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Health promotion campaigns

End Alcohol Advertising in Sport

The End Alcohol Advertising in Sport campaign calls for alcohol advertising to be phased out of professional sports. This is an initiative by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, supported by health organisations across Australia.

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Pregnant Pause

The campaign encourages Australians to go alcohol free during their pregnancy, or the pregnancy of their partner, family member, friend or loved one.

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Women Want to Know

Women Want to Know was officially launched by FARE on 1 July 2014 in response to research which indicated that many pregnant women weren’t receiving much information, or were hearing conflicted messages, about alcohol consumption.

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FARE in the news

Australia's biggest liquor chain can't set up a store in our drunkest capital city. Here's why

For four years, Dan Murphy's has been fighting to open its first superstore in the nation's most inebriated city. The liquor giant's bid has been knocked back twice by licensing bodies and 17 different objectors have come forward to fight against it.

New Year's Eve a peak time for alcohol-related incidents

Billions of people around the world are preparing to bid farewell to 2019 and raise a glass to a new year - and a new decade. While the turn of the year is a time for celebration, experts have urged revellers to be sensible about their alcohol consumption.

Any Alcohol Use Can Harm A Foetus, New Research Review Finds

A new review study out Tuesday has a sobering conclusion for pregnant women: Drinking alcohol will increase the risk of your child being born with cognitive problems and lower birth weight. Public health agencies like the U.S.

Daily drinking or smoking might age your brain faster

Daily drinking or smoking might age your brain faster People who drink alcohol or smoke on most days tend to have an 'older brain' than those who indulge less frequently or not at all, according to international research. The study of more than 11,000 people found that each additional pack-y

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31 January 2020

FARE Director of Policy Trish Hepworth and Research Manager Meredythe Crane were in Darwin this week consulting with stakeholders who will be directly impacted by increased alcohol harm if the proposed Dan Murphy’s goes ahead. The Supreme Court will hear Woolworths’ latest appeal on 21 February.