News and updates

This World No Tobacco Day, we owe it to young people to continue to think big in the fight against industry interference. Read more >: The intersection between law and young people this World No Tobacco Day

Our work to have Australian cancer carers formally acknowledged has been recognised in a Federal Parliament inquiry, with our recommendations included in the report’s findings. Read more >: Recognising the rights of our invisible cancer carers: McCabe Centre submission influences Australian Parliamentary report

Penny Qin is our latest intern through the Melbourne Law School Public Interest Law Initiative Internship Program, which allows law students to apply their knowledge practically, while making important contributions to our work for subject credit. Read more >: Reflections from our Melbourne Law School intern: Penny Qin

Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC) made important advances this week to fight tobacco, the world’s leading single preventable cause of death. The tenth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP10) to the WHO FCTC featured a packed agenda, and the COP adopted a number of important decisions. Read more >: WHO FCTC COP moves forward with decisions on human rights, liability, the environment, digital media, and the future of tobacco control

Despite opposition from industry groups at home and internationally, Ireland will soon be the first country to warn drinkers of the links between cancer and any alcohol consumption on the drinks label. How did Ireland beat the odds to introduce these labels? Clare Slattery takes a closer look in this piece for World Cancer Research Fund. Read more >: How Ireland beat the odds to introduce cancer warning labels on alcohol

This World Cancer Day, we’re joining the call to address the cancer care gap, and allow everyone access to safe, affordable cancer treatment and care. Read more >: Closing the care gap on World Cancer Day

It's been another big year for the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer. Last year we celebrated our tenth anniversary, and in 2023 we celebrate ten years as the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Legal Challenges. Read more >: Take a look back at 2023 with us

If there was ever a time that we needed to focus on Universal Health Coverage (UHC), it’s now. Read more >: Time for action on Health for All: We need to deliver on renewed global commitments to Universal Health Coverage

Although tobacco still kills eight million people each year, the world has seen significant progress on tobacco control in the past few decades. Read more >: Celebrating ten years of the WHO FCTC Knowledge Hub on Legal Challenges hosted at the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer

Representatives from eight Knowledge Hubs around the world gathered in Helsinki, Finland in September 2023 to share information and find innovative ways to collaborate as we work together towards a tobacco-free future. Read more >: Knowledge Hubs gather in Helsinki for sixth meeting

With global cancer cases on the rise, it’s more important than ever to acknowledge the significant contributions of unpaid carers, who are mostly women. Read more >: Why we need to recognise the rights of our invisible cancer carers

This report applies an intersectional feminist approach to investigate, expose, and challenge the current imbalance of power in relation to cancer. The report calls for sex and gender to be included in all cancer-related policies and guidelines, and includes a Comment from The McCabe Centre on the potential for law to be a powerful tool for change. Read more >: Women, power, and cancer: A Lancet Commission

Despite Australia’s support of human rights at an international level, formal action on a human rights act is lagging behind other countries – but we have a unique opportunity to change this. Read more >: Australia's opportunity to catch up on human rights

Eliza Dean is our latest intern through the Melbourne Law School Public Interest Law Initiative Internship Program, which allows law students to apply their knowledge practically, while making important contributions to our work for subject credit. Read more >: Reflections from our Melbourne Law School intern: Eliza Dean