Schools and parents will benefit from new learning resources developed to promote positive body image.  Every school in Australia will be provided with new information packs to help promote positive body image and create supportive school environments,  ...read more »

November 2010     Despite widespread reports that they’re lazy, overly reliant on technology, and vain, a new study reveals that the kids of our nation, Australia’s Gen Y, are all right when it comes to their body and beauty image.  ...read more »

November 2010     Body image is the leading personal concern for young Australians while close to one-in-two list the environment as the most important issue facing the nation according to the country's largest annual survey of young people.  ...read more »

Does My Bum Look Big in This Ad?
Author: Lisa Cox 

Ever wondered why you don't look like the people in magazine ads?  There's heaps of books about how popular culture (like advertising) affects the way you feel about yourself. Unfortunately, they're mostly written about young people until now! This handy little book is written for young people.  ...read more »

by Lisa Cox     You wouldn’t want your young child entering a foreign country without a simple map or guidebook to help them find their way around, would you?  Yet every day, children enter the foreign world of popular culture. Their young minds are bombarded with a confusing concoction of mixed, manipulating messages when they watch television, read a magazine, see a billboard, go online.

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Project BodyTalk is a safe place where people can share how they feel about their bodies and body image, their relationship with food and eating, and the cultural pressures that are so much a part of  life today.  ...read more »

June 2010     Minister for Youth Kate Ellis has announced Australian Government support for a Voluntary Industry Code of Conduct on Body Image.  ...read more »

The Body Media Image Issue is a webzine written by students for students to help you know the facts about body image and make positive choices in your everyday lives.  ...read more »

The Body Image Project features weekly stories from real people discussing their body image struggles and triumphs, coupled with commentary from Dr. Tiffany Stewart. Learn from their stories and share your own.  ...read more »