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Alcohol industry exposed undermining health policymaking

Pro-alcohol modifications to the draft National Alcohol Strategy suggest the process has been hijacked by the powerful alcohol industry.

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Corporations vs communities in local alcohol policy

The David and Goliath battle playing out between councils that want to uphold community wishes and the alcohol industry that seeks to maintain profits.

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Play ball: kids start hitting alcohol advertising out of the park

The youngest players and fans in Australian sport are showing the big boys how to behave. Baseball Australia’s Little League Championship is underway – the first competition to promote the code’s pledge to shun alcohol advertising.

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Alcohol advertising is impossible to escape for Aussie kids

A new report has found that nowhere is really safe for Australian children when it comes to alcohol marketing.

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The Australian Government funds both pro- and anti-alcohol research efforts

Australia’s premier science institute CSIRO has been exposed its ties to the alcohol industry and its pro-alcohol research.

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Cutting cancer costs is a worthy policy, but we need to try to prevent it too

Australian governments must ignore industry influence and take the long view by investing more in health prevention

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NT takes action on alcohol harm as true cost of harm revealed

Last week was a big week for the Northern Territory in its ongoing efforts to reduce the unacceptable level of alcohol harm.

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NT Alcohol reform: Fair, straightforward and transparent

If you want to sell alcohol to the public, you need to meet high standards.

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Fair game: no alcohol advertising to kids. No exception.

Australian tennis champion and federal politician, John Alexander, is rallying support to abolish the advertising exemption that lets alcohol marketers target children with alcohol ads while they are watching sport live on TV, such as the Tennis Open.

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Booze now, pay later – the dangerous cocktail of alcohol and Afterpay

Buying alcohol via credit services like Afterpay can come with a high cost to the most vulnerable people in our community.

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