There should never be a dollar value that buys our democracy. And yet alcohol and gambling companies are donating millions of dollars to Australian political parties in a pattern that peaks just before election time.
Category: Policy
Right now, there is a key opportunity to make a pivotal change to how alcohol can be advertised on TV.
The sound of tennis balls whizzing through the summer air can only mean one thing: the Australian Open is back. Every January, millions of Australians are glued to their seats as the best tennis players in the world vie for the first grand slam title of the year in Melbourne. It should be a time when physical activity and healthy lifestyles are championed. Especially when you consider the millions of families who watch […]
South Australia’s Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence has given the state’s leaders a clear direction to pull every lever to help prevent violence towards women and children – including action on alcohol.
Our Children’s Online Privacy Code submission calls for better laws to prevent harms to children and strengthen their digital rights.
The emergence of the online sale of alcohol for delivery to homes means alcohol is more available and there is heightened risk of harm to our community.
Speak to any frontline worker supporting domestic and family violence survivors and they’ll tell you that alcohol is often part of the story.
Actor/Victim-Survivor Kym Valentine celebrates ACMA’s push to revisit a loophole that currently allows alcohol ads during sports broadcasts.
Alcohol doesn’t cause violence, but it does exacerbate it. When the accessibility of alcohol increases, so does violence.
In the six months before her death in 2023, Victorian woman Kathleen Arnold had 319 alcohol products delivered to her home.
Content warning: This story contains references to death, alcohol use and other sensitive issues.
While growing up, there was no way of knowing that Dylan’s life would be cut so short.