Reports indicate the government is considering watering down gambling ad bans proposed by an inquiry. If these are correct, it would be a win for powerful vested interests.
Influenza vaccines are recommended annually, but there’s now an increasing number of different vaccine types. Here’s what to know about this year’s shots.
Government reforms are fighting the tactics that have fed a cultural acceptability of vaping, and a mistaken belief it has insignificant health risks.
Given its remit and membership, the inquiry is unlikely to break new ground – and has met fierce opposition even before starting its work.
If implemented, the recommendations of Australia’s online gambling inquiry will advance regulation by several orders of magnitude.
No one can say Australian sport is worse off without tobacco ads. We can protect a new generation of young sports fans from harm by following other nations’ leads and phasing out gambling ads.
It’s a myth that only household price increases cause inflation. Consumer behaviour may also be a factor.
Despite the often-divisive discussions leading up to this state election, the next state parliament should focus on developing community cohesion in public health.
Unclear and often mixed messages have contributed to public confusion that has arguably placed people’s health at risk.
It’s almost comically hypocritical to argue that the Therapeutic Goods Administration needs to ‘loosen up’ in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Limiting the powers of Victoria’s chief health officer is the right thing to do as we shift from fighting COVID-19 to living with it.
High-pressure, high-stakes, high-intensity and high-workload environments are leading to a mental health crisis among our frontline healthcare workers.
While data to the end of January 2021 shows suicide didn’t increase in COVID-stricken Victoria, there’s still deep concern about the longer-term effects of the pandemic on mental health.
The next months are going to remain difficult. But I’m still hopeful about the future. There will come a point when enough people are vaccinated that case numbers begin to decrease.
We have the means, but how do you convince people to follow public health advice such as lockdowns?
Research shows last year’s lockdowns in Victoria were associated with near double the population prevalence of depressive and anxiety symptoms.
Unless vaccination rates pick up, Victoria’s snap five-day lockdown is unlikely to be enough to get on top of the infectious Delta variant.
How do we measure if people are following the health orders, and whether they’re having any effect?
The Japanese government would bear the lion’s share of the financial costs should it cancel the Olympic Games, but that doesn’t mean it cannot or should not.
Supply isn’t the problem with the COVID-19 vaccination rollout – it’s the structural and communications issues that need addressing.
For students who walked out of classes on Friday, the climate crisis protests are about extending their voices beyond the stifling grasp of schools.
Instead of criminalising their citizens, India and Australia must invest more in strengthening ethical public health responses to the COVID-19 crisis.
COVID-19 vaccine tourism has swiftly evolved into a thriving global industry as people look to secure a quick vaccination fix.
When he volunteered to become one of the public faces of Victoria’s COVID-19 health response, Professor Allen Cheng’s life changed course dramatically – and accelerated.
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