Research commissioned into alcohol availability and domestic violence New South Wales The Independent Liquor and Gaming Authority in New South Wales has commissioned research to determine what links exist between the availability of alcohol and domestic
Premium Insights and analysis ‘A discretionary $60 billion is ripe for disbursing’. Budgeting in the public interest post-COVID, part II March 25, 2021 By Geoff Edwards Economy & Industry The annual budget is a statement of high policy by the government that passes it. No matter what grand announcements are made during the year,
From STIs to malaria, here are six disease trends we should heed during the pandemic August 17, 2020 By Stuart Ralph and Jacqueline Coombe Editors' Picks The number of COVID-19 deaths globally – more than 750,000 – is now greater than the amount of people who succumb to malaria most years.
Alcohol really is no excuse for bad behaviour — research reveals you’re still the same person after a drink September 2, 2019 By Kathryn Francis Community & Social Many of us know that feeling of waking up, headache in tow, struggling to remember what we said and did after that extra drink the
Breaking the silos – how systems tools can bring us together June 13, 2019 By Kate Garvey Career Advice We hear a lot about the need for policymakers to engage with research evidence – but what about better engagement with each other? I recently
National health survey: obesity, chronic conditions rise March 28, 2019 By David Donaldson Australian Capital Territory There are few bright spots in the Australian Bureau of Statistics’ National Health Survey results. Obesity, chronic conditions and mental health are all trending worse,
Eight tips to avoid office Xmas party remorse December 1, 2017 By Stephen Easton News Most Victorians think getting smashed at the office Christmas party isn’t cool, according to VicHealth. The agency’s 2017 survey of 2000+ Victorians finds that 66% think it’s
NSW lockout laws: violence travels, but there's a lot less of it March 6, 2017 By Julian Bajkowski Community & Social Contentious lockout laws and alcohol sale restrictions imposed by the New South Wales government to curb violence in central Sydney trouble spots including Kings Cross
Introducing NSW liquor controls state-wide could reduce acute alcohol harms by 20% November 1, 2016 By Helen Signy Case studies The NSW liquor reforms have achieved what the state government wanted in Sydney’s CBD and Kings Cross — safer, quieter and cleaner precincts where fewer people
