News & Media

In the media

2025: 

• The Health Hive and Youth Well Lab’s research featured in the Daily Aus Podcast on 16 November, ‘Are young people being left out of health research?’ and in their Newsletter, reaching an audience of 300,000 subscribers and broader Instagram community of 650,000 followers. Listen to the podcast on Spotify or Apple Podcasts.

• Allyson Todd and A/Prof Stephanie Partridge were mentioned on ABC News Radio, highlighting the launch of the Health Hive. The segment explored how youth-led, co-designed platforms can safely engage young people in public health learning and advocacy, making research and policy more relevant, inclusive, and impactful

• Allyson Todd, Kay Connor and A/Prof Stephanie Partridge were featured in FMH news - Youth health in focus: National Showcase at Parliament House calls for reform

• Dr Rebecca Raeside interviewed for NITV Radio - Federal Government social media ban for under 16-year-olds across Australia

• A/Prof Stephanie Partridge interviewed for Nutrition Science Bites with Professor Clare Collins -What do teenagers think about food and nutrition? With Associate Professor Stephanie Partridge

• Dr Sisi Jia and A/Prof Stephanie Partridge wrote an article for BMJ Global Health Blogs - Impacts of food delivery on the environment: Can the industry overcome plastic waste, carbon emissions and health challenges to build a sustainable future?

• Allyson Todd and A/Prof Stephanie Partridge interviewed for the University of Sydney - Mentor and Me

• Allyson Todd's Obesity Reviews paper featured in World Obesity News - New review highlights how adolescents are shaping healthy food environments

• A/Prof Stephanie Partridge interviewed for ABC Lifestyle - Here's what nutrition and diet experts say about green powders

• Dr Rebecca Raeside wrote a blog for the Public Health Association of Australia Intouch - Ahead of proposed social media ban for young Australians, are there other protections?

• Dr Sisi Jia interviewed for news.com.au - Major fast food brand Oporto’s ‘dark kitchens’ revealed

• Dr Sisi Jia interviewed for news.com.au - Surprising Macca’s trend sweeping Australia

• Dr Sisi Jia interviewed for Honi Soit - Local council and Indigenous groups reject proposal for Redfern McDonald’s

• Dr Sisi Jia, A/Prof Stephanie Partridge, Dr Rebecca Raeside, Allyson Todd, Sara Wardak, Elena Wang wrote a blog for BMJ Global Health - Young people, food delivery, and corporate influence: It’s time for the public health research community to back youth leadership

• Youth Well Lab interviewed for 9 News Australia  - Vaping, technology, junk food: Fears younger generation could die earlier (and news article)​​​

• A/Prof Stephanie Partridge interviewed for The Guardian - Sydney council blocks plan for Redfern McDonald’s over crime fears

• Allyson Todd wrote a blog for the Public Health Association of Australia, Intouch - Prevention is Political – Reflections from the 2025 Preventive Health Conference

• ​Dr Sisi Jia, A/Prof Stephanie Partridge, Dr Rebecca Raeside, Allyson Todd, Noa Blair, Jack Ko (Masters of Nutrition & Dietetics placement students from 2025) wrote a blog for Croakey Media - New Uber Eats feature risks fuelling unhealthy eating habits among young Australians

• Dr Rebecca Raeside wrote a blog for Croakey Media - To improve health policies, programs and outcomes, young people must be at the table

• Dr Sisi Jia interviewed about her meal delivery app research in The Sydney Morning Herald - This loophole in your food delivery app may be a hazard to your health and Canberra Times - Food delivery apps leaving out nutritional info

• University of Sydney Press Release on research led by Dr Sisi Jia - Important health information missing in online food delivery menus

• A/Prof Stephanie Partridge interviewed for ABC Lifestyle - Can you take fresh produce back to the supermarket if it's poor quality?

• A/Prof Stephanie Partridge interviewed for SBS Food - Are ultra-processed foods really that bad for you?

• ​Dr Sisi Jia, A/Prof Stephanie Partridge, Vijaishree Kumar and Ann Li (Masters of Nutrition & Dietetics placement students from 2024) wrote a blog for Croakey Media -  A call to preserve access to cultural foods as gentrification transforms neighbourhoods

• ​Health Hive team blog for Public Health Association of Australia, Intouch - Launching the Health Hive – for young minds to thrive

• Mariah Issa, Imogen Croucher (Masters of Nutrition & Dietetics placement students from 2024), Allyson Todd, A/Prof Stephanie Partridge, Dr Rebecca Raeside blog for Public Health Association of Australia Intouch - The adolescent social media ban alone won’t work. Here’s what will

• A/Prof Stephanie Partridge interviewed for ABC Lifestyle - The expert verdict on whether it's ever OK to cut off the mould on food and eat the rest

• A/Prof Stephanie Partridge, Mariah Issa, Imogen Croucher (Masters of Nutrition & Dietetic placement students from 2024) interviewed for ABC Lifestyle - The best foods to freeze and what to avoid

• A/Prof Stephanie Partridge interviewed on ABC Radio Canberra on Energy drink ban in South Australia

• A/Prof Stephanie Partridge interviewed for News Corp Australia - Obesity rates in Australia reach a new high, Health of the Nation: Australia’s most obese age group revealed, and Health of the Nation: The Health status of young Australians revealed

• A/Prof Stephanie Partridge interviewed for Briefing Podcast - How lunch boxes and school canteens have changed over the years

• University of Sydney Press Release on research led by A/Prof Stephanie Partridge - Food delivery services making junk foods more accessible