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Let's address the perfect storm of factors leading to obesity in disadvantaged children

  • Written by: Karen Campbell, Associate Professor Population Nutrition, Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Deakin University
imageCurrent high rates of childhood obesity are the product of a perfect early-life storm.from shutterstock.com

Childhood obesity is increasing, particularly in low- and middle-income countries. In high–income countries, while prevalence may be plateauing, it remains high; and we are seeing an increase among children living in disadvantage.

In...

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Hurricane Matthew is just the latest unnatural disaster to strike Haiti

  • Written by: Jason von Meding, Senior Lecturer in Construction Management and Disaster Risk Reduction, University of Newcastle
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At least 1,000 people were killed when Hurricane Matthew battered the Tiburon peninsula in Haiti last week, destroying houses and displacing tens of thousands.

A humanitarian crisis is now unfolding for the survivors, with the Pan American Health Organization warning of a likely cholera surge in the country due to severely damaged water supply and...

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How we get sucked in by junk food specials in supermarkets

  • Written by: Jane Martin, Executive Manager of the Obesity Policy Coalition; Senior Fellow, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, University of Melbourne
imageMost people aspire to eat a healthy diet. But things change when we get to the supermarket.Vladyslav Starozhylov/Shutterstock

Three in five Australian adults get sucked in by promotions and specials on junk food and sugary drinks at the supermarket, research released today shows.

The research for LiveLighter – a health education campaign...

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Turnbull dodges on what happens after marriage plebiscite bill is defeated

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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The government will still put legislation for a February 11 same-sex marriage plebiscite to the Senate, despite Labor’s confirmation it will oppose the bill.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull told a news conference: “The bill is before the parliament and the parliament has to do its work.”

Despite intense questioning, Turnbull...

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  1. Australia's car industry ignored the elephant in the room: carbon emissions
  2. With the plebiscite set to be blocked, who will leave a legacy of marriage equality?
  3. Data surveillance is all around us, and it's going to change our behaviour
  4. Healthy guts are swarming with bugs, so what do they do?
  5. Gut feeling: how your microbiota affects your mood, sleep and stress levels
  6. Debate reveals Trump's dated, dangerous masculinity – and how he just doesn't get it
  7. Has social media really shifted the line between personal and private forever?
  8. Worried your emails might be spied on? Here's what you can do
  9. Canada lets the states lead on climate, should Australia do the same?
  10. The new UN deal on aviation emissions leaves much to be desired
  11. Turnbull's misgivings on renewables overlook economic and financial realities
  12. Joe Cinque's Consolation: violence, delusion and the question of guilt
  13. Bill Shorten steps up attack on Donald Trump
  14. Labor caucus set to kill marriage vote
  15. We need to pick up the pace on innovation, says secretary of prime minister's department
  16. The off-topic Conversation #109
  17. Viciousness reaches new lows in the second debate, but it is unlikely to change the race
  18. How retro storytelling can help boost imaginative capacity
  19. Paid domestic violence leave: how do other countries do it?
  20. Trump and Clinton clash in second presidential debate: experts respond
  21. FactCheck Q A: do eating disorders have the highest mortality rate of all mental illnesses?
  22. Private equity isn't all bad: how PE funds help companies expand overseas
  23. Health Check: what is normal vaginal discharge and what's not?
  24. Clear skies ahead: how improving the language of aviation could save lives
  25. Social media abuse is a sign that the feminist project still far from finished
  26. Post-truth politics and the US election: why the narrative trumps the facts
  27. Why ‘baby talk’ is good for your baby
  28. Renters are being left out in the cold on energy savings: here's a solution
  29. Why do parents take such different approaches to their kids' education?
  30. Younger farmers more open to sharing the family farm with outside investors
  31. In praise of trigger warnings
  32. A future world full of driverless cars... seriously?!
  33. Government knocks out 478 courses from loans under VET crackdown
  34. Panel to assist in working up long-delayed changes for universities
  35. Morrison to rule on Hancock-Chinese bid for Kidman cattle empire
  36. Looking back at Italy 1992: the rise and fall of King Midas
  37. Centre court and 15-love: CAS reduces Sharapova ban
  38. Waiting for the revolution
  39. Donald Trump makes disparaging remarks about women – in other breaking news, water is wet
  40. The #TrumpTapes: Being (Very) Careful What You Wish For
  41. Climate change must be part of Australia's electricity system review
  42. Looking back at 1992: Italy’s horrible year
  43. The gendered nature of trolling
  44. Commodifying Banksy
  45. New VET Student Loans unlikely to weed out dodgy private providers
  46. What's in a name? How a democracy becomes an aristocracy
  47. Do the governance experts at the World Bank have a governance problem?
  48. Hacked by your fridge: the Internet of Things could spark a new wave of cyber attacks
  49. Protecting migrant workers requires a rethink on employer freedoms
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