Articles by Penny Hanley

Animals - surviving and thriving
Churchill Trust Annual Report, 2014-2015.

Blessed are the cheese-makers
Churchill Trust Annual Report, 2014-2015.

Making speech pathology a priority
Health Speak, Spring 2014.

You're not alone: chronic pain
Carers Tasmania News, Winter 2014.

A matter of urgency: Oral health in rural places
Partyline, April 2014.

Join a group of friendly people interested in rural health
Australian Journal of Rural Health, December 2013.

Improving life, no matter what the state of your health
Queensland Women's Health Network News, December 2013.

Some success for a 12th National Rural Health priority
Australian Journal of Rural Health, October 2013.

Can you help close the gap?
Australian Journal of Rural Health, August 2013.

Priority Recommendations from the National Rural Health Conference
Australian Journal of Rural Health, June 2013.

A strong commitment, bright future for Rural Health
Rural Doctor Newsletter, April 2013.

Improving the social determinants of health
 Australian Journal of Rural Health, Issue 21, 135. April 2013.

Palliative care at the National Rural Health Conference
E-Hospice, Palliative Care Australia, April 2013.

A commitment to ageing well
Queensland Women’s Health Network News April 2013.

Workshops at the Conference
Partyline, NRHA, March 2013.

Bush Nurses: Sustaining the outback
Partyline, NRHA, March 2013.

Sound evidence of the health benefits of singing
Partyline, NRHA, March 2013.

Something to sing about
Partyline, NRHA, March 2013.

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS)
Australian Journal of Rural Health, Issue 21, 54. February 2013.

Australia’s Rural Women – Achieving a healthy balance
 Healthspeak Issue 2, Summer 2012.

Active and eating well: A bright new you!
Get Better Health website December 2012. www.getbetterhealth.com.au

Targeting rural inequities: current priorities for rural health, co-authored with Helen Hopkins
HIV Australia, November 2012.

Strong commitment, bright future, co-authored with Helen Hopkins
 Nursing Post, November 2012.

Improving rural health, co-authored with Helen Hopkins
 The Nursing Post, October 2012.

Palliative care in rural and remote areas
National Rural Health Alliance Fact Sheet no. 34, October 2012.

100 Years – celebrating Frontier Services: A century of helping remote Australia
 Partyline, NRHA, September 2012.

People passionate about healthy rural life: A call for abstracts
PHCRIS Infonet e-journal, August 2012.

Farmers at risk – Help is at hand
In Touch, Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), July 2012.

Seizing opportunities with both hands: Ageing in rural Australia
The Health Advocate, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA), June 2012.

How to manage camels and suture without fainting
In Touch, Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA), June 2012.

Equal health is 20 steps away
Journal Associate piece for The Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol. 21, 2012.

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder: The bad news and the good
Queensland Women’s Network News, April 2012.

Rural youth – Changing the world
Partyline, NRHA, No. 43, March 2012.

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Partyline, NRHA, No. 43, March 2012.

Just one less
On the Art of Good Health and Well-Being conference, November 2011, Partyline, NRHA, No. 43, March 2012.

More data needed on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Journal Associate piece for The Australian Journal of Rural Health, Vol. 20, 2012.

Health care in rural and remote Australia – A necessary investment
Insyght, Insyght Consulting E-journal, February 2012. http://insyght.com.au/?p=3317

Close the Gap
The Health Advocate, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA), February 2012.

Rural doctors conflict
The Health Advocate, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association (AHHA), February 2012.

Heywire: Young people with bright ideas, passion and love
The Health Reporter E-journal, 15 February 2012. www.healthreporter.com.au

Concerning the health of Australia’s rural women
Network News, Tasmania, (in press)

Diabetes in rural areas
Queensland Women’s Network News, December 2011.

Wild Things: Embracing the unexpected
The Australian Association of Writing Programs And is... papers: proceedings of the 12th conference of the AAWP, edited by Jen Webb and Jordan Williams, Nov. 2008. http://creative.canberra.edu.au/aawp/conference_proceedings.html

Review of Practice Led Research by Josie Arnold, co-authored with Sandra Burr
TEXT Journal of Writing and Writing Courses. October 2008. http://www.textjournal.com.au

School-Based Enterprise
Set, NZ Council for Educational Research No. 1, May 1991.

School-Based Enterprise in Australia: Where do we go from here?
British Journal of Education and Work.Vol. 12, No. 3, 1989.

Problems and Possibilities: A personal view of the School-Based Enterprise concept
Work Matters, Canberra: November 1988.
 

Selected criticism and reviews

Daily Tasks. Australian Book Review , July-August no. 333 2011; Review of Between the Leaves : Stories of Australian Women, Writing and Gardens Katie Holmes 2011 biography.

Streets Ahead of Her Time. The Canberra Times, 20 March 2004; Review of Truth or Repose Jessie Street 1966 autobiography.

A Flair for the Peculiar Demise. The Canberra Times, 2 January 1999; Review of Aunts Up the Cross Robin Eakin 1965 autobiography ; An Incidental Memoir Robin Dalton 1998.

Bad Boys and Cyberpunks. The Canberra Times, 11 September 1999; Review of Surfing Antarctica : A NovelLiane Shavian 1999 novel ; Stay Away from Lightning Girl Stephen Cummings 1999 novel.

Essays from the Heart.  The Canberra Times, 19 June 1999; Review of The Red Heart Rosie Scott 1999 selected work essay autobiography.

The Portrait of an Age. The Canberra Times, 12 December 1998; Review of The Queen of Bohemia: The Autobiography of Dulcie Deamer

Bird Becomes Bloke for Comedy of Bad Manners. The Canberra Times, 10 August 1996; Review of Crisis : The Long Journey Home Jack Power 1996 novel.

Death in the Garden. The Canberra Times, 23 September 1995;  Review of The White Garden Carmel Bird 1995 novel.

A Zany, Sexy, Picaresque Romp. The Canberra Times, 16 September 1995;  Review of Eat Me Linda Jaivin 1995 novel.

A Whimsical Tale of Dreams and Reality. The Canberra Times, 1 June 1991; Review of Coming to Terms Anna Murdoch 1991 novel.

A Witty and Uplifting Satire. The Canberra Times, 23 December 1989; Review of Leaves from My DiaryNorma Hall 1989 novel.

Fine Detail and Subtle Delicacy in an Uplifting Story. The Canberra Times, 21 October 1989;  Review ofLiving Alone Peter Shrubb 1989 novel.

Illusions of Equality Between the Sexes. The Canberra Times, 23 September 1989; Review of Moments of Desire : Sex and Sensuality by Australian Feminist Writers 1989 anthology poetry short story.

Pleasant Surprises in Healing Pools. The Canberra Times, 13 May 1989;  Review of The Miracle of the Waters : Stories Zeny Giles 1989 selected work short story.

Ways of Life That Are Gone Forever. The Canberra Times, 11 November 1989;  Review of The Road from Coorain Jill Ker Conway 1989 autobiography.

Moving Look at a Woman's Life and Courage. The Canberra Times, 15 July 1989; Review of Ragged Owlet: the story of a young girl's triumph over epilepsy Susan Cooke 1989 autobiography.

Rare Vision in Domestic Milieu. The Canberra Times, 11 March 1989;  Review of The Hanged Man in the Garden Marion Halligan 1989 selected work short story.

View Through a Glass, Darkly, Darkly Golden. The Canberra Times, 12 November 1988;  Review of The Living Hothouse Marion Halligan 1988 selected work short story.

Shades of D.H. Lawrence in This Tightly Controlled Novel. The Canberra Times, 6 November 1988; Review of Steel Beach Margaret Barbalet 1988 novel.

A Bit Slow in the Backblocks. The Canberra Times, 28 May 1988; Review of Small Tales of a Town Susan Webster 1988 novel.

Campbell : Pleasures Recollected. The Canberra Times, 2 April 1988; Review of Flame and Shadow : Selected Stories David Campbell 1959 selected work short story.

Celestial Moments in the Tale James Spins. The Canberra Times, 13 December. 1987;  Review of The Remake : A Novel Clive James 1987 novel.

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