South Australia has become the first state in the nation to pass landmark alcohol delivery reforms.
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A Federal Government inquiry has today recommended the Australian Government take action on alcohol marketing and rapid home delivery, measures advocates say will significantly reduce alcohol-related harm, including violence against women and children, across the country. Today, the committee for the Federal Inquiry into the Health impacts of alcohol and drugs in Australia tabled their […]
September marks International FASD Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Survivor Advocates, health organisations and researchers are calling on state and territory leaders to renew their commitment to reduce alcohol-related family violence by updating alcohol delivery laws. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed at this week’s National Cabinet meeting he would seek updates from each state and territory leader on their progress to reduce domestic, family […]
The next phase of the nationally recognised Every Moment Matters campaign is launching across Australia, building on the campaign’s success with a powerful new message: we all have a part to play in supporting alcohol-free pregnancies.
Every AFL and NRL club in Australia is now sponsored by alcohol companies, while every NRL club and five AFL clubs also have gambling sponsors, exposing millions of Australians – including children – to relentless advertising for products known to cause significant harm. The findings, released today in a new report by the Foundation for […]
Advocates, experts and sports players have gathered at Parliament House to today call on political and sporting leaders to acknowledge and address the role of sport to prevent alcohol-related domestic, family and sexual violence.
Public health organisations and community advocates are calling on Australia’s media regulator to use its review of television alcohol advertising rules to introduce stronger safeguards, saying current regulations fail to protect the community from harm and fall short of public expectations.
The returned South Australian Labor Government has an opportunity to be among the first jurisdictions in the country to enact life-saving alcohol delivery laws.
New polling shows overwhelming public support to curb pervasive gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food advertising, as over 130 key organisations and leaders call on the Federal Government to seize this opportunity to protect children and improve long-term health outcomes. Launched today, the national public health campaign, Give us an ad break, warns that relentless marketing […]
The ACT is one step closer to implementing life-saving updates to alcohol delivery laws, as advocates urge the territory government to implement its Liquor Amendment Bill as soon as possible.
Community organisations are calling for an end to political donations by alcohol and gambling companies, and their lobby groups.