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
Restrictions on alcohol trading hours have provoked a fierce backlash in some quarters, but whether it is in Sydney or Amsterdam, Oslo or Newcastle, the evidence shows that when you restrict... Read more
In a timely #LongRead for the holiday season, health policy wonk Dr Lesley Russell shares some of her experiences and reflections from walking part of the Camino le Puy in France last year,... Read more
Croakey contributors have been calling for regulatory action on quad bikes for some years (see the list of stories at the bottom of this post), and the issue is again in the spotlight with i... Read more
Peter Miller writes: “You can’t change a culture by simply changing drinking. It is, of course, justifiable to explore the effectiveness of small measures such as advertising restricti... Read more
Dr Melissa Stoneham writes: Growing up with five wave-riding brothers, spending every summer holiday at surf beaches and rocking along to songs such as Echo Beach and Summer Breeze, enabled... Read more