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FARE calls out DrinkWise for blatant beer advertisement

The alcohol industry- funded and controlled body DrinkWise has been criticised for producing a blatant beer commercial thinly disguised as a public health message. FARE claims DrinkWise has given up all pretence of being a health promotion organisation with its latest campaign which launches ahead of this weekend’s AFL Grand Final.

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Escalating alcohol harms highlights Victoria’s true epidemic

Newly released Victorian data has revealed the State’s alcohol harms remain extensive and are continuing to rise in the absence of effective Government intervention. Alcohol harms are rising across the board, with alcohol responsible for three deaths, 18 assaults, 81 hospital admissions and 22 ambulance attendances every single day. The study by FARE examined a […]

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Alcohol inquiry cautioned not to judge without proper evaluation

The NSW ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance (NAAPA) has warned a NSW Parliamentary Committee against prematurely judging measures to reduce alcohol-related violence in NSW. In its submission to the NSW Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety’s Inquiry into measures to reduce alcohol and drug-related violence, NAAPA has also taken aim at the alcohol industry’s attempts […]

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Alcohol kills 15 Australians every day: Report

Alcohol causes 15 deaths and hospitalises 430 Australians every day, a new VicHealth and Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) funded report reveals. The Alcohol’s Burden of Disease in Australia report, found 5,554 deaths and 157,132 hospitalisations were caused by alcohol in 2010, with the number of deaths increasing by 62 per cent since […]

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Lynham’s election a rejection of Newman’s weak alcohol measures

Public health experts meeting in Brisbane today believe Dr Anthony Lynham’s resounding victory in last weekend’s Stafford by-election represents a rejection of the Newman Government’s weak position on alcohol harms. With international and national drug and alcohol experts arriving for the opening of the 2014 Australian Winter School Conference, attention has once again turned to […]

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Fare funds study on Adelaide’s west end small bars

How the new small bars in Adelaide’s West End influence people’s perceptions of safety and amenity is the focus of a study funded by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE). The study, by Adelaide West End Association (AWEA) and Adelaide City Council (ACC), will look at people’s experience of the public realm near […]

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Alcohol and pregnancy – Women want to know

97 per cent of Australian women want to be asked about alcohol use during pregnancy and now a new national public health initiative promises to deliver this information. Assistant Minister for Health Senator Fiona Nash will launch Women Want to Know in Sydney today. The campaign encourages health professionals to discuss the risks of alcohol […]

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Labelling decision shows health ministers put booze before babies

Australia’s leading alcohol research and education body has condemned Australia’s health ministers for kowtowing to the alcohol industry and putting booze before babies with its decision to not mandate pregnancy warnings on alcohol products. The Chief Executive of the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), Michael Thorn, said the decision is disgraceful. “This decision […]

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Children the losers in booze-drenched Origin clash

The State of Origin series is on the line tonight at ANZ Stadium, but experts say the only sure losers, ahead of the big game are the nation’s young rugby league fans. The Foundation for Alcohol, Research and Education (FARE) and the Obesity Policy Coalition have lent their support to a campaign that has the […]

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NT must respond to devastating disorder

Experts say a lack of action to prevent the leading preventable cause of non-genetic disability in Australia threatens to destroy the lives of future generations in the Northern Territory. The risk and prevalence of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) in the Northern Territory is expected to be among the highest in the nation and the […]

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