Renee Zahnow

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December 17, 2024

Cars in Australian cities are emitting less – but in the regions exhaust emissions are growing

Kai Li Lim, The University of Queensland; Anthony Kimpton, University of Southern Queensland; Jonathan Corcoran, The University of Queensland; Neil G Sipe, The University of Queensland, and Renee Zahnow, The University of Queensland

Emissions from city drivers have largely fallen, while emissions from rural and regional drivers have risen.

A curfew was introduced in Northbridge WA as part of a wider push aimed at protecting child welfare and making the suburb safer. kaex0r/flickr

November 24, 2017

FactCheck: did the Northbridge WA curfew see a ‘dramatic drop’ in crime?

Renee Zahnow, The University of Queensland

Tim Nicholls said the introduction of a youth curfew in the WA suburb of Northbridge ‘saw a dramatic drop in crime and a reduction in the anti-social behaviour of young people’. Is that right?

There is little evidence that training alone reduces the propensity for over-service of alcohol. AAP/Alan Porritt

July 17, 2017

We need more than just laws to ensure responsible alcohol service

Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland; Adam Winstock, King's College London; Larissa J. Maier, University of Zurich, and Renee Zahnow, The University of Queensland

Responsible Service of Alcohol laws should be coupled with public discussion that encourages people to take responsible for their own drinking behaviour.

There has been a dramatic increase in the amount of steroids seized at the Australian border over time. AAP

May 15, 2017

Australia should stop beefing up its steroid laws – that won’t help users

Katinka van de Ven, UNSW and Renee Zahnow, The University of Queensland

There is an urgent need to reconsider steroid use as a public health issue as opposed to a criminal justice concern.

In Queensland, police can issue on-the-spot ten-day banning orders to patrons who engage in violent or anti-social behaviour in and around licensed venues. AAP/Dan Peled

March 8, 2017

Banning orders won’t solve alcohol‑fuelled violence – but they can be part of the solution

Renee Zahnow, The University of Queensland; Dominique de Andrade, Queensland University of Technology; Jason Ferris, The University of Queensland; Kerri Coomber, Deakin University, and Peter Miller, Deakin University

Banning orders can encourage personal responsibility and demonstrate that anti-social behaviour will not be tolerated.

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Cars in Australian cities are emitting less – but in the regions exhaust emissions are growing

FactCheck: did the Northbridge WA curfew see a ‘dramatic drop’ in crime?

We need more than just laws to ensure responsible alcohol service

Australia should stop beefing up its steroid laws – that won’t help users

Banning orders won’t solve alcohol‑fuelled violence – but they can be part of the solution

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