@UTAS_MPH

University of Tasmania, Public Health, College of Health and Medicine, Tasmanian School of Medicine

 Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
utas.edu.au/courses/chm/courses/m7w-master-of-public-health
Joined February 2013
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Nutrients MDPI@Nutrients_MDPIApr 17
🌟 Pleased to announce Prof. Dr. Nuala Byrne from @UTAS_MPH as #Nutrients2026 Committee Member for Session 6. 🌟 Visit Nutrients 2026 website: bit.ly/4lPoKYZ #ClinicalNutrition #AI
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Tillykke! Congratulations, #Denmark for becoming the first country in the European Union to eliminate mother-to-child transmission of HIV and syphilis! This is a major public health achievement! Read more 🔗 bit.ly/4rGjxGw
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Kevin W.
@Brink_ThinkerFeb 15
Who calls classical music boring? It's straight-up rocket fuel.
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Eucalyptus oxymitra x sessilis 💛 #wildflowerhour #flowers #nature – at Perth, Western Australia
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Melissa Sweet@MelissaSweetDrJan 22
"The internet is responsible for 3.7 per cent of global carbon emissions, outpacing air travel. If the internet were a country, it would be the fourth-largest polluter in the world." euronews.com/green/2026/01/2…
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Melissa Sweet@MelissaSweetDrJan 22
abc.net.au/news/2026-01-22/a…

'Three-legged wombat crocodiles': AI wreaks havoc on tourism website

Weldborough in remote north-east Tasmania has lots of natural beauty. But it does not have hot springs — and it is causing headaches for locals.

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TSoM Public Health@UTAS_MPHJan 8
No health without peace #TheLancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…
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Corporate profit is being prioritised over public health. Discover how corporate power is driving public health crises in the upcoming documentary, Unmasking Influence. #CDOH #CorporatePower
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IAS@InstAlcStud5 Nov 2025
See more about the film, the film-makers, and interviewees here: lshtm.ac.uk/research/centres… @maizie333 @petticrewmark

Commercial Determinants Research Group | LSHTM

The CDRG conducts research on the effects of unhealthy commodities, and on the tactics used by their manufacturers. It also researches the misinformation strategies used by harmful industries.

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IAS@InstAlcStud4 Dec 2025
The World Cancer Research Fund (@WCRF_UK) has developed a case study document about their alcohol and cancer campaign, which ran earlier this year. It explains their objectives, strategic approach, successes, impact, and lessons for others. wcrf.org/wp-content/uploads/…
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The Figen
@TheFigen_26 Nov 2025
This is called "crown shyness" or "tree shyness"; it's a fascinating phenomenon where the tops of trees, though side by side, carefully avoid touching.
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Croakey News@CroakeyNews19 Nov 2025
Plane and car crash safety still skewed to "average man", putting women at risk croakey.org/plane-and-car-cr… #publichealth
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Eucalyptus macrocarpa ❤️ #wildflowerhour #flowers #beautiful – at Perth, Western Australia
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Melissa Sweet@MelissaSweetDr23 Oct 2025
Here’s why a plan to turn private hospital giant Healthscope into a charity is stirring debate theconversation.com/heres-wh… via @ConversationEDU

Here’s why a plan to turn private hospital giant Healthscope into a charity is stirring debate

The proposal could reignite debate about the ethics of allowing tax-exempt charities to operate large businesses in competition with taxable, for-profit companies.

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Eucalyptus torquata 🩷 #wildflowerhour #flowers #beautiful – at Perth, Western Australia
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Croakey News@CroakeyNews12 Oct 2025
Clean indoor air as vital as clean water croakey.org/clean-indoor-air…
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Melissa Sweet@MelissaSweetDr12 Oct 2025
The Australian media is more concentrated than ever. Here are the three moments that got us here. "We need to update our media ownership rules with a fit-for-purpose public interest test" johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10…

The Australian media is more concentrated than ever. Here are the three moments that got us here

In its announcement of the proposed merger with Southern Cross Media, Seven West described the deal as “consistent with Seven West’s stated strategic position of being in support of media consolida...

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Melissa Sweet@MelissaSweetDr13 Oct 2025
The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now paying the price theguardian.com/commentisfre…

The fledgling UN tried to rein in mass-scale misinformation. The world turned its back and is now...

The ruinous result of the US approach to freedom of information and media has made anti-democratic contagion impossible to ignore

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Melissa Sweet@MelissaSweetDr29 Sep 2025
abc.net.au/news/2025-09-30/r…

Can't get a GP appointment? A nurse could soon prescribe for you

Qualified registered nurses will soon be able to write prescriptions for medications, in a bid to ease pressure on a stressed public healthcare system.

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Melissa Sweet@MelissaSweetDr19 Sep 2025
Postcard from London – reflections for Australia from health reforms planned for the United Kingdom croakey.org/postcard-from-lo… By Prof @stephenjduckett #auspol #PHCmatters

Postcard from London – reflections for Australia from health reforms planned for the United Kingdom

Introduction by Croakey: As we await a plan for health reform in Australia, the National Health Service in the United

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