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There should never be a dollar value that buys our democracy. And yet alcohol and gambling companies are donating millions of dollars to Australian political parties in a pattern that peaks just before election time.
In March 2026, the NT Legislative Assembly referred the Liquor Legislation Amendment Bill 2026 to the NT Legislative Scrutiny Committee for a rushed inquiry, seeking submissions within just one week. In the Bill, the NT Government did not give sufficient regard to the right to health, or to the ‘consultation’ process on the Bill. The Bill would likely contribute to preventable harm in the Northern Territory community.
When I lost my son Dylan to Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) in 2022, my world changed forever.
Right now, there is a key opportunity to make a pivotal change to how alcohol can be advertised on TV.
The returned South Australian Labor Government has an opportunity to be among the first jurisdictions in the country to enact life-saving alcohol delivery laws.
New polling shows overwhelming public support to curb pervasive gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food advertising, as over 130 key organisations
The ACT is one step closer to implementing life-saving updates to alcohol delivery laws, as advocates urge the territory government to implement its Liquor Amendment Bill as soon as possible.
As a wine marketer for two decades, Simon knows intimately the tactics used by alcohol companies to sell their products.
Community organisations are calling for an end to political donations by alcohol and gambling companies, and their lobby groups.
In October 2025, the Australian Government launched an inquiry into the relationship between domestic, family and sexual violence (DFSV) and suicide. The Terms of Reference were broad, covering at-risk groups, prevalence, reporting, prevention, legal, health, mental health and other services. However, there was no mention of investigating the role that alcohol plays in DFSV and suicide.
We need to talk about the wall-to-wall alcohol advertising that saturates the Australian Open. When alcohol and sport intertwine, it creates an environment where harms grow.
Brian Lyons has always been a runner. It gives him a sense of freedom and has become a vital part of the community he’s created in his hometown of Devonport, Tasmania.
In November 2025, the Tasmanian Government announced a consultation on reforming the Liquor Licensing Act 1990. Tasmania needs effective regulatory controls to address and reduce harms from alcohol. However, the laws that exist to keep people safe and protect them from harm have not kept pace with the way that alcoholic products are marketed, sold and delivered.
Survivor advocates and community organisations welcome the South Australian government’s commitment to act “immediately” to reduce domestic, family and sexual violence with life-saving updates to the state’s alcohol laws.
FARE is supporting other public health organisations in advocating for VicHealth’s independence to be retained, after the Victorian Government announced plans for its future.
Alcohol’s Harm to Others in Australia: Patterns, Costs, Disparities and Precipitants is the most comprehensive analysis to date of harm beyond the person using alcohol.
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.
Companies are using sophisticated data-driven marketing methods to track, profile and target Australians with harmful advertising at times of heightened susceptibility.
Currently, when people are online, they are extensively tracked, profiled and targeted with data-driven advertising of harmful and addictive products.
A new digital campaign will help Canberrans who want to reduce alcohol use find practical ways to make a change.
Companies are using sophisticated data-driven marketing methods to track, profile and target Australians with harmful advertising at times of heightened susceptibility.
Currently, when people are online, they are extensively tracked, profiled and targeted with data-driven advertising of harmful and addictive products.
Community organisations and leading family violence experts are calling on the AFL and NRL to take action to help curb the surge in violence towards women and children around grand finals by phasing out harmful alcohol and gambling advertising that fuels the crisis.
New research has found online alcohol sales and advertising are exposing Australians to increased harm – especially people most at risk – while current laws fail to keep pace with the digital environment.
The Western Australian government has recently been consulting on their second round of liquor licencing reforms by inviting feedback on a Discussion Paper. These reforms are happening in the context of significant national commitments to reduce alcohol-related gendered-violence.
Community groups and survivor-advocates have called for an urgent overhaul of alcohol laws after the South Australian Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence concluded that alcohol is a key factor in violence towards women and children.
Today community, health and children’s organisations have welcomed the Australian Communication and Media Authority’s decision to reject proposed changes to the Commercial TV Industry Code of Practice.
New research has revealed that children are exposed to alcohol product advertising on commercial television, highlighting the urgent need to close loopholes in the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice.
Research shows that when children are exposed to alcohol marketing, they are more likely to start to drink alcohol at a younger age, and to go on to drink alcohol at high-risk levels later in life.
In the six months before her death in 2023, Victorian woman Kathleen Arnold had 319 alcohol products delivered to her home.
The number of Australians receiving treatment for alcohol continues to eclipse all other drugs, highlighting the urgent need to address the predatory marketing practices of alcohol companies.
This report presents examples of alcohol companies breaching the Australia New Zealand Food Standards Code by using prohibited health and nutrition claims in the marketing of alcoholic products and documents the regulatory response of complaints lodged about these breaches.
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