Understanding the different ways in which price effects drinking for different types of people is key to understanding the likely impacts of MUP
Category: Policy
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.
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Alcohol too easy for minors to buy online
Tougher laws for online alcohol sales are needed to prevent minors and people with an alcohol dependency from buying liquor at the touch of a button, UNSW public health researchers say.
After twenty-four years of advocacy, expert pregnancy health warnings are finally breaking through alcohol industry’s blockade
Why industry-funded research is such a danger to researcher credibility and public health
Why zero alcohol products need to be sold and marketed in line with the current controls on alcoholic products
States and territories are beginning to address the negative impacts alcohol advertising has on young people
New research finds a minimum price on alcohol could dramatically reduce consumption, particularly among harmful drinkers
Desperate for profits, Woolworths are building their business off the back of misery
A UNSW study debunks the myth that an imposed floor on alcohol prices would drive less-wealthy, heavy drinkers to drink even more
Policies aimed at cutting alcohol and tobacco consumption, including the introduction of random breath testing programs and bans on cigarette advertising, have resulted in a significant reduction in Australian cancer death rates. My team at the La Trobe Centre for Alcohol Policy Research (CAPR) has led the first study into how public health policies on […]