Michael Thorn writes: Shocking scandals continue to roll through the media cycle, featuring abuse of power and influence by the addictive industries, and alleging corruption and worse. Who h... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: In 2015, national consultations were held to guide development of a long-awaited national alcohol strategy. Further national consultations were held in 2017, and thi... Read more
The Australian Government has been urged to publish the text of massive new trade agreement under negotiation in Melbourne this week, amid concerns about its implications for public health,... Read more
When the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) released the latest findings from the national burden of disease study recently, it resulted in optimistic headlines like ‘We... Read more
At the Public Health Prevention Conference that opened in Melbourne today, public health practitioners were urged to “smash the silos” that constrain their work, and to engage wi... Read more
Despite recent state government initiatives, Australia lags behind the UK and many other countries in its approach to the regulation of junk food and alcohol advertising. This is concerning... Read more
Lesley Russell writes: With just days until the federal election, we are engulfed by analyses and arguments over statements and policies. For many in health/healthcare too much of this misse... Read more
VicHealth has released new research looking into how the alcohol industry uses social media influencers to sell their products to impressionable young people and how often these partnership... Read more
A new strategy to support the media and other stakeholders to communicate safely, respectfully and responsibly about alcohol and other drugs has been developed by Mindframe. This strategy in... Read more
About 1,000 rural health leaders are gathering in nipaluna/Hobart this week for the 15th National Rural Health Conference. The conference is perfectly timed to put the spotlight on critical... Read more
