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obesity statisticsAustralia obesity

Australia Obesity Statistics 2026: Rates, Trends & Costs

Australia obesity statistics 2026: about two in three adults overweight or obese (roughly a third obese), one in four children affected, $11.8B in costs. State data since 1995.

9 July 202610 min read
telehealthSchedule 4

Telehealth Prescribing of Schedule 4 Peptides: 2026 Brief

Telehealth is permanent in Australian healthcare, but its overlap with Schedule 4 peptide prescribing is under-examined. The framework, gaps, and priorities.

5 July 202617 min read
metabolic healthAustralia

State of Metabolic Health in Australia 2026: Evidence Report

Metabolic health in Australia, 2026: overweight or obesity affects about 67% of adults (roughly 31% obese), 1.3 million live with diabetes, and direct obesity costs run to $11.8 billion. A reform reference.

2 July 202618 min read
childhood obesityhealth policy

Childhood Obesity in Australia: Why 'Eat Less' Failed

One in four Australian children lives with overweight or obesity. Why individual-responsibility campaigns failed, and what real food reform could achieve.

24 May 202612 min read
type 2 diabetesAustralia

Type 2 Diabetes in Australia: Prevalence, Cost and Policy

Type 2 diabetes Australia statistics: 1.2 million diagnosed, $4.4 billion in annual health expenditure, and deep equity gaps demanding urgent policy reform.

12 May 202610 min read
weight stigmahealth policy

Weight Stigma in Australian Healthcare: Evidence and Policy

How weight stigma in Australian healthcare policy deters care, drives worse outcomes, and what clinician bias training and GLP-1 era reframing can change.

5 May 202610 min read
bariatric surgeryobesity

Bariatric Surgery Access in Australia: A Two-Tiered System

Australia's bariatric surgery system splits sharply by income, leaving public patients waiting years as GLP-1 drugs reshape demand. Access barriers and reform.

10 Apr 202621 min read
GLP-1semaglutide

GLP-1 Shortages in Australia: Policy Failures Exposed

Australia's GLP-1 shortage exposes deep gaps in medicines policy. The supply crisis, access inequities, the compounding debate, and six reforms needed.

26 Mar 202613 min read
PBSobesity

Medicare and PBS Reform for Obesity Treatment in Australia

Australia's PBS coverage of obesity medication lags the clinical evidence and leaves treatment inequitable. The case for expanded GLP-1 listing and reform.

7 Mar 202618 min read
metabolic syndromeAustralia

Metabolic Syndrome in Australia: Evidence Meets Policy

Australia's metabolic syndrome burden is large and growing, but Medicare and policy haven't kept pace. The gap between what research shows and what's delivered.

6 Mar 202619 min read