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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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Young people given platform to call out alcohol industry’s dirty tactics

Date April 18, 2019

While young people today are savvier than previous generations, many haven’t considered how alcohol advertising might be influencing their own decisions.

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Policy

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

Date April 16, 2019

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

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Health

Is moderate drinking good for me? Science says no

Date April 9, 2019

It was previously thought that moderate drinking could be good for our health. The latest evidence says the opposite.

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Health

Understanding the harm of alcohol consumption

Date March 19, 2019

A look at the promising alcohol policy developments in the Northern Territory

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Policy

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

Date March 7, 2019

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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Community stories

Why Baseball Australia said no to alcohol advertising

Date February 28, 2019

The culture of alcohol and sport has to be changed from the top

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Community stories

Stepping up to the plate: Baseball Australia renounces alcohol ads

Date February 26, 2019

Australia’s rising baseball star Mitch Edwards believes Baseball Australia has made a fantastic strategic play by becoming the first major Australian sporting code to officially join the campaign.

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Community stories

Why we shouldn’t celebrate female empowerment with alcohol

Date February 21, 2019

Too many women are dying from alcohol-related breast cancer. The alcohol industry pretends to care about women's health and empowerment - but the truth is all they care about is their profits.

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Policy

NT Alcohol reform: Fair, straightforward and transparent

Date February 14, 2019

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

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Community stories

Summer series – Communities vs Woolworths

Date February 6, 2019

Woolworths is directly responsible for untold harm in too many Australian communities.

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Policy

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

Date January 25, 2019

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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Community stories

Sober in the country

Date January 24, 2019

Shanna discovered firsthand how inadequate support for alcohol harm is in rural areas. So she started a conversation online and found a massive amount of people ready to join in.

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