Public Health Association of Australia

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Ad for the 2026 PHAA National Mentoring Program

We are excited to officially open applications from Mentees for the 2026 PHAA National Mentoring Program.

To sign up or learn more, visit www.phaa.net.au/Web/Web/About/SYPPH/Mentoring.aspx

#publichealth #mentorship #youngprofessionals #students

Front cover of the WHO publication: "Unlocking funding for well‑being, equity and healthy societies"

Prevention helps society and economies thrive & there is growing recognition in Australia & around the world that we need bold new financing reforms to deliver prevention at scale & sustainably.

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For Australia: tinyurl.com/38upshbd
Around the world: tinyurl.com/2karjwz6

Give us an ad break | Less harmful ads. Everyone benefits. Imagine an Australia with less gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food ads. It's time to give us an ad break. Put people before profit.

Yesterday, we’re launching ‘give us an ad break’.

Can you imagine an Australia where your feeds are free of alcohol ads.

Where sport is about the game, not the odds.

Where your children can catch the bus without seeing a barrage of fast-food brands.

giveusanadbreak.org.au

‘A billion-dollar empire of harm’: how gambling took over Australia At some point, Australia must accept that it is time to break the chokehold commercial gambling has on this country.

theconversation.com/a-billion-do...

Read my piece in the New Daily on why I think it's time to recognise gambling as a ‘public health matter’ 👆

Its time for Parliament to recognise gambling's damage to health With gambling advertising a normalised part of footy culture, it's time to shed light on an issue the government is unwilling to address.

Tonight Carlton and the Swans will kick off the third AFL season since the Murphy report unanimously recommended a comprehensive ban on gambling ads.

Once again, our screens and stadia will be polluted with wall-to-wall gambling advertising, a normalised part of sporting culture in Australia.

We commend Dr Monique Ryan for her efforts in parliament this week to raise awareness of the harms of problem gambling, and the urgency in tackling gambling harms as a public health issue.

@mon4kooyong.bsky.social

cover image of ANZJPH with text "New Issue Vol 50, Issue 1, February 2026"

Looking for the latest #FirstNations public health research?

Our latest issue of ANZJPH includes several papers focused on Aboriginal, Torres Strait Islander & Māori health.

🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/journal/aust...

#PublicHealth

Tobacco and smoking - Tobacco closure orders register View the NSW register of premises issued closure orders under the Public Health (Tobacco) Act 2008 for illicit tobacco, illegal vaping, or unlicensed sales.

NSW Health has now closed 79 illegal tobacco shops for 3 months, with rate accelerating. This list updated Fridays. Many of these will not re-open to start illegal selling again as protocols involve unannounced re-checking & whopping fines for re-offenders www.health.nsw.gov.au/tobacco/Page...

Image of busy walking street with shops on the ground floor and other uses (offices, apartments) above. The text line says “Wait, we’re afraid of walkable distances now?” Tag line of the Urban Truth Collective at the bottom.

Conspiracy lovers and opportunistic politicians, with some wealthy folks working behind the scenes, have been trying REALLY hard to make us scared of the simple idea of having more things nearby, and more choices in how to get them.

Weird, right? #UrbanTruth

Image of woman in grocery shop with paper bag shopping, she is looking slightly concerned at a receipt. Text "Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health"

🥦🍎 💰 🩺 Are proposals to increase GST & broaden it to staple foods ignoring the health impacts?

This letter estimates that the reduction in fruit & veg consumption could cause 172k more cases of cardiovascular disease & 68,500 extra cases of Type 2 diabetes.

doi.org/10.1016/j.an... #PublicHealth

"Gambling companies are similar to tobacco companies. It’s time they took responsibility for the enormous harm they do." @mhharrington.bsky.social
live.thepoint.com.au/2026/03/the-...

Thank you Dr Ryan @mon4kooyong.bsky.social for amplifying #GamblingHarm as a #PublicHealth issue.

What's the public health priority for South Australian candidates in the 21 March state election?

See the full election forum video at voteforpublichealth.org

@chrispicton.bsky.social
@sacoss.bsky.social

Public health advocates say more transparency needed in debate over illicit tobacco as industry links questioned Former Australian Border Force officer Rohan Pike, who has been quoted extensively as an expert, also advises nicotine-industry-linked organisations

So who pays ex-cop Rohan Pike to travel nationally & globally advocating tax reductions on tobacco, a position in lockstep with all tobacco companies? Melissa Davey in @australia.theguardian.com investigates www.theguardian.com/business/202...

#News and #media content that provides accurate, balanced and informative coverage of mental health concerns and #suicide can play a vital role in increasing help-seeking and help-offering.
Access our free quick reference guide to help reduce #stigma: bit.ly/3KbtN5c

Excellent and well-researched article. So important to ensure full disclosure of tobacco industry and related interests.

“Radical, or plain common sense?” Public health’s perennial question : Intouch Public Health Terry Slevin I was recently invited by ABC Radio Adelaide to talk about our policy asks ahead of the March 2026 state election. The invitation followed the release of our association’s South Australia...

Seatbelts? You can't tell me what to do! Driving drunk? Everyone does it! Public health and the discursive shifts from radical to normal.

intouchpublichealth.net.au/radical-or-p...

2026 Local Governments Creating Healthier Food Environments Symposium A free hybrid symposium on strengthening collaboration for a national approach for local governments creating healthier food environments.

Happening 16 March: 2026 Local Governments Creating Healthier Food Environments Symposium
www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2026-local...

a chart showing the electricity price rises at the same time as gas price rises

a chat showing that the price of gas peaks in the evening, and that's what causes the wholesale price to peak

a chart showing that call outages correspond strongly with rice bikes

a graphic showing that increased costs on power bills. Of clinging into coal and gas.

Excellent new Climate Council report directly naming the villains behind high power bills in Australia: expensive fossil gas and comically unreliable coal power.

Power bill relief will mean getting rid of these ASAP. Read this report, it's good!

www.climatecouncil.org.au/resources/po...

Public health advocates say more transparency needed in debate over illicit tobacco as industry links questioned Former Australian Border Force officer Rohan Pike, who has been quoted extensively as an expert, also advises nicotine-industry-linked organisations A former Australian Border Force officer who has positioned himself before government inquiries as Australia’s “foremost law enforcement expert” on illicit tobacco also advises nicotine industry-linked organisations – leading public health advocates to argue more transparency is needed. Rohan Pike, who spent more than two decades in law enforcement and now runs a consultancy, has become a prominent media commentator on the illicit tobacco trade, promoting policies that align with those supported by the tobacco industry. Continue reading...

Public health advocates say more transparency needed in debate over illicit tobacco as industry links questioned

Vote for Public Health, South Australia The South Australian Public Health Consortium

See all six action areas from the SA #PublicHealth Consortium election platform at
voteforpublichealth.org

SA voters must cast ballots on or before 21 March.

#VoteForPublicHealth

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2026 SA state election virtual forum This virtual forum ahead of the South Australian election on 21 March 2026 was hosted by the South Australian Public Health Consortium. The Consortium comprises…

VIDEO: Catch up on the SA state election virtual forum we co-hosted on Mon with SA political candidates who discussed the state's public health challenges.

The forum is a project from the SA #PublicHealth Consortium - SA branches of PHAA, AHPA, & @sacoss.bsky.social

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Image of a walkable, local coffee shop in a walkable neighbourhood, with the caption “Walkable Neighbourhoods aren’t scary, they’re convenient.” With the logo Urban Truth Collective” at the bottom. @urbantruth.bsky.social

Walkable neighbourhoods aren’t scary, they’re convenient.

#UrbanTruth

Screenshot of text from the “About Us” section of the Urban Truth Collective website. “Too much of the information environment about cities has become toxic. Actions and decisions that would make our cities more successful, sustainable, equitable, and healthy, have been portrayed as everything from threats that would destroy our communities, to literal jails. Heavily funded disinformation efforts are more powerful and determined than ever. But this is really just a new tip of an old iceberg. For over a century, a steady stream of disinformation about better city building has flooded the public consciousness, and the result has been a dangerous lack of progress on our biggest urban crises.“

Disinformation is big business, and it’s very well funded. #UrbanTruth

Explore our NEW website. www.urbantruthcollective.com/about-1

Airborne hazard: How air pollution harms our kids Coal, oil and gas is behind most of the air pollution we breathe in. This is harming our health and overheating our planet.

The sooner we can accelerate the shift to electric and cleaner trucks and buses, the better – for our health, our finances and our kids' future.

Find out more about air pollution and health risks in our report on airborne hazards here: climatecouncil.org.au/resources/ai...

Pollution from trucks and buses costs Australians $6.2bn in health effects each year, study finds Research describes children exposed to air pollution equivalent to eight cigarettes a day by attending childcare near major roads

Children are exposed to air pollution equivalent to 8 cigarettes a day by attending childcare near major roads, a new study has found.

The health effects of exposure to heavy vehicle exhaust are costing Aussies about $6.2 billion each year.

www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Dramatic changes in upper atmosphere are responsible for recent droughts and bushfires: new research Fast-flowing jetstream air currents have shifted further southwards, dragging rain-bearing weather away from Australia.

Over the past decade, southern Australia has suffered numerous extreme weather and climate events; record-breaking heatwaves, bushfires, droughts, flash flooding.

Research reveals these extremes are the result of dramatic climate-driven changes in the upper atmosphere above Australia.

NEW REPORT: ⚡⚡ Power bills in Australia have become a real struggle for families and businesses, with many forced to choose between basics like food, rent and electricity.

The question is whether we act quickly to switch or keep paying more for a broken system. Head to our 🔗 in bio to find out.