Last year, a Dan Murphy’s mobile billboard rolled into Byron Bay, parking itself 185 metres from Byron Bay High School. Emblazoned across it read, “Go for a skate while you wait for your Dan Murphy’s order to arrive.”
Category: Policy
The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends alcohol taxation as one of the most effective ways to prevent and reduce alcohol harms. Introducing this form of taxation is a double win – not only does it reduce risky alcohol use, but it also increases government revenue through tax, thereby contributing toward services that address alcohol harms.
Researchers are lifting the lid on online ads for alcohol and other harmful products.
The COVID-19 Emergency Response – Permanency Amendment Bill fails to consider the overall health and wellbeing of all Queenslanders.
Over the weekend, Dr Katie Allen MP and Senator Sarah Henderson raised the possibility of alcohol being restricted or banned at Parliament House.
On Wednesday this week, FARE appeared before a Public Hearing of the Senate Inquiry into ‘Effective approaches to prevention, diagnosis and support for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder’ (FASD).
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It’s not OK to sell alcohol to kids online
Debate into the NSW Liquor Amendment Bill started in the Upper House last night and is expected to continue in the next sitting period. On DrinkTank this week we look at why it’s not okay for the alcohol industry to sell alcohol to children.
The legal loopholes around online alcohol delivery mean that community standards are not being met when it comes to keeping children, families and the community safe
Big alcohol continues using tactics, well learnt from their tobacco industry mentors, that undermine community health and safety
Understanding the different ways in which price effects drinking for different types of people is key to understanding the likely impacts of MUP
The long battle to introduce mandatory alcohol and pregnancy warning labels in the face of industry resistance
For the first time in Australia a jurisdiction has prohibited alcohol companies from using false health claims to sell alcohol.
