In her latest edition of The Health Wrap, Dr Lesley Russell investigates the latest pandemic news with a focus on health literacy and public health communications, the alcohol harm paradox,... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: Food labelling is a contentious issue. Consumers and health advocates want labels to clearly reflect the contents, and the potential benefits and harms, of what is b... Read more
Every week, a different guest tweeter takes charge of Croakey’s rotated, curated Twitter account, @WePublicHealth, and uses the account to cover specific health issues or events. Last week,... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In March, the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) wrote to the Board of Woolworths asking them to consider their legal responsibilities as directors... Read more
Julia Stafford and Hannah Pierce write: It doesn’t take long for the well-resourced alcohol industry to adapt their marketing to tie-in with current events. We see it with major sporting eve... Read more
Health advocates have been urged to engage with concerns about the impact of trade and investment agreements upon alcohol consumption and global health. Researchers, who caution that alcohol... Read more
Croakey is closed for summer holidays and will resume publishing in the week of 13 January 2020. In the meantime, we are re-publishing some of our most widely read articles from 2019. This a... Read more
As communities grapple with bushfires and their devastating health impacts, with vast swathes of NSW affected, the need for effective, creative and sustained public health advocacy becomes i... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: The long-awaited National Alcohol Strategy 2019-2028 was released this week, with the Federal Government immediately ruling out reform to alcohol taxation – a key po... Read more
The alcohol industry in Australia is designing and promoting alcohol products specifically for women, according to a new report investigating how products are being marketed as pink, palatab... Read more
