News and updates

Introducing Evelyn, who is working to create comprehensive tobacco control legislation to protect children in Sierra Leone. Read more >: Alumni in the spotlight: Evelyn

Hayley Jones will continue in her role as Acting Director, which she took on in August 2019. Read more >: McCabe Centre announces Director Jonathan Liberman stepping down

A look at international treaties to prevent NCDs and whether they can enhance accountability at the national level Read more >: International agreements to prevent NCDs: what exists, what’s proposed, and what difference might they make?

As we navigate COVID-19 together, we are sharing some important resources from our partners in the cancer and NCD community. Read more >: Health, NCDs, and human rights in the COVID-19 pandemic: Key resources

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) have reached crisis levels in the Pacific, and obesity is one of the most visible indicators of that crisis. But it’s important to look deeper at this diverse region – comprised of thousands of islands spread over an area equivalent to 15% of the Earth’s surface – to understand the complex factors that contribute to its high obesity rates, and how law can be harnessed to address them. Read more >: Below the surface: Law and the roots of obesity in the Pacific

The McCabe Centre's latest Melbourne Law School intern, Vanessa Wilson, shares her experiences during her internship, her interests around law and cancer, and her aspirations for the future.  Read more >: Reflections from our Melbourne Law School intern

Today, on the 20th anniversary of World Cancer Day and the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer’s eighth birthday, we reflect on the global momentum on Universal Health Coverage and its potential to address the cancer burden and inequalities in cancer worldwide. Read more >: The bravest thing that we can do for cancer is to work together for Universal Health Coverage

We’re delighted to announce that the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer has been awarded a three-year grant from the Australian Government Department of Health to support our work as a designated Knowledge Hub for the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). Read more >: McCabe Centre awarded three-year grant to scale up Knowledge Hub work in the Pacific

From 25 to 29 November 2019 in Melbourne, Australia, the McCabe Centre for Law and Cancer held an inaugural Executive Workshop focused on the effective use of law to prevent cancer and other noncommunicable diseases (NCDs). Read more >: Inaugural McCabe Centre Executive Workshop on Law and Noncommunicable Diseases

Imagine a world that is free from preventable cancer – and where people affected by cancer have equitable access to treatment and care. Read more >: Our new brand and website: Advancing law to fight cancer

Our latest interns from Melbourne Law Schools, Max and Jonathan, share their experiences... Read more >: Reflections from Melbourne Law School interns

Around 350 global leaders in cancer control attended the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) World Cancer Leaders’ Summit in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan. Read more >: Global cancer leaders meet in Kazakhstan

On Tuesday, 10 September the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer hosted an Alumni Event at the Australian Embassy in Manila, the Philippines. Read more >: Alumni gather at the Australian Embassy in the Philippines

Social inequalities range from how common cancer risks are, to access to pain and palliative care, to early detection and screening programs, to access to treatment, as all these factors compounds the inequalities between countries. Read more >: Globally, and at home, we need a plan to reduce cancer inequalities

An Australia-wide, industry-imposed freeze on the use of genetic information in life insurance applications has come into effect. Read more >: Life insurance industry bans itself from using genetic test results