ACT the first to introduce nation-leading alcohol delivery laws
21/10/2025
Community groups and survivor-advocates have welcomed the ACT Government’s tabling today of its Liquor Amendment Bill 2025.
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Community groups and survivor-advocates have welcomed the ACT Government’s tabling today of its Liquor Amendment Bill 2025.
At 43, Scott feels fitter and healthier than he’s ever been. It’s been three-and-a-half years since the Sydneysider cut alcohol out of his life for good.
By having honest conversations about alcohol harm we can remove stigma, hold industry to account, and meet dependence with compassion not condemnation.
South Australia’s Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence has given the state’s leaders a clear direction to pull every lever to help prevent violence towards women and children – including action on alcohol.
Our Children’s Online Privacy Code submission calls for better laws to prevent harms to children and strengthen their digital rights.
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If your child has a FASD diagnosis, or you’re considering getting a diagnosis, it can feel daunting. But a diagnosis unlocks understanding and support.
I was fortunate enough to have a paediatrician correctly diagnose my son with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), when he was four years old.
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.
Sobriety has shifted Sam’s perspective, where he once wanted control, he now chooses to enjoy the chaos of fatherhood.
The emergence of the online sale of alcohol for delivery to homes means alcohol is more available and there is heightened risk of harm to our community.
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 way alcohol is sold and marketed has changed, bringing heightened risk of harm while our regulatory system fails to keep pace.
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“The way they approached it put me at ease, and I started to understand things.”
After decades of advocacy from families, clinicians and researchers, awareness of FASD is higher than ever in 2025.
Growing up as a gay man in regional Australia, Andrew Addie felt encouraged to drink and surrounded by a culture of alcohol.
The Red Shoes Rock campaign raises awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which affects up to one million Australians.
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 welcomed the ACT Government’s tabling today of its Liquor Amendment Bill 2025.
At 43, Scott feels fitter and healthier than he’s ever been. It’s been three-and-a-half years since the Sydneysider cut alcohol out of his life for good.
By having honest conversations about alcohol harm we can remove stigma, hold industry to account, and meet dependence with compassion not condemnation.
South Australia’s Royal Commission into Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence has given the state’s leaders a clear direction to pull every lever to help prevent violence towards women and children – including action on alcohol.
Our Children’s Online Privacy Code submission calls for better laws to prevent harms to children and strengthen their digital rights.
If your child has a FASD diagnosis, or you’re considering getting a diagnosis, it can feel daunting. But a diagnosis unlocks understanding and support.
I was fortunate enough to have a paediatrician correctly diagnose my son with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), when he was four years old.
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.
Sobriety has shifted Sam’s perspective, where he once wanted control, he now chooses to enjoy the chaos of fatherhood.
The emergence of the online sale of alcohol for delivery to homes means alcohol is more available and there is heightened risk of harm to our community.
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 way alcohol is sold and marketed has changed, bringing heightened risk of harm while our regulatory system fails to keep pace.
“The way they approached it put me at ease, and I started to understand things.”
After decades of advocacy from families, clinicians and researchers, awareness of FASD is higher than ever in 2025.
Growing up as a gay man in regional Australia, Andrew Addie felt encouraged to drink and surrounded by a culture of alcohol.
The Red Shoes Rock campaign raises awareness of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD), which affects up to one million Australians.
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.
FARE and Berry Street are calling on governments to keep families and children safe from the harms from online sales and delivery of alcohol
The full report by the Woolworths-appointed panel, led by Danny Gilbert AM, into the company’s now abandoned plan to build an alcohol megastore in Darwin, was released today.
FARE’s submission to the Review of the Food Standards Australia New Zealand Act 1991 – draft Regulatory Impact Statement. In our submission, FARE took the strong stance that the health and wellbeing of the Australian community must be prioritised above the profits of alcohol companies.
Woolworths’ decision to abandon its plans to build an alcohol megastore near the community of Bagot in Darwin is an acknowledgement of the significant harm the store would cause the community
This week FARE submitted to 2013 Australian Dietary Guidelines review stakeholder scoping survey.
FARE made this short submission to the Inquiry to raise our concern about the potential for advertisers to access and link more data on individual consumers under the recommended proposals.
There is growing concern about the impact of increases in retail alcohol sales during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as the influence of largely unregulated alcohol advertising.
Community and health groups are disappointed by the decision of the Northern Territory (NT) Director of Liquor Licensing to approve Woolworths’ Darwin Dan Murphy’s, despite the overwhelming evidence that the store will cause harm, and against the strong objection of local communities.
Aboriginal and community leaders are disappointed with today’s decision made by the Northern Territory (NT) Director of Liquor Licensing to green-light Woolworths’ Darwin Dan Murphy’s megastore, which is proposed to be built on the doorstep of three dry Aboriginal communities.
New data released today shows one-in-five Australians have purchased more alcohol than usual during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the majority are drinking more and have concerns about their alcohol use and the drinking of others in their household.
Woolworths will stop at nothing to build a Dan Murphy’s megastore in the middle of three dry Aboriginal communities, after sustained lobbying by Woolworths saw the Northern Territory (NT) Government rush amendments to the NT Liquor Act through Parliament before shutting down due to COVID-19.
Western Australian Premier Mark McGowan has been congratulated for strong leadership, with his announcement to place limits on takeaway alcohol to assist with the state’s COVID-19 response.
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