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FARE supports, funds and undertakes research to contribute to the knowledge base on a range of alcohol harms and the best strategies to reduce them. Research informs our approach to ensure the solutions we advocate for are based on the best available evidence.

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Alcohol and gambling sponsorship in Australian sport

Everyone in Australia – especially children and young people – should be able to watch and follow sports free from alcohol and gambling advertising. For years, the community has been calling for this change. Despite this, alcohol and gambling companies continue to saturate the Australian Football League (AFL) and National Rugby League (NRL) with advertising of their harmful products, through a myriad of sponsorship deals across the two leagues.

05/08/2026

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Alcohol advertising on Australian commercial television: community attitudes

This report analyses findings from a nationally representative survey conducted in February 2026, on public attitudes to alcohol advertising on television in Australia. The survey reveals significant community concern about the nature and extent of alcohol advertising and signals clear community demand for stricter regulation of alcohol advertising.

20/04/2026

Alcohol’s harm to others in Australia: Patterns, costs, disparities and precipitants

A critical area of harm is family, domestic and sexual violence. Australia is at a crisis point, and evidence consistently shows that alcohol increases the frequency and severity of violence.

03/12/2025

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Adolescent risky drinking: Sources of alcohol and the role of parents

31/10/2012

The project specifically explored the role of parents in supplying alcohol, as well as parental attitudes towards young people’s drinking.

Bingeing, collatoral damage and the benefits and costs of taxing alcohol rationally

30/10/2012

This benefit cost analysis (BCA) of alcohol taxation reform extends the preliminary analysis presented by the review of Australia’s Future Tax System (the Henry Tax Review) and examines the impacts of relevant reform scenarios on alcohol related harms, consumer satisfaction and welfare, and government tax and revenues.

The Wine Glut: An analysis of the oversupply of wine in Australia and progress of the voluntary industry restructure

17/10/2012

This paper analyses the extent of the wine glut in Australia and assess the progress of the current voluntary industry efforts to address the wine glut.

Supply means supply: Measuring the effectiveness of an underage drinking intervention targeting secondary supply

01/10/2012

Supply means supply sought to reduce the supply of alcohol to minors by informing the community about what constitutes secondary supply and by emphasising the illegality of secondary supply and the considerable financial penalties associated with it.

FARE Australian Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder Action Plan 2013-2016

12/09/2012

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) are the leading preventable cause of non-genetic, developmental disability in Australia. The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)’s Australian FASD Action Plan 2013-2016 presents a costed plan of action addressing five priority areas that target FASD across the spectrum, from prevention of the condition to management across the lifespan.

NCETA workforce development PhD research scholarship – Chelsea Todd

01/09/2012

The overall aim of the scholarship was to contribute to the development of high quality research evidence to support best practice in workforce development for the alcohol and other drug (AOD) field.

Community attitudes and behaviours: New South Wales

30/08/2012

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) commissioned Galaxy Research to carry out polling to explore community attitudes and behaviours relating to alcohol.

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29/08/2012

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) are the leading preventable cause of non-genetic, developmental disability in Australia. The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)’s Australian FASD Action Plan 2013-2016 presents a costed plan of action addressing five priority areas that target FASD across the spectrum, from prevention of the condition to management across the lifespan.

10 point plan to reduce alcohol-related harms in NSW

25/08/2012

FARE has prepared a plan of action for the New South Wales (NSW) Government which includes ten evidence-based solutions to reduce alcohol-related harms.

Alcohol label audit: August 2012

02/08/2012

This research aims to evaluate the extent of implementation of the DrinkWise labelling initiative an audit of alcohol labels was undertaken. Specifically, to: estimate the proportion of alcohol products displaying the DrinkWise messages (and to investigate any other advisory labels present); determine how frequently each of the different DrinkWise messages is displayed and on what products/categories/by which producers; investigate the size and placement of DrinkWise messages and determine how this differs according to product/category.

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