“Labor sources have told ABC Investigations the prime minister's office has been putting pressure on advocates for gambling reform within the parliamentary Labor party to prevent them from speaking up.” Nice way to use your mandate guys 👏🏽

“Over a dozen Labor MPs, including senior figures in the party, have told ABC Investigations they want action on gambling reform.” www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11...

Things keep going from bad to worse for horses in the racing industry yet the media, politicians and their mates in toxic gambling companies continue to pretend everything is okay. This is a stain on our nation.

Good and timely paper, further strengthening arguments for long-overdue action on marketing for gambling and other harmful industries as part of comprehensive approach.

Women’s views about the use of gendered Corporate Social Responsibility strategies by harmful industries. Our new paper with @simonemccarthy.bsky.social Monique Murray, @hannahpitt.bsky.social @gracearnot.bsky.social globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10....

Terrific to see our latest paper mentioned in this article. Huge thanks to Stella Duffy! You can read the study here: academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

📣 Let's talk about menopause and the midlife collision. 📣 Our new qualitative paper in Social Science and Medicine investigates how menopause intersects with a range of pressures and challenges that women experience during midlife. Free to read here ▶️ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

1 in 3 parents will help their kids bypass the new teen social media ban, according to research handed to the government last month. @cameronwilson.bsky.social reports.

The next contribution to the @healthpromint.bsky.social @ottawacharter40.bsky.social series from Belinda Lunnay, Fran Baum, Gemma Crawford and Candace Angelo is now online! Editorial: academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/253R... YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q1UY...

‘I want food to be tasty & healthy’: school-children’s experiences with nutrition education & messaging @fionaquigs.bsky.social, Louise Lynch, Ruth Price, Lynsey Hollywood, Alison Gallagher, Elaine Mooney, Amanda McCloat, Anne Moorhead @healthpromint.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

NEW 🔔 Tobacco and nicotine population health planning for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population growth  ✍️ Rohan M Telford, Raymond Lovett, Christina Heris, Lisa J Whop, Michelle Kennedy, Catherine Chamberlain, Raglan Maddox OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf158

New in @healthpromint.bsky.social Our new study (with Hao Xu, Amy Morgan, and Nicola Reavley) identifies key beliefs that shape help-seeking intentions to inform health promotion campaigns with older men academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... #MentalHealth #HealthPromotion #PublicHealth #MensHealth

NEW 🔔 A critical interrogation of the legitimacy of commercial actors in food policy partnerships ✍️ Cécile Knai, Yanaina Chavez-Ugalde, Elizabeth Eastmure, Matt Egan, Harry Rutter, Laurence Blanchard, Mark Petticrew OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf171

NEW 🔔 “It’s all about the money.” Australian women’s perspectives about menopause and the commercial determinants of health ✍️ Katrina Wood, Simone McCarthy, Hannah Pitt, Melanie Randle, Grace Arnot, Samantha Thomas OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf168

📣Call for Articles We invite submissions to the Special Collection on the 40th Anniversaries of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion and @healthpromint.bsky.social . More info below! 👇 academic.oup.com/heapro/pages...

On Monday, the ABC's storied investigative program 4 Corners completely pole-axed the online bookmakers. On Wednesday, Alexi Baker, the partner of new ABC managing director Hugh Marks, decides its a good idea to join the BETR board. Only in Australia x.com/maynereport/...

They kicked @davidpocock.bsky.social out of the sports club!!! What is going on.....🤷‍♀ Seriously, this is yet another example of how the lobbying rules in Australia must be strengthened to protect public health policy from being influenced by vested interests. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Sportsbet was invited to a Labor party fundraising dinner with an Albanese government minister earlier this week, despite bipartisan calls for the party to ignore lobbying from the wagering industry and introduce tougher regulation. @henrybelot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

There is a surge of products, services, and events promising to support women during the menopause transition. Our new study in @healthpromint.bsky.social explores how women think that commercial actors shape menopause-related narratives, products, and practices. academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

🌍 Next year marks 40 years of the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion. In a new editorial, @docsamantha.bsky.social #IlonaKickbusch, #MihályKökény & #OrkanOkan reflect on this legacy and reaffirm the vision of #HealthforAll. Read: doi.org/10.1093/heap...

Example of visual social science. Participants took photos of their walks, recorded audio field notes of their sensory experiences, annotated a Google map, and participated in interviews bsky.app/profile/docs... #socialscience #health

Practice of public health coordination in Sweden: roles, responsibilities, and realities: academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

I really love these studies in @healthpromint.bsky.social that share young peoples views. Really nice methods and photos in this study. Fascinating theme around mobility as connection: "It is very lonely walking by yourself, even though it is a quick walk." academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

Tuesday marks 75 years since the historic September 30, 1950 Doll & Hill BMJ paper confirming smoking as a cause of lung cancer. For 75 years tobacco companies have been selling and promoting products they know are lethal when used as intended. www.bmj.com/content/2/46...

Recognising the information environment as a determinant of health #ottawa40 @ottawacharter40.bsky.social Editorial: academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... Interview with Tina Purnat, Elisabeth Wilhelm and Becky White: Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/5uvj... YouTube: youtu.be/ChRESMxyojY?...

Public narratives about menopause are framed by a range of stakeholders, who contribute to shaping women's experiences of and attitudes towards menopause. Our new study sought Australian women's opinions about increased public attention to menopause. 🧵/ www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

What are the #DigitalDeterminantsOfHealth – and why do they matter now? #Editorial by @louiseholly.bsky.social, #SoeYuNaing, #HannahPitt, @docsamantha.bsky.social & #IlonaKickbusch explores how #DigitalTech, #AI & #DataSystems are reshaping health. Read: academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

“The club is chaired by the prime minister, Anthony Albanese. Its corporate members include fossil fuel company Ampol, alcohol companies Lion and Diageo, outsourcing company Serco, consultancy firm Canberra Consulting and other companies.” www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Natural disasters forecast to cost Australia’s young people $100bn by 2060 www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Some of Australia’s biggest thinktanks refuse to reveal their biggest donors. Should they? www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

New article in Social Theory & Health, co-authored with @judegreen.bsky.social, open access. In a nutshell we argue that that lived-experience research is not the same as qualitative sociology in health research. The difference exists and matters. Read here: rdcu.be/evZ7F

Important new study in BMJ Open. "A wide range of claims is made for HRT (MHT) for menopause. Conflicts of interest are common but may not be highly visible. Information free of commercial interests is relatively uncommon." bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/9...

Mining magnate Andrew Forrest’s Minderoo charity makes undisclosed donation to the Australia Institute www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

Good, careful review justifying calls for action on alcohol marketing – and also noting that in some areas such as sport and sporting events, gambling exposure and advertising were even more common than alcohol. As so often, predatory industries use similar strategies.

Well played AMA. 👏👏👏

Alcohol lobbying in Canada: a quantitative analysis of the federal registry of lobbyists academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

Powerful Parliamentary Roundtable on gambling reform yesterday. Huge thanks to @davidpocock.bsky.social and @katechaneymp.bsky.social for organising, the lived experience experts for sharing such impactful testimony, and Usman Khawaja for his support.

Consultancy firms win nearly $1bn in Australian contracts in past year despite new outsourcing rules, research shows. Important story from @henrybelot.bsky.social www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

❤️ "The rhizome effect of the charter... There's loads of health promotion (HP) out there, but it's not necessarily called HP, but it works to HP principles" 👇 🎯 "We don't want to see new HP palaces, we want everyone involved in health to work to HP principles" bsky.app/profile/docs... #Ottawa40

🚨 "We have a very, very dangerous separation between a health promotion agenda & pandemic agenda" Very concerning that key principles/approaches (incl health in all policies, community action) have been dropped from policies following the COVID19 pandemic bsky.app/profile/docs... #Ottawa40

An analysis of submissions on regulations to implement Aotearoa New Zealand’s tobacco endgame policies Excellent new article from Janet Hoek and colleagues @healthpromint.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic...

Prof Ilona Kickbusch issues a call to action to the younger generation. Read our new Editorial here @healthpromint.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... 🎧 to the full interview with Ilona on Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/1GKA... #ottawa40 #healthpromotion

🎥 Watch my interview with Prof Ilona Kickbusch about the history of the Ottawa Charter and the impact it has had on Health Promotion across the globe youtu.be/8pWr0YIJ-pE   🎧 Or listen to the interview on our new 'Ottawa at 40' Spotify podcast series open.spotify.com/episode/1GKA... #Ottawa40

Our latest Editorial launches our celebration of the Ottawa Charter at 40! @healthpromint.bsky.social @ottawacharter40.bsky.social academic.oup.com/heapro/artic... Watch my interview with Ilona Kickbusch www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pWr... Or listen on our podcast! open.spotify.com/episode/1GKA...

NEW 🔔 An analysis of social media strategies used to promote the e-cigarette brand Vuse ✍️ Lucy Hardie, Christina Watts, Becky Freeman, Judith McCool OPEN ACCESS doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf114

NEW 🔔 Addressing social isolation among older people in Danish senior centres: staff acceptability of intervention delivery ✍️ Sofie Langergaard, Rhiannon Evans, Jane Andreasen, Kirsten Schultz Petersen, Charlotte Overgaard READ HERE doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf136

“Health is created and lived by people within the settings of their everyday life; where they learn, work, play and love.” www.who.int/teams/health...

ICYMI 💡👓 Media reporting on Alzheimer’s disease, lived experiences of mental distress-related presentations to emergency depts & more   doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf100   doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf091   doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf069   doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf084   doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daaf080