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Public Health
12 articles
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.
Sugar Tax Australia: Evidence, Advocacy, and the Debate
International evidence on SSB taxes, Australian advocacy for a sugar levy, industry counterarguments, and the 2024–26 political outlook for reform in Australia.
Ultra-Processed Food Policy in Australia: Closing the Gap
Australia has no binding regulation of ultra-processed foods despite evidence linking NOVA Group 4 consumption to metabolic disease. Reform and global lessons.
Vaping Reform in Australia 2026: A Policy Analysis
Australia's prescription-only vaping model, the 2024 pharmacy supply amendments, patchy enforcement, and youth uptake inside the 2026 harm-reduction debate.
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.
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.
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.
Australia's Public Dental Crisis: The Medicare Gap
Dental health sits outside Medicare despite evidence linking oral health to systemic disease. The case for universal dental coverage and cost of inaction.
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.
The Obesity Crisis in Australia: What the Evidence Tells Us
Australia faces a serious and worsening obesity crisis. Current prevalence data, the economic burden, and why metabolic science is reshaping research.
Preventive Health Funding in Australia: Underinvested
Australia spends about 1.8% of health spending on prevention against a 5% WHO benchmark. The scale of underinvestment, the evidence, and costed reform options.
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.