Category
Obesity
5 articles
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.