Lawyer fest is in season

22 December 2006, Herald Sun 
As the year draws to a close and we reflect on the last twelve months, Rob Moodie asks how the lawyers who act for big tobacco companies will view their performance.

Saying yes to attacks on women

31 October 2006, The Age
Attitudes that support violence against women are not confined to the Islamic community, or to a particular high school in Werribee, says Rob Moodie, but are, unfortunately, present within the spread of "mainstream" society - rich or poor, urban or rural, Australian-born or born overseas.

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18 September 2006, Herald Sun
VicHealth CEO Rob Moodie says one of the most enduring perceptions about smoking patterns is that there are more young women smoking. He points to new research from Quit Victoria which found that the State now has the lowest recorded levels of youth smoking and adds that this misperception may finally be put to bed. He writes that tobacco control is a major public health success which can also be a major guide for some of our great public health challenges including the harmful use of alcohol.

When little lives crowd in, love conquers all

3 September 2006, Sunday Age
According to the 2005 Victorian Father of the Year, Rob Moodie, being a good dad isn't easy, and no-one is born a good dad. But he believes that it is possible to learn - even if it's learning what not to do - from our own dads,  from watching and talking to other dads, and from our partners. He suggests the best way you can show your children that you love them is to get involved in their lives.

Sick side to pollie wobble

16 August 2006, Herald Sun
With federal politicians slanging off again in public, VicHealth's CEO calls on our elected representatives to 'substantially lift their game'  - for their mental health and for the health of the nation.

Putting the boot into bad drinking

6 August 2006, Sunday Age
Rates of harmful drinking have risen steadily and significantly among young men in Victoria. Rob Moodie argues the community gives out mixed messages when it comes to alcohol consumption and he calls for an examination of these double standards.

Schoolyard brawls doing little for the lot of MPs

13 June 2006, The Canberra Times 
Rob Moodie calls for politicians to review their behaviour in the most public of our workplaces, Federal Parliament.

I'm being driven around the bend

1 June 2006, Herald Sun
As our cities have sprawled, we've made enormous investments in our roads. But funding for public transport and for bicycles and pedestrians infrastructure has come off the rails. Rob Moodie calls for more funding to 'ease us out of our cars'.

Kids who are what they eat

26 April 2006, Herald Sun
VicHealth’s CEO welcomes the State Government’s decision to ban high-sugar soft drinks from Victorian schools from next year. Rob Moodie says it’s a good start but it’s only one of many changes that need to be made if we are to ensure children reach adulthood with healthy diets, healthy levels of physical activity and healthy weight levels.

No end to obesity while Big Business controls the food chain

8 April 2006, The Weekend Australian
During the last 30 years, the cultural changes that promote overweight and obesity in Australia have been far more profound and are far more entrenched than we realise.