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Editor's note
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Every few years our pollies get on the “obesity crisis” bandwagon and pledge to solve it. But then it would appear they realise the barriers to tackling it, and it drops off the radar for a while. Here, Phillip Baker talks about why this significant health issue never seems to stay on the political agenda for long.
And in this short video, nobel laureate Peter Doherty explains why he’s enormously proud to be a Friend of The Conversation. If you value evidence-based, independent media, you can join him.
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Alexandra Hansen
Section Editor, Health and Medicine
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Top story
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Why have successive federal governments not regulated junk food marketing to control obesity? The reasons aren’t as obvious as you might think.
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Phillip Baker, Deakin University
No wonder obesity is a tough public health issue for governments to deal with. Our research has uncovered a range of barriers to tackling it, some more obvious than others.
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Politics + Society
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Russell McGregor, James Cook University
The 1967 referendum was the culmination of a long struggle for both Aboriginal rights and respect, for social esteem as well as equality before the law.
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Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra
Federal Labor is pushing hard on Ashby. A prime motive is embarrassing the Coalition over preferences, ahead of the Queensland election, and the later federal one.
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Terry Goldsworthy
Policing culture is often associated with a lack of transparency and a resistance to external examination.
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Business + Economy
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Richard Holden, UNSW
Trump's budget is bad in every way. But that doesn't excuse us here of ridiculous assumptions.
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Mark Humphery-Jenner, UNSW
Despite some recent problems, there are many advantages to going public.
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Science + Technology
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Leonardo Guida, Monash University; Richard Reina, Monash University
Rays caught unintentionally by fishing trawlers often spend time on deck before being returned to the ocean. New research shows the stress of this experience affects pregnant rays, and their babies.
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Jennifer Burn, University of Technology Sydney
The Behind the Screen: Online Child Exploitation in Australia report provides an alarming snapshot of a growing crime.
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Arts + Culture
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Craig Barker, University of Sydney
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Environment + Energy
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David Lindenmayer, Australian National University; Martine Maron, The University of Queensland; Megan C Evans, The University of Queensland; Philip Gibbons, Australian National University
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Cities
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Anne Cleary, Griffith University; Ruth Hunter, Queen's University Belfast
Urban green spaces are most effective at delivering their full range of health, social and environmental benefits when physical improvement of the space is coupled with social engagement.
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Health + Medicine
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Duane Mellor, Coventry University; Ekavi Georgousopoulou, University of Canberra; Nenad Naumovski, University of Canberra
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