Australia’s leading alcohol harm prevention organisation has today called on all political parties to take action to protect children and families from the devastating effects of alcohol.
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Origin fail: Blues booze blows
A State of Origin Blues promotion offering free beer has been slammed by former New South Wales Origin player, Steve Ella, who is dismayed about the saturation of alcohol advertising in sport.
There’s a big difference between how Australians expect to feel when drinking alcohol and the reality of how they actually feel after their last drinking episode, with the nation’s most comprehensive annual alcohol poll finding there’s less upside and more downside than drinkers imagine.
A preventive health alliance has today called for all political parties to put prevention first in this election to reduce the rates of chronic disease. The call comes as a new report released today finds 31 per cent of the nation’s disease burden could be prevented with a greater investment in health prevention.
Health experts are calling for the Northern Territory (NT) Government to do more to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and to act on the recommendations made by the Legislative Assembly Inquiry more than a year ago.
Victorian high school principals receive less support and clear guidance about recommended alcohol policies, and are therefore more likely to serve booze at their school functions than those in New South Wales.
Modest but necessary changes to Australia’s alcohol tax regime would deliver a $2.9 billion revenue boost to the Turnbull Government, and an even greater windfall for the health of the nation.
Alcohol experts say sending late night revellers home earlier is a common sense solution to a problem that is severely impacting United Kingdom (UK) and Australian emergency service workers and threatening community safety.
A study released today has found a significant association between alcohol sports sponsorship and risky drinking among schoolchildren and adult athletes.
New polling has found more than two thirds of New South Wales residents support the continuation of the State Government’s measures to reduce alcohol-related violence.
The Queensland Coalition for Action on Alcohol (QCAA) has welcomed new legislation to combat alcohol-fuelled violence.
Australia’s leading alcohol policy and advocacy organisation has highlighted the South Australian Government’s failure to acknowledge the public health impact of alcohol in its current review of liquor licensing legislation.
