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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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Parliament House of Australia — Policy

Removing alcohol from Parliament won’t solve its toxic culture, but it should be part of the approach

Date March 31, 2021

Over the weekend, Dr Katie Allen MP and Senator Sarah Henderson raised the possibility of alcohol being restricted or banned at Parliament House.

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Policy

FARE appears at Senate inquiry on Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder 10 March

Date March 12, 2021

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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Policy

It’s not OK to sell alcohol to kids online

Date October 22, 2020

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.

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Policy

COVID-19 shines a light on online alcohol delivery loopholes

Date October 1, 2020

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

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Policy

Beware of big liquor spin, false conspiracies and ‘myths’ about alcohol-related harm

Date June 19, 2020

Big alcohol continues using tactics, well learnt from their tobacco industry mentors, that undermine community health and safety

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Policy

New Australian estimates of the impact of Minimum Unit Pricing

Date March 12, 2020

Understanding the different ways in which price effects drinking for different types of people is key to understanding the likely impacts of MUP

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Policy

Despite industry objections, alcohol and pregnancy warnings will be mandatory in Australia and New Zealand

Date March 10, 2020

The long battle to introduce mandatory alcohol and pregnancy warning labels in the face of industry resistance

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Policy

WA takes positive lead on prohibiting alcohol health claims

Date March 3, 2020

For the first time in Australia a jurisdiction has prohibited alcohol companies from using false health claims to sell alcohol.

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Policy

Alcohol too easy for minors to buy online

Date February 25, 2020

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.

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Policy

End of the line for alcohol industry obstruction on pregnancy warning labels

Date February 19, 2020

After twenty-four years of advocacy, expert pregnancy health warnings are finally breaking through alcohol industry’s blockade

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Policy

Researchers beware! Unhealthy industries using universities to push their agenda

Date February 13, 2020

Why industry-funded research is such a danger to researcher credibility and public health

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Health

Non-Alcoholic Alcohol: Another cynical ploy by the alcohol industry?

Date January 29, 2020

Why zero alcohol products need to be sold and marketed in line with the current controls on alcoholic products

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