Australians are getting bigger.
Senator LUNDY (Australian Capital Territory) (10.22 pm)-Tonight I rise to once again bring the Senate’s attention to one of the most glaring policy failures after nine long years of the Howard government: Australia’s general population is physically bigger. Current estimates suggest that 2.4 million Australian adults are obese and a further 4.9 [...]
obesity
Obesity Increases
Howard Government finally responds to Labor leadership on childhood obesity
After years of neglect the Howard Government has finally recognised the importance of physical activity and nutrition education in the fight against obesity.
The Howard Government ignored Labor’s calls for increased funding for physical activity and participation, choosing instead to administer wide spread funding cuts to existing programs between 1996 and 2004, including axing Active Australia.
It [...]
Lazy Libs forced to follow Labor’s lead on obesity
Labor has forced the Howard Government to act on childhood obesity after years of lazy and ignorant neglect.
In October 2003 Labor released its $25m policy tackling obesity and promoting community wellbeing – Labor’s Plan for a Healthier and More Active Australia.
In June 2004 Labor strengthened this policy by announcing a ban on junk food advertising [...]
Howard still playing catch-up on childhood obesity issues
Labor welcomes initiatives that promote physical activity amongst children.
Labor notes that a school which has a broad range of well established sporting facilities will be better able to achieve these goals than a school that struggles to find funding for sports facilities.
This is even more reason why all schools should be funded on the basis [...]
Childrens’ Junk Food Advertising Ban: Labor will not shirk its social responsibility
The Prime Minister’s inane comment that the government should not interfere with parental responsibility is simply another example of the Howard Government’s steadfast refusal to help protect the health of Australia’s children.
Leading industry groups, such as the Australian Medical Association, Young Media Australia, and the Coalition on Food Advertising to Children (CFAC), have continually called [...]
Labor to introduce children’s “junk” food advertising ban
The Prime Minister in Question Time today has shown his lack of understanding of the ways in which Government can assist parents in combating childhood obesity.
Labor supports a ban on junk food advertising during children’s television programs. This will assist parents with the dietary habits of their children. The task of parents is made easier [...]
Labor commits $25 million to tackle obesity
A Crean Labor Government will invest $25 million over four years to establish a new fund to promote community wellbeing and reduce childhood obesity.
Today’s policy release – Tackling Obesity and Promoting Community Wellbeing: Labor’s Plan for a Healthier and More Active Australia – is the first concerted federal effort to improve the general health and [...]
Launch of Labor’s policy to tackle obesity
TRANSCRIPT OF POLICY LAUNCH – PARLIAMENT HOUSE, CANBERRA
THURSDAY 13 OCTOBER 2003
E & OE – PROOF ONLY
MACKLIN: Thank you all very much for coming along. I’m very pleased to be here this morning with my colleagues, Senator Kate Lundy, Julia Gillard and Senator Collins to announce this terrific new policy tackling obesity and [...]
Howard Government Sloth No Cure for Obese Australia
It has taken a party room coup to finally force the Howard Government to belatedly acknowledge Australia’s obesity problem. Liberal backbenchers, frustrated with their Party’s lack of action, have resorted to drafting a formal memo to attract the Prime Minister’s attention.
The fact that it has taken some ten years after the World Health Organisation sounded [...]
Tackling Obesity
Trends and Challenges relating to the rising incidence of obesity
Adjournment Speech SENATE
2 September 2003
Obesity rates in Australia are out of control, to such an extent that the problem is now being referred to as an epidemic. Despite the fact that the World Health Organisation started to sound the alarm in the early 1990’s, it is [...]
