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Nanny state ad bans won't stop kids liking junk food

Nanny State | | Chris Berg
The Age 23rd March, 2008

It used to be that if the government didn't like something, it would ban it. Now, if the government disapproves of a product, it just bans it from...

Tackling obesity - should the public pay?

Health and Nanny State | | Chris Berg
The Age 6th January, 2008

The demand by AMA Victoria that the State Government fund bariatric surgery for the chronically obese is no doubt motivated by compassion, but...

Under federal control, all hospitals would have to compete

Governance & Service Provision and Health | | John Roskam
The Age 29th August, 2007

Last week Kevin Rudd promised that if state governments didn't "fix" their public hospitals, he would take them over. In response, the Prime...

Tariffs the real barrier to HIV treatment

Governance & Service Provision and Health | | Tim Wilson
ABC News Online 3rd August, 2007

The close of the International Aids Society Conference in Sydney ended the publicity train of posturing activists and non-government organisations....

You are what you chose to eat

Health and Nanny State | | Chris Berg
The Age 1st July, 2006

It is a tribute to Australia's prosperity that people in poverty are more likely to be overweight than underweight. But rather than a celebration...

Time for tough decisions on health

Governance & Service Provision and Health | | Mike Nahan
The Herald Sun 27th February, 2006

As Victorians now know, the state has a world-class health system. We know because we are told daily by Premier Steve Bracks that it is so. The...

Let Hospitals Take Control

Health | | Mike Nahan
Herald Sun 29th November, 2003

Seldom does a week go by without another story in the media about the financial woes of our public hospital system. The latest indicator is the...

Best Person to Handle Health's Heady Brew

Health | | Alan Moran
Australian Financial Review 30th September, 2003

John Howard's unexpected Ministerial reshuffle clearly indicates his own lack of certainty about the next election. This is not a job-rotation...

Pills Pop Questions

Health | | Mike Nahan
Herald Sun 3rd May, 2003

The Pan Pharmaceuticals recall crisis has a bright side---it has lifted the lid on the alternative 'medicine' industry. Over the last decade, the...

Cautionary Tale: How Franchisees Took Control

Health | | Ken Phillips
Australian Financial Review 10th July, 2002

The profit downgrade and near halving of the Mayne Group share price is a case study in how poor people management can rapidly dislocate a firm...