A new poll has found that many Australians continue to drink to excess, remain largely unaware of the risks associated with alcohol consumption, and predicts an upsurge in future chronic disease. The Poll found young people particularly at risk of future chronic harms, with almost two thirds of drinkers aged 18 to 34 years drinking […]
A new poll has found Aussie Gen Y’s hung over, hazy and full of regret. Almost two thirds (63%) of Gen Y drink alcohol to get drunk, over a third (39%) are unable to remember what happened the night before and almost half (47%) have regretted some form of phone or online communication while drunk. […]
A study of the Western Australian justice system has identified that up to 85 per cent of staff say responding to the needs of people with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) is an issue in their work. The report by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research recommends greater awareness, better training and education and […]
Australia’s leading alcohol research and education body says Western Australia’s antiquated Liquor Control Act is failing to prevent alcohol-related harms. Critical of legislation that has gone largely unchanged for ten years, the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has also slammed the narrow and selective focus of the current government review, which it says […]
The NSW and ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance (NAAPA) says the New South Wales Government can no longer ignore rising alcohol harms and heightened community concerns and must immediately introduce effective alcohol policy reforms. The message was delivered today at the 2013 NSW Alcohol Summit. Attended by over 180 people including more than 20 NSW politicians, […]
A proposal to introduce a zero blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limit for all drivers under 25 years is one of 28 recommendations to a Government Inquiry currently examining strategies to reduce alcohol abuse among young people in New South Wales (NSW). The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has also called for a clampdown […]
The South Australian Government’s proposal to sell wine in supermarkets has been labelled irresponsible and ill-conceived by Australia’s leading alcohol and research organisation. The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has called on the South Australian Government to abandon the plan, saying it would lead to increased alcohol-related harms and, contrary to the bill’s […]
The recently formed NSW & ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance (NAAPA) has raised concerns over the NSW Government’s failure to commence a five-year statutory review of the Liquor Act 2007. The review of the Act must be conducted and tabled in Parliament by the end of the year, but with no announcement forthcoming, NAAPA, has questioned […]
Australia’s leading alcohol research and education body has accused the New South Wales Government of washing its hands of alcohol education by placing responsibility in the hands of the alcohol industry and the UK Government. The claim comes after the Minister for Hospitality, George Souris today launched an education resource for senior NSW high school […]
Alcohol-related harms will again hit New South Wales hard this summer with new statistics pointing to more than 300 alcohol-related deaths, and more than 12,000 hospitalisations attributable to alcohol over the next three months. A newly formed coalition of health, community, law enforcement, emergency services and research organisations says NSW residents should brace for the […]
Australia and New Zealand Food and Health Ministers responsible for introducing government regulated alcohol pregnancy warning labels have been urged to take action ahead of its meeting in Brisbane today. The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) says further delay is not acceptable, warning that the December 2013 timeframe for introducing a government-regulated warning […]
Australia’s leading alcohol research and education body has welcomed the report; FASD: The hidden harm, Inquiry into the prevention, diagnosis and management of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders tabled in Parliament today and called on the Government to move quickly to adopt its recommendations. Endorsing the House of Representatives Social Policy and Legal Affairs Committee report, […]
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