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Background: No studies appear to examine potential associations between changes in built environments across childhood and the developmental trajectories of child weight status. Objective: Examine the developmental trajectories of child weight status with respect to changes in childhood exposure to the built environments. Methods: This study used data of 9589 children with biennial follow-up (2004–2016), retrieved from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children. Changes in objectively-measured child weight status (i.e., body mass index-BMI, waist circumference) were investigated in relati...

New research shows sexual violence is prevalent in Australia and has significant impacts over a woman's life.

The scale of family breakdown has been laid bare by figures showing almost half of children do not stay with both parents throughout childhood.

"There's an altered microbial load from C-section birth as compared to vaginal birth. This altered microbial ecosystem hampers the 'gut-brain axis' and releases some pathogenic toxins that cause

If the percentage of people with COVID-19 who go on to have long-term symptoms "similar to what has been seen for other pathogens, then we're looking at a mass disabling event."