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Report
Junk food and poor policy?
This report looks at how government can improve nutrition and health outcomes for the public, arguing that the current approach is insufficient. The authors call for government intervention to shift the obesity conversation away from individual choice to focus on the commercial food environment and social determinants of poor nutrition.
Briefing paper
Tobacco Amendment (Tobacco Retailer and Wholesaler Licensing Scheme) Bill 2024: bill brief
An increase in illicit tobacco within the tobacco market and an extended spate of arson attacks on tobacconists have highlighted both organised crime’s involvement and the need for reform. This paper details the background to the Bill’s introduction, provides a summary of the second reading speech, key provisions of the Bill, stakeholder responses and current...
Report
Tobacco licensing schemes
On 24 October 2024, the NSW Government introduced the Public Health (Tobacco) Amendment Bill (No 2) 2024 into the Legislative Assembly to establish a positive licensing scheme for tobacco retailers and wholesalers and increase penalties for particular offences. The proposed reforms are intended to meet illicit tobacco control and public health objectives. This paper compares...
Journal article
The Lancet Public Health Commission on gambling
This Commission conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of the global prevalence of gambling participation, including any risk gambling, gambling disorder, and problematic gambling in adults and adolescents. It found the harms to health and wellbeing that result from gambling are more substantial than previously understood.
Report
HIV and the law in Australia
The law plays an important role in public health responses to HIV and in the health and wellbeing of people living with HIV. However, it has been over thirty years since the last major formal review of the legal environment surrounding HIV in Australia. This report presents the results of a legal mapping review that...