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Fri Jul 12

Junk food is promoted online to appeal to kids and target young men, our study shows

Written by: Tanita Northcott, Research Fellow, Melbourne Law School, The University of Melbourne

The Australian government has been investigating whether we should ban unhealthy food advertising online, and how it could work. In the United Kingdom, a ban on unhealthy food and drink advertising online will start in October 2025.

We recently used the Australian Ad Observatory to investigate targeted junk-food ads on Facebook...

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Two parallel runways give Queensland’s main airport more capacity and greater flexibility. For tra...

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