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UN Reflections – it’s personal

Monday 13 October 2025
As I sat in the UN General Assembly Hall in New York last month, surrounded by global leaders and changemakers, I found myself reflecting not just on the change we can make in the world.

By: Hayley Jones, Director, McCabe Centre

Read more >: UN Reflections – it’s personal

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Australia’s Role in Global NCD Action highlighted at Parliamentary Event

Thursday 7 August 2025
Canberra, Australia – Last week, Parliament House played host to a pivotal event co-hosted by The George Institute for Global Health and the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer, bringing together leaders across government, health, civil society and academia. Read more >: Australia’s Role in Global NCD Action highlighted at Parliamentary Event
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Using Law to Reduce the Cancer Burden of Alcohol

Wednesday 6 August 2025
Last week, McCabe Centre’s Legal Policy Adviser, Clare Slattery presented on “why law is a critical tool for addressing the cancer burden of alcohol, including a case study on cancer warning labels in Ireland”. Over 100 people tuned in to the presentation on the Turning Point platform. Read more >: Using Law to Reduce the Cancer Burden of Alcohol
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It’s time to talk about how food systems, health and climate intersect

Tuesday 8 July 2025
It’s time to talk about how food systems, health and climate intersect. Reflections from the WHO ACE Regional Roundtable on Food Systems, Health, Climate and Environment Read more >: It’s time to talk about how food systems, health and climate intersect
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Global Tobacco Control Conference ignites fresh opportunities

Monday 30 June 2025
Our McCabe Centre was honoured to be invited to present in a range of sessions at the World Conference on Tobacco Control Conference in Dublin, Ireland - 23-25 June 2025. The conference presented a valuable opportunity to connect and collaborate, at a crucial time in the global fight against tobacco. Read more >: Global Tobacco Control Conference ignites fresh opportunities
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The WHO’s World No Tobacco Day theme this year is “Exposing lies, protecting lives: Unmask the appeal of tobacco and nicotine products”.

Thursday 29 May 2025
Every day, tobacco and nicotine industries use carefully engineered products and deceptive tactics to hook a new generation of users and keep existing ones. Tobacco and nicotine industries use insidious strategies to make their harmful products appealing, especially to young people. Read more >: The WHO’s World No Tobacco Day theme this year is “Exposing lies, protecting lives: Unmask the appeal of tobacco and nicotine products”.
Cook Islands’ first Joint External Evaluation takes a multisectoral, holistic approach to strengthen health security

Cook Islands’ first Joint External Evaluation takes a multisectoral, holistic approach to strengthen health security

Wednesday 28 May 2025
Our Pacific Regional Advisor, Delphina Kerslake was part of the International experts team who worked together with the national experts team of the Cook Islands in providing technical review for the first Joint External Evaluation (JEE) for health security in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO). Read more >: Cook Islands’ first Joint External Evaluation takes a multisectoral, holistic approach to strengthen health security
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Empowering legal change for noncommunicable diseases: the impact of our International Legal Training Program

Tuesday 20 May 2025
At the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer, we’ve always believed in the power of the law and its effectiveness to prevent and control cancer. And for over a decade, our International Legal Training Program (ILTP) has been equipping legal and policy professionals with the skills to drive real change. Read more >: Empowering legal change for noncommunicable diseases: the impact of our International Legal Training Program
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Reflections from our Melbourne Law School intern: Jeremy Hand

Monday 12 May 2025
If I look back to when I finished school, I had interests in both law and health. I studied biomedicine in my undergraduate degree and have subsequently gone on to study law but had not yet found a way to combine the two areas of interest. Fortunately, I came across the McCabe Centre through the Melbourne Law School’s legal internship program. Read more >: Reflections from our Melbourne Law School intern: Jeremy Hand
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Laws for clean air will save lives

Friday 11 April 2025
Reflections on the 2nd WHO Global Conference on Air Pollution and Health: There are few things more important to life than the air we breathe. Yet almost nobody on the planet has access to clean air - 99% of the world live somewhere where the air fails to meet the World Health Organization’s air quality standards, and air pollution kills more than 7 million people each year. Read more >: Laws for clean air will save lives
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Putting human rights at the heart of cancer prevention

Monday 7 April 2025
Human rights law recognises that cancer prevention protects and promotes our right to health. Suzanne Zhou, from the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer and member of the WCRF Policy Advisory Group, explains how and why cancer prevention advocates must engage with this body of law to maximise the co-benefits of human rights and cancer prevention policies in this piece for World Cancer Research Fund. Read more >: Putting human rights at the heart of cancer prevention
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Women, power and cancer - implementing the Lancet Commission's recommendations

Saturday 5 April 2025
How do gender dynamics shape cancer prevention, treatment, and care? UICC’s new 9-week online course explores this critical issue, offering insights from the Lancet Commission on women, power and cancer. This new course covers the influence of gender dynamics in cancer prevention, treatment, and care -and how to advocate for change. Read more >: Women, power and cancer - implementing the Lancet Commission's recommendations
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Thank you Sondra Davoren: a tribute to her time at the McCabe Centre and Cancer Council Victoria

Tuesday 25 March 2025
After over 16 years of dedicated service to the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer and Cancer Council Victoria, we extend our deepest gratitude to Sondra Davoren, as she leaves the McCabe Centre and takes up a new role as Senior Legal Counsel at Health New Zealand Te Whatu Ora. Read more >: Thank you Sondra Davoren: a tribute to her time at the McCabe Centre and Cancer Council Victoria
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Kenya steps up efforts in tobacco health warnings to better inform the public

Wednesday 19 March 2025
Kenya is stepping up its efforts to protect their communities by introducing new public health graphic health warnings on tobacco products. Read more >: Kenya steps up efforts in tobacco health warnings to better inform the public
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Caring for our cancer carers webinar

Friday 28 February 2025
Earlier this week our McCabe Centre team presented at a VCCC Alliance webinar to spotlight the experiences of people affected by cancer and to advocate for carer rights to be better adopted in Australian and Victorian law and policy. Read more >: Caring for our cancer carers webinar
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