Australia’s national football codes and clubs are saturated with sponsorship from alcohol and gambling companies.
Category: Policy
Advocates, sports players and executives are calling for change in Australia’s alcohol-soaked sporting culture which perpetuates harm to women and children.
Across codes, sports promotion is inseparable from addictive and harmful products like alcohol.
For women and children experiencing gender-based violence across the country, sporting events mean they are at even greater risk.
From ensuring kids see fewer alcohol, gambling and unhealthy food ads, to better supporting young men, this is how taking action to reduce harmful product advertising can create a better future.
In 2024, National Cabinet made a commitment that should have marked a turning point in how this country approaches the prevention of domestic, family and sexual violence.
This article was first published on Women’s Agenda. As the curtain open on this year’s footy season, parents across the country are bracing for the ugly side of sport their kids didn’t sign up to. Betting odds flashed on screen before the first bounce. Alcohol promotions on signs running the length of the boundary. Junk […]
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.
Right now, there is a key opportunity to make a pivotal change to how alcohol can be advertised on TV.
We need to talk about the wall-to-wall alcohol advertising that saturates the Australian Open. When alcohol and sport intertwine, it creates an environment where harms grow.
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.