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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.
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.
Shopping at supermarkets for food and essential items is a necessary and everyday part of life for Australians. At a time when Australians are experiencing significant cost-of-living pressures, everyone should be able to access the lowest possible prices for groceries from supermarkets without being marketed to aggressively, having their data collected and tracked for targeted advertising, and being pushed to buy more. This is especially the case when it comes to the marketing of alcohol, a harmful and addictive product.
New data released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) shows that the proportion of people seeking help for alcohol as their principal drug of concern is the highest in a decade.
Since Rachel’s son Dylan passed away at 26, she has ensured his legacy will inform real action to help others facing alcohol harms.
When Alex Bagnara boarded a plane with her longtime friend, she could never have imagined she would fly home next to an empty seat.
As the ways we use technology have changed, alcohol companies have developed new approaches to marketing their harmful products online.
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.
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.
New data shows alcohol continues to harm millions of Australians, with 31 per cent of people aged 14 and over drinking at higher risk levels.
New polling shows attitudes towards the online sale and delivery of alcohol in the ACT, as the territory government considers changes to legislation.
Canberrans support a range of measures to reduce harm from alcohol sold online, new data shows, as the ACT Government considers alcohol delivery reforms.
In December 2023, Queensland Liquor, Gaming and Fair Trading sought the views of stakeholders on options to further develop the new regulatory framework for online liquor sales and delivery in Queensland. Two parallel consultations were held, and FARE made a submission to both consultations.
Claire knows from her own experience what an important role partners, friends and family play in an alcohol-free pregnancy.
Companies that profit from alcoholic products and their lobby groups paid more than $1.3 million to major political parties in 2022-23.
Tiwi Elder Eymard Tungatalum shares his experience of alcohol and how he sought support to cut it from his life.
Every Moment Matters is a groundbreaking national health campaign about alcohol, pregnancy and breastfeeding. It’s part of a broader program developed by FARE in partnership with NOFASD Australia and NACCHO.
In 2023, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced an independent inquiry into Australia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. FARE made a submission to the inquiry, noting that COVID-19 has had lasting impacts on the ways that alcohol is sold and marketed and the resulting harms. Action is needed to ensure that common sense measures are introduced to help reduce and prevent alcohol harm.
The festive season can be tough for people trying to cut back on alcohol. Here’s ways we can support each other.
Today the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) in partnership with the Australian Breastfeeding Association (ABA) have relaunched the Feed Safe app.
Commonwealth, state and territory governments must accept that alcohol is implicated in too much of Australia’s family violence and urgently implement measures that would prevent
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education – FARE’s National framework for action to prevent alcohol-related family violence proposes policies and programs that Australian governments can implement which will have a real and tangible impact on preventing and reducing alcohol-related family violence.
The Victorian Government looks set to cut off funding for Australia’s world-leading alcohol policy research centre, threatening the future of the centre and raising concerns
The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) provided a submission with commends on the Australian Labor Party’s National Platform Consultation Draft. FARE makes a number of suggested amendments focusing on areas of opportunity for Labor to continue their focus on preventive health and reducing alcohol-related harms across the community.
Monash University – This study examines the associations between alcohol sold through off-premise outlets, such as liquor stores, in Australia and the incidence of traumatic injury in surrounding areas.
Your local liquor chain is capturing more than just the market for alcohol. A new study exploring the established link between off-premise alcohol outlets and
The nation’s most comprehensive annual alcohol poll has shed light on what we drink and think, highlighting that Australians want to get rid of our boozy hangover and are looking to governments to take action.
A new study examining the relationship between Random Breath Testing (RBT) and alcohol-related traffic crashes (ARTC) has found that New South Wales has the best
Centre for Alcohol Policy Research – This research provides an analysis of patterns of stability and change in harm from others’ drinking over time, and the factors predicting these patterns.
A new study has revealed that almost two thirds of people identified as being harmed by the drinking of others in a 2008 survey, were
Two thirds of New South Wales (NSW) residents support the measures introduced last summer to curb alcohol-fuelled violence and, just weeks out from the 2015 State Election, voters are now calling on party leaders to outline their plans to address alcohol harms.
Centre for Alcohol Policy Research – The hidden harm reveals the full extent of alcohol-related family and domestic violence in Australia. The 2015 study examined the prevalence and effects of heavy drinking on families and children, and the extent to which they persisted or changed over time.
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