Western Sydney Wanderers and Sydney FC to face Arsenal?

Arsenal’s starting eleven that played Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League in November.

According to reports, English Premier League giants Arsenal are the next big European club to play friendlies in Australia with the Gunners reportedly set to take on Sydney FC and Western Sydney Wanderers in 2017.

A report in the UK’s Mirror claims Arsenal will take on the Hyundai A-League clubs as part of their pre-season preparations for the 2017/18 EPL season.

Arsenal’s trip Down Under gives Aussie fans another chance to see some world-class talent, with the Gunners squad featuring the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott and Olivier Giroud.

 

The Gunners’ visit follows on from the hugely successful trips of both Chelsea and Tottenham, who took on the Sky Blues to massive crowds at ANZ Stadium earlier this year. Also, the International Champions Cup in Melbourne, featuring Real Madrid, Manchester City and Roma was a massive drawcard for fans this year while Liverpool were also in Australia playing in front of huge attendances.

It’s been almost 40 years since Gunners last visited Australia. Back then they were defeated 3-1 by the Socceroos in a “B” international as part of the “World of Soccer” tournament that also featured Celtic and Red Star Belgrade.

John Kosmina, Dave Harding and Peter Ollerton the goal-scorers for the Aussies against the Gunners. Kosmina was subsequently signed by Arsenal the following season.

In that game in Sydney, Arsenal featured the likes of Liam Brady, Malcolm McDonald and Frank Stapleton.

Football Federation Australia

Federal government knocks back Tasmanian funding requests in regional handouts round

December 8, 2015 – 6:49pm

MATT SMITH & NICK CLARK

Mercury

Julie Collins says Tasmania “left out” of regional funding. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONES.

SOUTHERN Tasmanian projects aimed at injecting tens of millions of dollars into regional communities are in jeopardy after the Federal Government knocked back funding requests.

Federal Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss has announced stage two of the National Stronger Regions Fund amid a raft of criticism he was pork barrelling.

Kingborough Mayor Steve Wass said his council was devastated after failing to secure funding for redevelopment of the former Kingston High School site, which had promised to bring $80 million a year into the local economy.

“This rejection will significantly impact the progress of the former Kingston High School site project and we will now need to assess our position and investigate future

funding options, including potential external investors,” Mr Wass said.

Glamorgan Spring Bay mayor Michael Kent said it was “almost start again” for Triabunna’s Greg Norman-des­igned Solis resort and housing development — the project that was aimed at replicating the success of the Barnbougle golf courses near Bridport.

“That was the final straw, the State Government has put its money in and we were waiting on the money from the Federal Government,” Mr Kent said.

“It is very disappointing to say the least for the municipality.

Tasmania has so far rec­eived $12 million out of a possible $505 million pool of funding — with not one cent being spent south of Oatlands.

Of the $505 million spent to date, Tasmania has received about $12 million, or 2.4 per cent, of the funding.

This is despite Australian Bureau of Statistics figures showing 7.48 per cent of reg­ional Australians are living in Tasmania.

The biggest recipient of funding has been $9.09 million to rejuvenate Devonport.

The Derwent Valley Council also missed out on funding for the restoration of Frascati House at Willow Court, a project aimed at creating conference facilities in the Derwent Valley.

Lyons MHR Eric Hutchinson, in whose electorate just one project got the green light, said the funding program had been oversubscribed.

Tasmanian Greens Senator Nick McKim and Labor Franklin MHR Julie Collins said Tasmania had been left out in the cold.

Senator McKim accused the Federal Government of pork-barrelling, saying “what little money has been allocated to Tasmania” had been entirely spent in the three Liberal-held seats, “and most of it in Braddon, the most marginal of the three”.

Ms Collins said almost 80 per cent, or about $231 million of the fund, had been allocated to mainland Coalition MPs to use as a pre-election fighting fund.

“Regional Tasmania is in desperate need of real, strat­egic investment — instead vital funding is being used to buy votes for the Liberals on the mainland,” Ms Collins said.

Mr Hutchinson said the funding allocations were “not a political process” and added that the decisions were made by department staff — not the minister.

Regardless of the process, Mr Wass said the Kingborough Council was devastated by the decision.

“We felt we met all of the criteria set out by the fund including infrastructure spend, job creation and being a disadvantaged community,” he said.

However, a spokesman for Braddon MP Brett Whiteley said the electorate had fared well with a $9 million commitment in the first round.

Infrastructure Minister Warren Truss had not res­ponded by deadline.

Source : The Mercury

Are motorists and taxpayers getting the best deal on the Western Distributor?

December 8, 2015 – 6:53PM

Josh Gordon

STATE POLITICAL EDITOR FOR THE AGE

Analysis

If you ask the state opposition, they’ll tell you Labor’s Western Distributor announcement was nothing more than a cynical ploy to distract from Tuesday’s industrial protests.

If so, at $5.5 billion, it was a pretty expensive way to divert attention from a bunch of burly unionists.

The proposed new bridge over the Maribyrnong River, which forms part of the Western Distributor project.

Transurban’s proposal is no dud. If it is completed, the West Gate Freeway will be widened from eight to 12 lanes between the M80 and Williamstown Road. The West Gate Freeway will be connected to CityLink, the port and the city with a new tunnel under Yarraville and a second river crossing that will provide a much-needed alternative to the over-burdened West Gate Bridge.

The Monash will be upgraded, including better traffic management technology and an extra lane in each direction for 17 kilometres. Truck access to the port will be improved.

According to the business case, even using conservative assumptions, the project would involve a solid rate of return of $1.30 for every $1 invested. To put this in context, an analysis using similarly conservative assumptions for the eastern section of the East West Link estimated a return of just 45 cents for every $1 invested.

Labor (Treasurer Tim Pallas in particular) deserves credit for releasing a comprehensive business case for a major piece of infrastructure that would seem to stack up economically and address some of the challenges created by strong population growth, particularly in the west.

Yet there are still big unanswered questions. First, the funding arrangements for this project remain uncertain. If the plan is going to be completed, it will rely on a hefty contribution from the Commonwealth, with Premier Daniel Andrews saying he expects the federal government to be a “strong partner”.

Yet the Turnbull government has only had the business case for about a week. Victoria wants cash locked in at Friday’s Council of Australian Governments meeting. The state can rightly argue it was badly short-changed on infrastructure by the Sydney-centric Abbott government. But the Andrews government is only proposing to chip in about $400 million – or 7.3 per cent of the expected total cost – so it remains to be seen whether the Turnbull government will be prepared to make the multi-billion contribution likely to be needed.

Second, the project may stack up with a solid benefit cost ratio, but is the somewhat hazy arrangement with Transurban the best model for delivering it? Under the plan, the tolling company would contribute to the construction cost along with the state and federal governments.

In return, it would collect the tolling revenue, plus it would get to extend the existing tolling period on CityLink by up to 12 years. Exactly how much this will be worth to the company is unclear, but you can bet it won’t be delivering the project at a discount price.

Ultimately, motorists and taxpayers will pay. The question is how much, and over what period. As with the thwarted East West Link project, this remains clouded by the commercial nature of the deal.

Clearly, Transurban came up with its proposal at a point in the political cycle that was politically convenient for the Andrews government, which was desperate not to replicate the experience of the previous government by back-ending its political offering.

Whether or not a different funding model – for example a straight procurement process run by the state – might better serve the interests of the public is unclear. The government did attempt to estimate the cost to delivering the project in the traditional way by the state and concluded the funding arrangement with Transurban was in the public’s best interests.

Indeed, the government used the comparison as an argument to drive the best deal with Transurban. But as Andrews conceded, the newly created Infrastructure Victoria will not offer its own independent assessment. For the time being, we must take the government at its word.

Source : The Age

Canberra family spreads Christmas cheer with Operation Christmas Spirit

December 8, 2015 – 5:45PM

Emma Kelly

Canberra Times reporter

The card Canberra’s Latoya Marks gave to a “well-behaved little girl” that has captured the attention of Canberrans online. Photo: Supplied

A Canberra family is on a mission to spread a little extra Christmas cheer throughout the capital this month.

As tragic news from around the world leaves many feeling a little deflated, Ellie Marks and her partner Latoya’s “Operation Christmas Spirit” is gradually lifting the spirits of a growing number of Canberrans through random acts of kindness.

One gesture in particular has captured the capital’s attention: a Christmas card congratulating a young girl on her good behaviour at a northside cafe.

The Marks family noticed the young girl patiently waiting for her food inside Westfield Belconnen’s Max Brenner and decided to pass on the Christmas card with an enclosed $5 note and a special message:

“Santa is always watching. He sends people to let you know that you are on the ‘nice’ list. Here’s a reward for being so good!”

Little did they know the young girl who received the card had been recently separated from her birth family.

The child’s foster carer took to Facebook to thank “Santa’s Little Helper”.

The post has been shared more than 1700 times, received more than 14,000 ‘likes’ and more than 300 heartfelt comments, as of Tuesday afternoon.

Many commentators said they were brought to tears after reading the post, including the young girl’s foster family.

“I could not hold back the tears when I opened the card you left and read your thoughtful words,” the foster carer’s post read.

“You acknowledged the beautiful behaviour of my child, who sat quietly eating chocolate strawberries and chatting to me and my friend.

“What you couldn’t have possibly known, is that the child you took the time to acknowledge has recently been [separated] from their birth family.

“Life for a foster child is not easy, but through your kindness you have shown this amazing child the spirit of community.

“As a foster carer, I can’t tell you how much your gift of kind words (and $5) means to us.

“Your random act of kindness towards us complete strangers has touched me deeply. I will treasure this memory for my lifetime.”

Ellie said her family, including her four children, had been “completely overwhelmed” by the community’s response to the gesture.

“As parents you’re often judged on how your children behave,” she said.

“We thought it would be nice to recognise just how well she had been behaving.

“We didn’t ever do this with the intention of being recognised for these deeds; we just wanted to teach our kids about Christmas and how to give.”

Ellie said Operation Christmas Spirit had replaced the family’s advent calendar as a way to encourage her children to pay it forward.

“We’ve been watching all the horrible things happening around the world and have realised our kids are so lucky to have the life they have,” she said.

“We thought it was a better way of trying to teach our kids the spirit of Christmas.”

Other random acts of kindness undertaken by the Marks family have included paying for an elderly woman’s groceries, writing Christmas cards for people who “looked like they needed a little Christmas spirit” and donating change to charity.

“Just little things that don’t cost very much but make a big difference to those receiving them,” Ellie said.

“That’s our message: it’s really simple to pay it forward.”

“Santa is always watching. He sends people to let you know that you are on the ‘nice’ list. Here’s a reward for being so good!”

Little did they know the young girl who received the card had been recently separated from her birth family.

The child’s foster carer took to Facebook to thank “Santa’s Little Helper”.

The post has been shared more than 1700 times, received more than 14,000 ‘likes’ and more than 300 heartfelt comments, as of Tuesday afternoon.

Many commentators said they were brought to tears after reading the post, including the young girl’s foster family.

“I could not hold back the tears when I opened the card you left and read your thoughtful words,” the foster carer’s post read.

“You acknowledged the beautiful behaviour of my child, who sat quietly eating chocolate strawberries and chatting to me and my friend.

“What you couldn’t have possibly known, is that the child you took the time to acknowledge has recently been [separated] from their birth family.

“Life for a foster child is not easy, but through your kindness you have shown this amazing child the spirit of community.

“As a foster carer, I can’t tell you how much your gift of kind words (and $5) means to us.

“Your random act of kindness towards us complete strangers has touched me deeply. I will treasure this memory for my lifetime.”

Ellie said her family, including her four children, had been “completely overwhelmed” by the community’s response to the gesture.

“As parents you’re often judged on how your children behave,” she said.

“We thought it would be nice to recognise just how well she had been behaving.

“We didn’t ever do this with the intention of being recognised for these deeds; we just wanted to teach our kids about Christmas and how to give.”

Ellie said Operation Christmas Spirit had replaced the family’s advent calendar as a way to encourage her children to pay it forward.

“We’ve been watching all the horrible things happening around the world and have realised our kids are so lucky to have the life they have,” she said.

“We thought it was a better way of trying to teach our kids the spirit of Christmas.”

Other random acts of kindness undertaken by the Marks family have included paying for an elderly woman’s groceries, writing Christmas cards for people who “looked like they needed a little Christmas spirit” and donating change to charity.

“Just little things that don’t cost very much but make a big difference to those receiving them,” Ellie said.

“That’s our message: it’s really simple to pay it forward.”

Source : Canberra Times

Woman thrown out of bed after car crashes through bedroom window

December 9, 2015 -7:13AM

Julie Power

Reporter

A 46-year-old woman was woken up with a bang and thrown out of bed early on Wednesday morning when a car crashed through the wall of her bedroom window in Sydney’s west.

Police said that initial investigations suggest a Nissan Pulsar, driven by a 50-year-old woman, was travelling on Green Valley Road, Green Valley, when she collided with a parked vehicle about 12.05am.

She then crashed into the side of the woman’s home on the opposite side of the street.

 

The 46-year-old woman was treated by paramedics. She was later taken to Liverpool Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

The driver of the Pulsar was treated for minor injuries by paramedics. She was also taken to Liverpool Hospital where she was to undergo blood tests. Her car had P-plates on it, but it is not yet clear if  those were the woman’s or someone else’s.

A crime scene has been established and investigations are continuing.

 

Source : Sydney Morning Herald

Gautum Adani demanded certainty from Malcolm Turnbull

December 9, 2015 – 7:11AM

Lisa Cox

National political reporter

Billionaire businessman Gautum Adani has personally asked Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to frame a special law that prohibits activist groups from seeking judicial review of environmental approvals for major projects such as Adani’s proposed $15 billion coal mine, rail and port project in Queensland.

Mr Adani said the proposal was placed before the Australian government during an hour-long meeting with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on 4 November.

Now it is enough. They cannot continue to challenge the project.

Gautum Adani

“Now it is enough. They cannot continue to challenge the project. They cannot go for judicial review all the time. In OECD countries, you are not given approvals with closed eyes,” he said.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull held an hour-long meeting with Gautum Adani. Photo: Ben Rushton

OECD is short for Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, a club of rich nations of which Australia is a member.

In 2010, the Adani Group acquired the rights to develop the Carmichael coal mine in Galilee Basin of Queensland and a rail link with Abbot Point Port to ship the coal, but the project has been opposed by green groups.

“They are finding some technicality to seek review; that anyone can do. Some technical mistake here and there and they go to court. That will not help the larger interest,” Adani said in an interview in Thiruvananthapuram on 5 December.

Former prime minister Tony Abbott with mining magnate Gautum Adani. Photo: Andrew Meares

Adani said the project was “very important” from the point of view of both India and Australia.

“It’s the world’s largest coal reserve which will support a minimum 100 million people to have electricity and light and for 100 years,” he said.

“Ultimately, a decision lies with the politicians. They have to go Parliament for enacting a special law which says that once government gives approval, no one can challenge it. That is what our request is to the Australian government. You come up with a special legislation which they have done in the past also.

“The challenge we are facing in Australia right now is on the one side government is giving all approvals and on the other side, environment activists groups are seeking judicial review and that derails the whole project.”

Fairfax Media put questions to Mr Turnbull’s office on Tuesday about his meeting with Mr Adani.

The Prime Minister’s office refused to comment on what was discussed at the meeting or give a response to Mr Adani’s proposal, which is similar to the so-called “lawfare” amendments proposed under former prime minister Tony Abbott.

A spokesman for Mr Turnbull confirmed the pair had met last week.

A spokeswoman for Environment Minister Greg Hunt said the government still planned to pursue amendments to Australia’s environment laws that would restrict the ability for green and community groups to object to major developments.

“Australia has very strong environmental laws which apply to everyone, and the government will not diminish any environmental protections or the penalties for breaking them,” she said.

“The government has sought to ensure that American style serial litigation is not adopted in Australia, and that once the stringent environmental requirements are met, projects should not be subject to continuing stalling litigation.

“The proposed legislative amendments, which are not project specific, are currently before the Senate and won’t be considered until the Parliament resumes next year.”

Cross benchers, Labor and the Greens have previously indicated they would block the amendments.

The project has been the subject of sustained debate with the Queensland Treasury describing the project as unbankable.

In August, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia role as a financial adviser ended. Several banks have also ruled out lending to the project.

Mr Adani said ongoing court cases were hurting Adani’s ability to raise money.

“Even though there is no stay, because of the judicial review, no lender will finance the project. They do not know what will be the outcome,” he said.

The controversy has delayed the project by one and half years over which time the price of coal has slumped drastically and other mines on the east coast are being closed or facing production cuts.

“In the meanwhile, coal prices have also slumped. We have to revive to the next cycle,” he said.​

 

Source : Brisbane Times

Second airport also in mix to ease traffic woes

by: DANI McDONALD

From: NT News

December 09, 2015 2:00AM

As part of the draft Darwin Regional Transport Plan, which is out for comment, the government has suggested light rail as a long-term option for regional public transport.

The Federal and NT Government’s major focus on the ‘‘developing the north’’ concept has spurred on a much needed investigation into transport in Darwin.

Darwin has the highest amount of people driving to work every day – 86 per cent – compared to any other city in Australia, with a national capital city average of 82 per cent, according to 2011 Australian Bureau of Statistics figures.

The report also hopes to identify future developments where ground work can be laid.

A recent transport study of the Stuart Highway corridor through Stuart Park included investigating the feasibility of using the former rail corridor through Stuart Park as a transport corridor.

Darwin businessman Harry Maschke in July called on the Northern Territory and Federal governments to fund a $5 million feasibility study into light rail between Darwin and Palmerston.

He said light rail was forward thinking and innovative, and should be planned around current developments, such as the Gateway shopping centre in Palmerston.

“We want to attract people to the Territory,” Mr Maschke said. “That alone would make it more attractive. They would say, Darwin is fantastic, it already has trains, we don’t need a second car. I’m sure people would to have a better quality of life instead of sitting in traffic.”

Along with light rail, a second airport would ease pressure on Darwin International Airport. The second airport would focus mostly on cargo and general aviation demands. The Darwin Regional Land Use Plan has identified a site on the Blackmore Peninsula to the west of Middle Arm.

The draft plan is the first of its kind and plans to integrate transport and land use for public transport, roads, cycling and walking across the greater Darwin Region.

 

NT News

 

 

South Australia support for innovation plan that swaps mines for minds

ADELAIDE

Tuesday

December 08, 2015

Lee Nicholson

BUSINESS

Australia’s new $1.1 billion plan for innovation and science, switching the country’s focus from mines to minds to build our nation’s wealth and international competitiveness, has been welcomed by South Australian government and industry.

The National Innovation and Science Agenda, launched yesterday by federal Industry, Innovation and Science Minister Christopher Pyne, has garnered support from leading Adelaide academic, University of South Australia’s Dr Jana Matthews, the CSIRO and the State Government.

Matthews, ANZ chair of the university’s Centre for Business Growth, welcomed the plan, saying research that pushed the boundaries of knowledge was needed to produce breakthrough innovation to develop startups.

She said the strategy had added another rung to the entrepreneurial ladder to nurture local business and attract overseas talent.

“In Australia, CSIRO and the universities are the two groups that undertake research so it makes sense for the government to fund more, with the expectation that doing so will produce many more breakthrough ideas,” she said.

“We want to grow more Australian entrepreneurs, but we also need to welcome entrepreneurs from other countries who want to come to Australia to start and grow their companies here. This new visa class should enable that to happen.”

Matthews welcomed support for startups, which she sees will have a positive, long-term impact on the economy.

The CSIRO, which has several centres in Adelaide, will establish an innovation fund to invest in early stage public technology with ensuing products to be adopted by Australian industry.

The innovation plan has allocated $70 million over 10 years to the scheme.

CSIRO chief executive Dr Larry Marshall said the fund would “de-risk” science and support an investable proposition that industry could more comfortably take to market.

“When the customer isn’t buying the product the entrepreneur doesn’t waste time blaming the customer – they change the offer,” Marshall said.

“This commitment will enable us to get some of our great science to market much more rapidly.

“Having a fund focused and administered close to the sources of invention and research is ideal for generating the innovation Australia needs.

“The fund will bring intense focus to high growth potential opportunities and at the pace that markets demand.”

Marshall said the CSIRO had received $25 million a year in increased funding dedicated to its data science efforts through Data61, a program focused on cybersecurity, data analytics, a data research network to link business with researchers and improving the data literacy of Australian business.

South Australian Science and Information Economy Minister Gail Gago said the State Government would analyse the strategy in more detail.

“We welcome national focus and additional funding to innovation and look forward to analysing the detail of this policy to determine how it will best assist the South Australian innovation agenda,” she said.

Pyne hailed the nation’s plan as the key to drive Australia’s competitiveness and transform the economy.

“Innovation and science are two sides of the same coin, and this agenda will bring them both together, driving jobs, growth and investment and igniting a national can-do attitude,” Pyne said.

He said innovative businesses, private sector investment in research commercialisation and startups were expected to be the beneficiaries of the strategy.

The government will invest in an $8 million network of startup incubators, and “co-invest” in a $200 million CSIRO innovation fund and $250 million Biomedical Translation Fund.

“These funds will support private investment in spin-offs and startups to develop and commercialise promising outcomes from Australia’s research,” Pyne said.

“The business, research and innovation initiative has the potential to transform government procurement; with businesses coming up with ideas to solve some of our trickiest policy and procurement problems.

“Access to capital at the crucial early startup stage will be boosted through tax breaks that encourage private sector investment.”

Another $27 million, Pyne said, would encourage collaboration between researchers and industry.

“Improving funding incentives and fast-tracking collaborative research grants will encourage universities to partner with industry; and a new CRC round will open in February 2016.

“We will provide long-term funding certainty for the critical national research infrastructure needed for cutting-edge science and to retain our top scientific talent.

Source : In Daily

National survey: Western Australia leading the country in irresponsible drinking

December 8 2015 – 6:07PM

Ray Sparvell

WA has achieved an unwelcome record as statistics show we’re home to the biggest drinkers in the country and only a sip behind the Northern Territory when it comes to binge-drinking.

The Australian Bureau of Statistics released its 2014-15 National Health Survey on Tuesday and it makes for sobering reading.

According to the ABS study WA has the the highest proportion of adults consuming more than two standard drinks per day [20.8 per cent of adults] while Victoria had the lowest [15.6 per cent].

And we don’t let up when it comes to an opportunity to binge drink either – despite a raft of government-funded advertising campaigns.

WA still has a reputation for risky drinking. Photo: Adam Hollingworth

The report shows Northern Territory had the highest proportion [47.8 per cent] of adults exceeding four standard drinks at least once over the course of a year, followed by WA [47.0 per cent], while New South Wales and Victoria had the lowest rates [both 42.5 per cent].

Director of the National Drug Research Institute at Curtin University, Professor Steve Allsop, said that the data needed to be read carefully.

“There is some evidence in the data that we are seeing a kind of polarisation in some of the drinking age groups,” he said.

“For example, some younger people are starting to drink later, some are drinking less, but then you have other groups who are doing the converse. We’ve got both low risk and high risk young adults as far as drinking is concerned.”

Director of Curtin University’s National Drug Research Institute, Professor Steve Allsop,  Photo: Curtin University

Professor Allsop said WA had one of the best records in the country when it came to a long term commitment to alcohol harm minimisation campaigns.

“You have to be in it for the long haul. The figures would suggest that groups of people are listening while acknowledging that there are others who are continuing to drink at potentially harmful levels,” he said.

Professor Allsop also pointed to environmental and demographic contributors to alcohol consumption.

“At an overarching level, we generally have a younger population with more disposable income and we live in a warmer climate than many other parts of Australia,” he said.

In other findings 56.2 per cent of Australians considered themselves to be in excellent or very good health while nearly 12 per cent reported high levels of stress.

Mental and behavioural conditions [17.5 per cent] were followed by arthritis as the two major long term health conditions experienced by Australians.

Rates of daily smoking have continued to drop to 14.5 per cent [2.6 million] of adults in 2014-15, compared with 16.1 per cent in 2011-12 and 22.4 per cent in 2001.

Director pf Education and Research at The Cancer Council WA, Terry Slevin, said that the continuing downward trend of smokers was evidence that decades of hard work in campaigning against the habit were paying off.

“You’re now seeing the outcome of the increased cost of smoking, plain packaging with graphic warnings along with other complementary advertising and educational campaigns,” he said.

“Smokers are seeing that the healthy choice is the cheaper choice.”

Mr Slevin said that it was also gratifying to see the rate of 15-17 years who smoked daily had nearly halved in the last three years to 2.7 per cent.

“Some 94 per cent never take up the habit in the first place – and that’s really pleasing. That means they’ll likely never enter the health system with a smoking-related illness,” he said.

But we are getting fatter, with 63.4 per cent of Australian adults overweight or obese [11.2 million], up from 56.3 per cent in 1995.

That’s despite nearly half of adults [49.8 per cent] meeting the guidelines for recommended daily serves of fruit, let down by only 7.0 per cent getting enough vegetables.

Nearly one in three [29.7 per cent] Australians were insufficiently active [less than 150 minutes in the last week] while 14.8 per cent were inactive [no exercise in the last week].

 

Source : WA Today

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