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Alcohol is a trigger for family violence – so why aren’t governments acting on it?

Accessibility and availability of alcohol is closely linked to violence. Yet it wasn’t mentioned once following the National Cabinet meeting last week.

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International Day of the Midwife: Helping women have alcohol-free pregnancies

Midwives play one of the most important roles in providing support and care to women who are pregnant, and in the early stages of breastfeeding.   Throughout this journey, they provide advice about why it’s important to go alcohol-free during pregnancy, and safe breastfeeding practices.   The Australian Alcohol Guidelines advise that women who are pregnant, […]

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Community stories

“A 10,000-megawatt personality”: Caring for a young person with FASD

Vanessa shares her experience and discusses the role parents and carers can play in supporting young people with FASD.

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More Australians are seeking support for alcohol. Here’s how governments can take action

A new survey found more than 6 million Australians drink alcohol at high-risk levels, and many in our community support measures to reduce harm.

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Health

“A gift of knowing, truth and hope”: Learning from Aboriginal alcohol programs

Learning from 50 years of Aboriginal Alcohol Programs, looks back over half a century on actions taken to prevent or reduce alcohol-related harm in Aboriginal communities, Nicole Hewlett writes.

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Community stories

“I didn’t realise I’d soon be having the last conversation with him”

Since Rachel’s son Dylan passed away at 26, she has ensured his legacy will inform real action to help others facing alcohol harms.

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“The availability of fast delivery alcohol, and targeted ads, contributed to my friend’s death”

When Alex Bagnara boarded a plane with her longtime friend, she could never have imagined she would fly home next to an empty seat.

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Health

Preventing harms from alcohol marketed and sold online

As the ways we use technology have changed, alcohol companies have developed new approaches to marketing their harmful products online. 

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Health

International Women’s Day: Five female perspectives on alcohol harms

On this International Women’s Day, we are looking back on some of the candid conversations we’ve had with these amazing women – and the change they are creating.

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Health

Alcohol is harming millions of Australians. New data highlights the need for change

A new survey found more than 6 million Australians drink alcohol at high-risk levels, and many in our community support measures to reduce harm.

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Community stories

“There could be greater awareness in the community about the affects of alcohol during pregnancy”

Claire knows from her own experience what an important role partners, friends and family play in an alcohol-free pregnancy.

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Community stories

“I talk to the other mob, I tell them: ‘Grog – that’s not our culture'”

Tiwi Elder Eymard Tungatalum shares his experience of alcohol and how he sought support to cut it from his life.

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