How to ensure your breastmilk is alcohol free
19/12/2023
Parents want clear information when it comes to the health of their babies. Check out these tips and strategies to ensure your breastmilk is alcohol free.
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Parents want clear information when it comes to the health of their babies. Check out these tips and strategies to ensure your breastmilk is alcohol free.
A network of Victorians with experience of alcohol harm share their experience and expertise in a new report to inform policy change.
Mother-of-three Breanna McGuire had some odd cravings during pregnancy, but alcohol wasn’t one of them.
Launched in November 2021, Every Moment Matters (EMM) is a national health campaign sharing the latest evidence-based information and resources about alcohol, pregnancy and breastfeeding. In the two years since its launch, EMM has reached millions of Australians, and data shows that the campaign has made a significant impact in raising awareness and influencing behaviours.
FARE CEO Caterina Giorgi says ABAC’s reversal of it’s position on Hard Solo shows the industry-led scheme isn’t working.
In 2022, 1,742 people in Australia died of an alcohol-induced death, such as chronic conditions like liver cirrhosis or acute conditions such as alcohol poisoning. Alcohol-induced deaths were recorded at a rate of 6 deaths for every 100,000 people living in Australia – the highest rate reported in 10 years.
Hearing their mum, Robin, talk about her experiences more than three decades ago really brought home to sisters Taryn and Christy just how different current attitudes are to drinking alcohol in pregnancy.
Alcohol companies are currently drawing people’s attention away from the risk of harm associated with alcohol use by using marketing claims that make their products appear healthy, including ‘low sugar’ and ‘low carb’. There is strong evidence that nutrition content marketing claims like these can create a ‘health halo effect’ on unhealthy products.
A report analysing TikTok content on Asahi’s Hard Solo.
When Corrine was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2022, she threw herself into research and discovered how history of heavy drinking could have played a part.
This national poll asked Australians about their support for health warnings on alcoholic products.
Australians overwhelmingly support the introductions of health warning labels on alcohol products warning of harms including liver disease, alcohol poisoning and poor mental health, prompting calls by health and community organisations for them to be introduced.
New polling shows attitudes towards the online sale and delivery of alcohol in Queensland, as the state government considers changes to legislation.
As the Queensland government considers changes to online alcohol sale laws, new polling shows support for commonsense measures to reduce harm.
The South Australian Government has been developing a new SA Cancer Plan with input from the community. They have used this information to understand what is currently happening in cancer care in South Australia, and to shape future strategies which have informed the draft SA Cancer Plan.
Public health organisations have welcomed the Federal Government’s acknowledgement that more needs to be done to protect children through the ongoing Privacy Act Review, and look forward to opportunities to engage further in the detail relating to how we can best keep children safe online
By anyone’s measure, Gilberto Spencer has lived – and is living – a very impressive life. Gilberto is also living and functioning with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), and he wants to tell his story.
Today, the ABS released the latest available data on the Causes of Death in Australia. The rate of alcohol-induced deaths has increased by 9.1 per cent between 2021 and 2022, making this the fourth consecutive year that there has been an increase in the rate of deaths from alcohol in Australia.
The ACT Government has proposed legislative measures to address the delivery of alcohol in a Discussion Paper released for public consultation in August 2023. However, there were also some significant gaps in the proposals that can allow the risk of harms from online sales and delivery of alcohol to continue to increase.
South Australians want higher standards to prevent harm from the online sale and delivery of alcohol, new polling shows.
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.
This pre-budget submission for was prepared for Treasury ahead of the 2015-16 Australian Government budget. It outlines areas where immediate action can be taken to achieve budget savings and increase revenue (by replacing the Wine Equalisation Tax with a volumetric tax, and abolishing the Wine Equalisation Tax rebate), as well as areas where a modest investment (in prevention, intervention, and support services) can result in significant benefits to the community.
Three Queenslanders die every day as a result of alcohol related harm. Another 100 are hospitalised every day. Not enough is being done to reduce
The State’s leading coalition of health professionals, emergency and law enforcement services, community members and researchers will today unveil a roadmap to reduce alcohol harms
This submission was prepared by FARE in response to the Draft Report of the Competition Policy Review, which will potentially result in the further liberalisation of the sale of alcohol in Australia. FARE addresses the application of the Competition Policy and makes five key recommendations to the Review Panel about alcohol policy in Australia.
Victorian local government alcohol plans are weak, vague and largely non-existent. A new study has found the majority of local governments do not have a
A new study has found that at least one in ten children from across the globe have been physically hurt, verbally abused, exposed to domestic
A majority of Victorians think the State Government should be doing more to address alcohol-related harms and want party leaders to outline their plans to
New Victorian harms data has again highlighted that alcohol is Victoria’s most harmful drug. The latest available data (2012/13) examines harms indicators including hospital admissions,
Newly released Victorian data has revealed the State’s alcohol harms remain extensive and are continuing to rise in the absence of effective Government intervention. Alcohol
The NSW ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance (NAAPA) has warned a NSW Parliamentary Committee against prematurely judging measures to reduce alcohol-related violence in NSW. In its
The NSW ACT Alcohol Policy Alliance (NAAPA) Submission to the NSW Legislative Assembly Committee on Law and Safety Inquiry into measures to reduce alcohol and drug-related violence makes 15 recommendations, focusing on the need for the NSW Government to adopt a consistent approach in preventing alcohol harms.
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