Category: Media releases

ODI flooded with harmful alcohol promotion

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 13/01/2017

Health experts are calling on Australian cricket team captain Steve Smith to demonstrate much-needed leadership and support efforts to phase out alcohol sponsors from professional cricket. As the Victoria Bitter One Day International series kicks off at the Gabba in Brisbane today, the open letter signatories – who represent Australia’s leading alcohol advocacy groups – warn that Cricket Australia is selling its young fans unhealthy and inappropriate messages by flooding the game with alcohol promotions.

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Baird and Goward warned: bottle shop backdown risks greater family violence

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 05/12/2016

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has called for the current state-wide 10pm bottle shop closing time to remain in place, with evidence suggesting a significant reduction in all assaults in regional New South Wales (NSW).

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ACT taxpayers paying $11M tab for alcohol harm

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 16/11/2016

New research has confirmed Canberrans have a major problem with alcohol, with alcohol-related crime in the nation’s capital estimated to cost taxpayers $11.7 million.

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National DV summit blind to alcohol harm

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 27/10/2016

Domestic violence and alcohol experts, doctors, Indigenous leaders, and leading researchers say that failing to address the role of alcohol at this week’s Council of Australian Governments (COAG) summit on family violence will be a missed opportunity that risks the safety of families across Australia.

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Election scorecard fail: Canberra kids forgotten

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 13/10/2016

ACT Labor and the Canberra Liberals have little interest in protecting Canberra’s children and families from alcohol harm, according to a scorecard on alcohol policy released today.

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Alcohol and pregnancy: Preventive health campaign a success but lessons learnt

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 29/09/2016

A rigorous and independent evaluation of a project that encouraged health professionals to discuss the risks of alcohol and pregnancy with women has judged the campaign a success and delivered important recommendations for future health promotion projects.

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ACT election: Bold plan to protect kids from further alcohol harm

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 22/09/2016

Alcohol advertising would be banned from ACT sporting grounds and on all ACT Government property, and the Liquor Advisory Board expanded to include parent representatives, under a bold plan designed to protect Canberra children from alcohol harm.

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Queensland and Commonwealth Government invest in rigorous independent evaluation

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 16/09/2016

The sunshine state’s 2am last drinks and associated measures will be independently evaluated by a team of Australia’s leading alcohol researchers in a Queensland and Commonwealth Government funded project unprecedented in both its size and scope.

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Callinan review: Last drinks endorsed industry claims dismissed

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 14/09/2016

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) says the Callinan report into New South Wales (NSW) liquor laws has made a strong case for the state-wide application of the modest trading hour measures and has welcomed the exhaustive review findings.

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Election commitment sought for Canberra FASD clinic

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 09/09/2016

Ahead of the 15 October Australian Capital Territory (ACT) election, local politicians and candidates are being asked to commit to a much needed Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) clinic for the nation’s capital.

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Lockout myths busted

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 29/08/2016

New research has busted a number of key myths surrounding New South Wales’ lockouts and last drinks, and once again put the research evidence at the forefront of the debate.

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Pregnant Pause: Be a hero, take zero

Post author By Fare_Admin
Post date 15/08/2016

Pregnant Pause, the innovative health promotion campaign that asks participants to take a break from alcohol during their pregnancy or the pregnancy of a loved one, is relaunching, bigger and brighter, in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).

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