Julian Koplin writes: DrinkWise Australia has withdrawn thousands of posters designed to inform women about the risks of drinking during pregnancy. DrinkWise – which has previously drawn cri... Read more
These days it may seem difficult to comprehend, but there was a time when tobacco companies enlisted doctors in marketing cigarettes as healthy (see some of the old ads here). Will there com... Read more
The timing of the recent Public Health Prevention Conference 2018 was notable. It was too close to the Federal Budget to make a difference to the Budget outcomes. But it was just close enoug... Read more
Exposure to junk food advertising is a risk factor for childhood obesity, one of the greatest health challenges facing our community. There are currently some restrictions on the advertisin... Read more
This month’s JournalWatch focusses on recent research demonstrating that the ‘lock-out’ laws restricting alcohol service and entry to pubs and clubs in Sydney’s entertainment precinct have r... Read more
The promotion of alcohol and gambling at the Australian Open has raised public health concerns, especially given efforts by Tennis Australia to engage more children and young people in the e... Read more
With less than a week to go in the Australian Open, it is timely to investigate the public health implications of the event’s sponsorship arrangements. Ainslie Sartori, a public health nutri... Read more
It’s been 40 years since a watershed report into drugs in Australia, but how far have we really come on that most political of poisons: alcohol? In this piece for the Foundation for Al... Read more
Dr Melissa Stoneham writes: Marulu is a Bunuba word meaning precious and worth nurturing. The Marulu Strategy is a community initiative to overcome Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) an... Read more
It may seem as though we have an endless choice of brands when we are shopping at the local supermarket. But delve a little deeper and our choices are in reality much more constrained. Work... Read more
