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The sunshine state’s 2am last drinks and associated measures will be independently evaluated by a team of Australia’s leading alcohol researchers in a Queensland and Commonwealth Government funded project unprecedented in both its size and scope.
The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) says the Callinan report into New South Wales (NSW) liquor laws has made a strong case for the state-wide application of the modest trading hour measures and has welcomed the exhaustive review findings.
Ahead of the 15 October Australian Capital Territory (ACT) election, local politicians and candidates are being asked to commit to a much needed Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) clinic for the nation’s capital.
New research has busted a number of key myths surrounding New South Wales’ lockouts and last drinks, and once again put the research evidence at the forefront of the debate.
Pregnant Pause, the innovative health promotion campaign that asks participants to take a break from alcohol during their pregnancy or the pregnancy of a loved one, is relaunching, bigger and brighter, in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT).
Alcohol is responsible for two deaths, 52 hospitalisations and 69 assaults every week in the Northern Territory (NT). Territorians who want a government that’s willing to embrace real action to stop the harm have asked candidates, including Chief Minister Adam Giles, to present their policies at a public forum in Alice Springs today.
Canberra high school students will be challenged to think critically about alcohol advertising, as they take part in an innovative new program designed to counter alcohol industry messages.
Retiring Northern Territory (NT) Chief Justice Trevor Riley QC, who recently stepped down from the Supreme Court after 18 years, says that Australia needs to do more to prevent the harm caused by alcohol.
The Greens have been applauded by an alliance of health professionals for their bold new plan to fight childhood obesity and prevent chronic disease by introducing a tax on Australia’s sweetest and most harmful sugary drinks. The proposal would see a 20 per cent increase on the retail price of sugar sweetened drinks (with more than five grams of sugar per 100ml), costing an extra 45 cents on a two litre bottle of cola.
Labor has put chronic disease prevention firmly on the election campaign agenda today, releasing its plan for Healthy communities and chronic disease prevention.
New polling released today has shown that a majority of Canberrans, almost two thirds (65.5 per cent) of Australian Capital Territory (ACT) residents, support ending the sale of alcohol in clubs, bars and pubs after 3am.
A new study has found that Australian alcohol companies have successfully copied tactics straight out of the tobacco playbook to block the introduction of mandated pregnancy warning labels.
More than twenty-five health and community leaders have today called on all political parties to agree before the election to act to reduce the “devastating burden of chronic disease”.
Australia’s leading alcohol harm prevention organisation has today called on all political parties to take action to protect children and families from the devastating effects of alcohol.
A State of Origin Blues promotion offering free beer has been slammed by former New South Wales Origin player, Steve Ella, who is dismayed about the saturation of alcohol advertising in sport.
There’s a big difference between how Australians expect to feel when drinking alcohol and the reality of how they actually feel after their last drinking episode, with the nation’s most comprehensive annual alcohol poll finding there’s less upside and more downside than drinkers imagine.
A preventive health alliance has today called for all political parties to put prevention first in this election to reduce the rates of chronic disease. The call comes as a new report released today finds 31 per cent of the nation’s disease burden could be prevented with a greater investment in health prevention.
Health experts are calling for the Northern Territory (NT) Government to do more to prevent Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) and to act on the recommendations made by the Legislative Assembly Inquiry more than a year ago.
Victorian high school principals receive less support and clear guidance about recommended alcohol policies, and are therefore more likely to serve booze at their school functions than those in New South Wales.
Modest but necessary changes to Australia’s alcohol tax regime would deliver a $2.9 billion revenue boost to the Turnbull Government, and an even greater windfall for the health of the nation.
South Australia has become the first state in the nation to pass landmark alcohol delivery reforms.
A Federal Government inquiry has today recommended the Australian Government take action on alcohol marketing and rapid home delivery, measures advocates say will significantly reduce
September marks International FASD Awareness Month, an opportunity to raise awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
Community groups and health advocates are calling for government-led, mandatory, and enforceable alcohol advertising standards to prevent harmful and unethical marketing, after alcohol companies and their lobby groups announced minor changes to their sham code.
Almost half of Australian adults are harmed by alcoholic products consumed by another person, a study published today indicates, as researchers probe alcohol’s widespread negative effects.
Former Olympian turned women’s health doctor, Dr Jana Pittman, is helping to get Australians talking about alcohol-free pregnancies, and safe breastfeeding practices. Announced today as an ambassador for the Every Moment Matters campaign, Dr Pittman is encouraging Australians to learn more about how every moment matters in a pregnancy when it comes to alcohol use.
Community organisations have welcomed the Northern Territory Government’s announcement that it will buy-back liquor licenses from grocery stores across the territory, while highlighting the need for further evidence-based reform.
Almost 2,000 people are dying each year from alcohol-related injury, including suicide, accidental poisoning, road accidents and falls, new data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed today.
Alcohol companies are creating online environments for harm, with a new report revealing that 39,820 distinct alcohol ads are placed on Facebook and Instagram each year, often combined with a button prompting users to “shop now”.
Today, the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO) supported by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE), will launch the Strong Born campaign aimed at raising awareness of the risks of drinking alcohol during pregnancy, and safe breastfeeding practices.
Researchers at the University of Queensland and Monash University, in partnership with VicHealth, examined Facebook and Instagram ads shown to 16-to-25-year-olds and found their feeds are dominated by highly targeted marketing of unhealthy and harmful products.
Alcohol and gambling companies and their lobby groups donated $2.165 million to Australia’s major political parties in 2021-22 representing a 40 per cent increase on the previous year, an analysis of disclosure returns published today by the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) shows.
FARE welcomes measures announced in Alice Springs to improve community health and safety by engaging with communities, increasing investment in community and health services, restricting the sale of alcohol, and improving collaboration between the Australian Government and Northern Territory (NT) Government.
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