An invitation and a note of explanation to Croakey readers
If you have read the funding arrangements for Croakey, you will understand that editing this blog is, by necessity, very much a part-time activity for me. I am usually writing and editing articles in...
View ArticleWhy is it so hard to be a public health hero in Australia? (And more reading...
(More links have been added at the bottom of this post on June 13). A recent Croakey article about New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg’s latest public health foray – which has, predictably enough,...
View ArticlePlain packaging for junk food? Health experts call for government intervention
Charis Palmer writes: Australia should consider a healthy food rebate, tax on sugary drinks, and regulated portion sizes argue health experts, as New York pushes ahead with government regulation to...
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One hundred and fifty ways the nanny state is good for us
Simon Chapman writes: In Australia, anyone who supports rules and regulations that make products safer or improve public health can expect to come under attack from critics arguing they’re restricting...
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Challenge to Canberra to act on alcohol promotion to young people, open up on...
If the Federal Government truly wants to act on its concern about alcohol fuelled violence – and allay public fears about industry influence over its health policies – then it has been given an...
View ArticleThe tobacco plain packaging debate continues
Claims that plain packaging of tobacco products has failed and reports that some Liberal members are pushing to have the laws repealed, has re-ignited the debate on these regulations and the role of...
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Big Tobacco and plain packaging: another smoke and mirror job?
While trying to ward off moves towards plain packaging in other countries, the tobacco industry’s strategy may be sounding another death knell for itself in Australia, argues Professor Nick Talley,...
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Abbott Government’s first year in office: what’s the verdict on health?
This Sunday marks the first anniversary of the election of the Abbott Government. We’ll leave it up to Croakey readers to characterise the year in health – feel free to post (publishable) comments and...
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‘Drink Coke, Exercise More?’: where conflict of interest is a Real Thing
The New York Times prompted much public health concern this week with a report in its Well section that Coca-Cola “is backing a new ‘science-based’ solution to the obesity crisis: to maintain a healthy...
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The Health Wrap: The Vegemite news spread; On your bike (sans helmet); a...
This week’s Health Wrap is compiled by my colleague Megan Howe, the Sax Institute’s Publications Manager. Enjoy the Wrap and tweet us via @medicalmedia or @meghowe68 if you have any...
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