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FARE Pre-Budget submission 2017-18

FARE’s Pre-Budget submission 2017-18 to Treasury outlines broad support for alcohol tax reform, and proposes meaningful policy reforms, including better resourcing of interventions to reduce rates of FASD, eliminating harmful alcohol messaging in sport, and providing additional resources for better coordination between alcohol and other drug and family violence services.

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Submission to the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks from Drinking Alcohol

FARE recognises that informed choice is only possible if consumers receive accurate, evidence-based and timely information, and outlines in the submission four areas for improvement in the updating and review of the Guidelines.

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Submission to the WHO global NCD action plan 2013-20

FARE’s submission provides comments on the Draft updated Appendix 3 of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) Action Plan 2013-2020, and focuses on the actions relating to alcohol.

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Submission to the draft guidelines to support changes to liquor legislation (Tasmania)

FARE’s submission to the Tasmanian Government’s Draft guidelines to support changes to liquor legislation – advertising and promotion of alcohol recommends that this opportunity be used to clearly articulate liquor licensees’ obligations in regards to advertising and promotion of alcohol under the Liquor Licensing Act 1990.

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Submission to the Independent Review of the Impact of Liquor Law Reforms (NSW)

FARE’s submission to the Independent Review of the Impact of Liquor Law Reforms examines the harm and costs associated with trends in alcohol consumption in Australian in order to provide evidence-based policy recommendations for the continued reduction in the burden of alcohol in NSW.

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Supplementary submission to the review of the SA Liquor Licensing Act 1997

This supplementary submission provides illustrative models on a range of alcohol policy topics, and serves as a compendium of practical reference materials that complements the submissions to the review from FARE, SANDAS, PHAA, and RACS.

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Submission on the need for a nationally-consistent approach to alcohol-fuelled violence

This FARE, PHAA, and NAAA submission to the Senate Inquiry into the need for a nationally-consistent approach to alcohol-fuelled violence, highlights the ad hoc approach Australia has taken in its efforts to reduce alcohol harm despite long standing recognition of a significant problem in this country.

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Pre-budget submission 2016-17

FARE’s pre-budget submission for the 2016-17 Australian Government Budget outlines areas where immediate action can be taken to achieve budget savings and increase revenue, as well as areas where modest investment can result in significant benefits to the community.

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Submission in response to the Liquor licensing discussion paper (South Australia)

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) provided a submission to the South Australian Government’s review of the Liquor Licensing Act 1997, which is an opportunity to introduce policies which improve the health, safety and wellbeing of all South Australians. FARE makes a total of 30 recommendations for the South Australian Government, outlining reforms that are proven solutions to reduce alcohol-related harms.

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Submission to the Queensland Government’s Draft Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2015-2025

FARE and PHAA provided a submission with comments on the Australian Labor Party’s National Platform Consultation Draft concerning chronic disease and preventive health. The suggested amendments provide the opportunity to reposition preventive health and reduce the burden of chronic disease in Australia.

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