Today we celebrate the first anniversary of the community victory against Woolworths and their plan to build an alcohol store outside dry Aboriginal communities in Darwin.
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Despite the increasing harms alcohol is causing in Australia, alcohol companies have been lobbying the Government to cut alcohol taxes. As an advocate with her own experience of family violence, Kym shares her reflections.
Alcohol has long been linked to family violence and can increase the frequency and severity of family violence instances. Kym Valentine is an experienced television and theatre actor a member of the Victim Survivors’ Advisory Council (VSAC), which advises the Victorian Government on family violence policy and the implementation of the Royal Commission into Family Violence recommendations.
Late last year (2021), FARE together with Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, community and health organisations made a submission to an Inquiry about corporate engagement with First Nations people.
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2021: The year in review
We are almost at the end of 2021 – and what a year this has been. Together, we elevated the voices of people and communities around Australia who are taking action on alcohol harms. And we made a real difference.
Neil Reynolds is Dad to five biological children and four long-term foster children, including two siblings who have been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)
Seeing mandatory visible health warning labels on all alcohol products was a moment that people with FASD, their families, health groups, and community organisations have been fighting for more than 20 years
In support of International FASD month, throughout September Drink Tank is sharing the stories of individuals, families and carers living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
In support of International FASD month, throughout September Drink Tank is sharing the stories of individuals, families and carers living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
In support of International FASD month, throughout September Drink Tank is sharing the stories of individuals, families and carers living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
In support of International FASD month, throughout September Drink Tank is sharing the stories of individuals, families and carers living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Founder of Sober in the Country, Shanna Whan shares a touching story of why the combination of alcohol and isolation during COVID-19 has her worried sick