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Our blog aims to generate meaningful commentary about alcohol policy, and to provide a platform for all members of the Australian community to share their views and concerns.

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Person holding a bottle of wine to read the label — Community stories

‘Pregnant women in my life are being sold products that cause harm’: Waiting for visible health warnings on alcohol products

Date September 6, 2022

Recently, I celebrated my 30th birthday. On the same day Celeste, one of my sisters, celebrated her birthday as well. We are not twins — we just have so many siblings that two of us were bound to pick the same day of arrival. My family loves babies. My mum...

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Mural of Aboriginal person on a wall in Darwin — Community stories

A story waiting to be told: Darwin community victory against Woolworths

Date May 16, 2022

This was a huge community victory. And everyone MUST know this story. That’s why we want to help people in the NT tell the story in their own voice and be heard by the entire world.

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Picture of Aunty Helen Fejo-Frith — Community stories

One year on: Celebrating a monumental community victory in the Northern Territory

Date April 29, 2022

Today we celebrate the first anniversary of the community victory against Woolworths and their plan to build an alcohol store outside dry Aboriginal communities in Darwin.

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Alcohol being produced — Community stories

Alcohol companies are profiting off our pain

Date March 28, 2022

Despite the increasing harms alcohol is causing in Australia, alcohol companies have been lobbying the Government to cut alcohol taxes. As an advocate with her own experience of family violence, Kym shares her reflections.

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Young woman sitting on bed, looking away from camera and out of window — Community stories

Gut-wrenching sound of alcohol delivery in an abusive relationship

Date March 22, 2022

Alcohol has long been linked to family violence and can increase the frequency and severity of family violence instances. Kym Valentine is an experienced television and theatre actor a member of the Victim Survivors' Advisory Council (VSAC), which advises the Victorian Government on family violence policy and the implementation of...

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Corporations must do better if we are to have any chance of building a better future for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples

Date February 17, 2022

Late last year (2021), FARE together with Northern Territory Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, community and health organisations made a submission to an Inquiry about corporate engagement with First Nations people.

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2021: The year in review

Date December 21, 2021

We are almost at the end of 2021 – and what a year this has been. Together, we elevated the voices of people and communities around Australia who are taking action on alcohol harms. And we made a real difference.

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Our journey: a family living with FASD

Date September 22, 2021

Neil Reynolds is Dad to five biological children and four long-term foster children, including two siblings who have been diagnosed with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

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Celebrating visible health warnings: One year on since community alcohol and pregnancy victory

Date July 17, 2021

Seeing mandatory visible health warning labels on all alcohol products was a moment that people with FASD, their families, health groups, and community organisations have been fighting for more than 20 years

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Facing disability: For the first time I have been given the tools to survive

Date September 24, 2020

In support of International FASD month, throughout September Drink Tank is sharing the stories of individuals, families and carers living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

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Meg’s story – International FASD Awareness Month

Date September 17, 2020

In support of International FASD month, throughout September Drink Tank is sharing the stories of individuals, families and carers living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

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Sophie’s story – International FASD Awareness Month

Date September 10, 2020

In support of International FASD month, throughout September Drink Tank is sharing the stories of individuals, families and carers living with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).

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