News and updates

The McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer has launched its first ever accredited Mastercourse course for people from civil society, ‘Engaging with law and policy for cancer prevention and control’. Read more >: McCabe Centre completes first ever Mastercourse to provide training for civil society professionals

This week, members of the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer team were part of important global conversations about cancer prevention, control and policy. Read more >: World Cancer Congress 2022: McCabe Centre team reunite to bring knowledge and research to colleagues from around the world

How does a good idea become a good law? Read more >: Animated video: making effective public health laws

One of the most effective tools in protecting people from the effects of tobacco is the law. Read more >: Animated video: Defending public health laws from legal challenges

The Pacific region is showing how the human rights framework can be used to promote healthy diets in the region and at the same time how healthy diets are a human rights issue. Read more >: How the human rights framework is being used to promote healthier diets in the Pacific region

A decade after launching as the only centre of its kind in the world, the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer has released its 10-year impact report outlining its contribution to laws that prevent cancer and protect people affected by it. Read more >: Celebrating 10 years of advancing law to fight cancer

The Knowledge Hub for Legal Challenges, hosted by the McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer, collaborated with the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region Office and the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control Secretariat to stage the workshop, which ran from 30 November to 8 December 2021, focusing on legal and regulatory measures for tobacco control.
Photo Credit: Unsplash Read more >: Collaborative workshop provides tools to strengthen legal implementation of the WHO FCTC in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

The McCabe Centre for Law & Cancer, in partnership with  Cancer Council Victoria’s Learning and Innovation Hub (LIH), have won three Gold Awards at the LEARNX Live! Awards, for their work on a new Online Legal Training Course. Read more >: Gold Awards for the McCabe Centre’s Online Legal Training Course

Vicky is applying her diverse background in health and policy to advance tobacco control laws and regulations in Papua New Guinea. Read more >: Alumni in the spotlight: Vicky Wari

Officials from Fiji, Nauru, Palau and the Solomon Islands gathered for the McCabe Centre's Pacific Tobacco Control Workshop. Read more >: Workshop provides tools to progress tobacco control in the Pacific

Laura tells us more about herself, her interests in public health law, and her experiences with the McCabe Centre. Read more >: Reflections from our Melbourne Law School intern: Laura Gleeson

Rachel Kitonyo Devotsu was interviewed on the Public Health Power Hour podcast about reports of Big Tobacco's interference in tobacco policy in Africa. Read more >: McCabe Centre speaks about Big Tobacco interference in Africa

Keith discusses the highlights from his internship, his passions and his plans for the future. Read more >: Reflections from our Melbourne Law School intern: Keith Lu