Another report showing decreases in govt spending on research in Australia...☹️ www.science.org.au/news-and-eve...

Great turn out in Meanjin (Brisbane) for the Justice for Palestine March!

The violence of silence open.substack.com/pub/stuartgi...

Health Organizations Must Cut Ties with Fossil-Fueled Public Relations and Advertising Firms healthpolicy-watch.news/health-organ...

We often talk about corporations influencing research, but what about governments? 🧐 New paper by PhD student Helen Senior shows govt-funded public health research isn’t immune to influence - both positive and negative. Check it out 👉https://tinyurl.com/yjpkhtfk

🚨New paper out! “Lobbying in the Shadows” led by Jenn Lacy-Nichols. tinyurl.com/42ad3pfe Lobbying information helps expose undue influence but most govts don’t disclose much, or do it poorly. We benchmarked 13 national lobbying registers & found significant gaps. #lobbying #publichealth (1/2)

100% agree. Thanks for writing this @ericreinhart.bsky.social

How important are small, local farms to our food systems, now and into the future? 🌽🥕🚜 I'm excited to announce new research into policies supporting smallholder farmers in high-income countries, with @teimaui.bsky.social, @kcullerton.bsky.social and Jessica Bogard! Read more here: shorturl.at/wXpTM

🚜 Exciting news! PhD student @kerrigill.bsky.social just published her first paper examining what policy support smallholder farmers in high-income countries need to contribute to healthy, sustainable food systems. Read more here: shorturl.at/wXpTM

Are you small-scale farmer in Australia, or do you know a small-scale farmer? Please complete the survey if you are a farmer and forward the link to any small-scale farmers you know. To access the survey, scan the QR code or follow this link: uniofqueensland.syd1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...

Final 2 weeks for this survey on government-commissioned public health research to remain open. Please consider taking part if you are eligible. #publichealth #nutrition #alcohol

🚨Calling All Australian Health Professionals providing dietary or nutrition advice🚨 PhD student @teimaui.bsky.social at UQ is conducting a quick 10-15min survey on food industry engagement with health profs. If you provide dietary/nutrition advice at any level, your input is valuable! rb.gy/mpjqjj

Today's dump of a year's worth of political donations data from the AEC is a reminder that Australia could have real-time disclosure if the political will were there. New analysis from @australiainstitute.org.au australiainstitute.org.au/post/legisla...

📣Attn public health researchers & govt employees in food/nutrition or alcohol in Australia, NZ, UK, USA or Canada. We want your insights! Join our 15 min survey on the impact of government involvement in public health research. 👉 Take the survey: tinyurl.com/5eh34f34

Introducing calorie labels in restaurants in England did not change customer behaviour; www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Have a look at how alcohol industry is thwarting attempts to ensure EU citizens are informed about cancer risks. They would not go to such efforts if not concerned that when consumers are fully aware of risks consumption would reduce. alcoholireland.ie/europes-beat...

📢Job opportunity! Join our NHMRC-funded project, ‘Commercial Determinants of Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health in Remote Stores’ as a Research Fellow based at UQ. Lead qual research, collaborate with communities & drive change. FT until Sept 26. tinyurl.com/38cajdwn

"Commercial determinants of health"

Two new research jobs with a health inequalities focus currently being advertised at Strathclyde @centrehealthpolicy.bsky.social - both would suit qualitative researchers who like working in large, cross-disciplinary teams, who also enjoy community engagement and policy engagement. Thread 1/3

Labor and Liberal governments have passed 49 anti-protest laws across the country over the last two decades. It is damning (& history will judge us harshly) but no surprise that 🇦🇺 leads the world on climate protest arrests. www.abc.net.au/news/2024-12...

Think that the food industry is less important than other unhealthy commodity industries as a driver of (or barrier to) policymaking, think again... The @foodfoundation.bsky.social Investor Report on UPFs highlights some uncomfortable findings... foodfoundation.org.uk/publication/...

Why big philanthropy requires deeper analysis www.croakey.org/why-big-phil... By PhD candidate Giorgia Dalla Libera Marchiori. #PublicHealth #GlobalHealth #PlanetaryHealth

🔥 New report by @dollyvantulleken.bsky.social and @henrydimbleby.bsky.social that draws on interviews with 20 prime ministers, health secretaries and other senior politicians from the last 30 years about the politics of obesity, food and health policy in the UK. www.nesta.org.uk/report/nouri...

Excellent perspective by @jeanmadams.bsky.social on need for better understanding of influence of UPF industry on the direction of science and policy, how this can be countered and how to disrupt food systems to support healthier, more sustainable eating. journals.plos.org/plosmedicine...

Fascinating paper out, led by Megan Winkler @Emory University examining the strategies used by the beverage industry when interacting with food retailers. rdcu.be/d03Bc

“Conflicts of interest shape the research agenda Conflicts of interest silence critique Conflicts of interest erode trust It is not possible to solve problems that you profit from creating.” Chris van Tulleken speaking at @rcphysicians.bsky.social Dangerous Liaisons event on COI

Another great presentation, this time by Steph Mercier from UQ at #cetph2024 she was examining the commercial determinants of health of the weapons sector

Fantastic presentation by Navid Teimouri at #cepth2024 on the role of the meat industry influencing science

Attending the #cetph2024 conference - such a fantastic examination of the influence of corporations on health. Beau Cubillo is currently explaining how this relates to Indigenous communities.