Junk food advertising ban coming to public transport

Images of unhealthy products such as chocolate bars, soft drinks, and fast food will be banned from public transport, in a nation-first move from the Labor Government.

From 1 July 2025, advertising for junk food will not be permitted on Adelaide Metro buses, trains and trams, a move the Malinauskas Labor Government says is designed to tackle the growing obesity problem in the state, after research found over a third of all South Australian children are overweight or obese.

Recent research commissioned by Preventive Health SA shows that without action, children born in 2023 could see as much as a seven-month reduction in life expectancy because of obesity.