conflict zones

Irma Bilgrami, Christopher Guy, Vanessa Carnegie and Sandra Lussier

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (7): 331-333 Free

Research

How well are researchers applying ethical principles and practices in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research? A cross‐sectional study

Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri), Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant, Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa), Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam), Breanne Hobden, Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru), Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi), Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri), Alex Brown (Yuin), Sandra J Eades (Noongar), Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) and Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S49-S56 Free

Research

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community experiences and recommendations for health and medical research: a mixed methods study

Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant, Tanika Ridgeway (Worimi), Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa), Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam), Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru), Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi), Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri), Alex Brown (Yuin), Sandra J Eades (Noongar), Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) and Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S6-S15 Free

Research

Researchers’ self‐reported adherence to ethical principles in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research and views on improving conduct: a mixed methods study

Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant, Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa), Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam) , Breanne Hobden, Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru), Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi), Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri), Alex Brown (Yuin), Sandra J Eades (Noongar), Kelvin M Kong (Worimi), Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa) and Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S16-S24 Free

Research

Reported processes and practices of researchers applying for human research ethics approval for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: a mixed methods study

Jamie Bryant, Kade Booth, Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa), Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam), Breanne Hobden, Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru), Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi), Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri), Alex Brown (Yuin), Sandra J Eades (Noongar), Kelvin M Kong (Worimi), Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa) and Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S25-S33 Free

Research

Human research ethics committee processes and practices for approving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health research: a mixed methods study

Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri), Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant, Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Catherine Chamberlain (Palawa), Jaquelyne Hughes (Wagadagam), Romany McGuffog, Breanne Hobden, Kalinda E Griffiths (Yawuru), Mark Wenitong (Kabi Kabi), Peter O'Mara (Wiradjuri), Alex Brown (Yuin), Sandra J Eades (Noongar), Kelvin M Kong (Worimi) and Raymond W Lovett (Wongaibon Ngiyampaa)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S34-S41 Free

Research

Beyond ethical guidelines: upholding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander ethical governance in health and medical research. A scoping review

Felicity Collis (Gomeroi), Kade Booth, Jamie Bryant and Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S42-S48 Free

Editorial

Murru Minya: a national exploration of ethical research and research ethics in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health and medical research

Felicity Collis (Gomeroi) and Michelle Kennedy (Wiradjuri)

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (2): S3-S5 Free

Ethics and law

Ethical challenges of multiple organ transplant in cystic fibrosis

Mark R Oliver, John Massie, Miranda Paraskeva, Avik Majumdar, Lynn H Gillam and Dominic JC Wilkinson

Med J Aust 2025; 222 (1): 20-22 Free

Letter to the editor

Inequity of access to voluntary assisted dying for New Zealand citizens residing permanently in Australia

Christopher J Barlow

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): 631-631 Free

Letter to the editor

The New South Wales Pharmacy Trial for herpes zoster: on the nose?

Christian P Pappas, Timothy R Holmes and Minas T Coroneo

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (11): 632-632 Free

Perspective

Young voices, healthy futures: the rationale for lowering the voting age to 16

Kevin Kapeke, Planning Saw, Edward Krutsch, Claudia Burgner, Hannah Pitt, Ravin Desai, Khalid Muse, Jennifer Rowan, Charlize Nalupta, Judith Bessant, Susan M Sawyer and Sara Wardak

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (10): S18-S22 Free

Ethics and law

A community within social and ecological communities: a new philosophical foundation for a just residential aged care sector

Lachlan Green, Bridget Pratt and David Kirchhoffer

Med J Aust 2024; 221 (9): 469-472 Free