How Simon went from alcohol marketer to alcohol free
25/02/2025
When Simon began to consider alcohol’s role in his life, he took steps to cut it out for a few weeks, then months, at a time.
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When Simon began to consider alcohol’s role in his life, he took steps to cut it out for a few weeks, then months, at a time.
Drinking alcohol can worsen sleep, mood, stress and energy levels. Yet a recent survey of Tasmanians found that 1 in 3 don’t know there’s a link between alcohol and mental health.
New research has uncovered the alcohol industry is flooding social media with alcohol ads at times of high harms, evidenced by the latest Victorian ambulance data.
This report presents the five weeks across a year when alcohol harms are highest in Victoria. It also examines the marketing practices of alcohol companies on Meta during these periods.
FASD is often overlooked in broader discussions on alcohol related harm, yet the impact of alcohol on a developing fetus has been known for more than 50 years in the English-speaking world.
South Australia needs effective, evidence-informed 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.
On Tuesday night, the Northern Territory Government pushed through its bill to repeal the Minimum Unit Price (floor price) on alcohol – news that is bitterly disappointing.
The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) has supported Coroner Ingrid Giles’ call for reforms to the state’s alcohol laws today, including restrictions to the delivery of alcohol.
Community, health and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations are urgently calling on the NT Government to retain the Minimum Unit Price on alcohol, and to engage with communities to develop a comprehensive strategy to address alcohol harm in the NT.Â
Every day, people across Australia are negatively impacted by alcohol, through injury, mental ill-health, chronic diseases, alcohol use disorders, gender-based violence and disadvantage.
Alcohol and gambling companies and lobby groups donated $2.474 million to political parties in 2023-24. After the release of the
March 2025 will mark six years since I received my Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) diagnosis — a life-changing confirmation that my mother and I spent four very difficult years seeking — desperate for the acknowledgment and support of healthcare professionals, for what we had come to realise was true: That my brain and body had been irrevocably damaged by alcohol exposure in the first trimester of my mother’s pregnancy.Â
To celebrate the launch of FARE’s resources hub, Maz Compton shares the strategies that helped her cut out alcohol.
This month a new report found that Every Moment Matters, a groundbreaking campaign to support alcohol-free pregnancies and safe breastfeeding practices, successfully changed the actions of an estimated 16,000+ Australians in 2023.
A groundbreaking campaign to support alcohol-free pregnancies and safe breastfeeding practices has reduced the cost of alcohol harms in Australia
A national poll has revealed that 44 per cent of Australians who drink alcohol want to drink less or stop drinking altogether.
A national poll of Australians has revealed that 44 per cent of people who drink alcohol want to drink less or stop drinking altogether.
This national poll asked Australians about their views on alcohol advertising when children are likely to be watching,
including during sports.
A national poll has found almost all Australians are concerned by a commercial television industry proposal that could allow additional alcohol ads on TV.
It is with both sadness and support that we share the news that FARE’s Chief Executive Officer, Caterina Giorgi has resigned from her role.Â
FARE provided a submission to the Australian National Preventive Health Agency (ANPHA) consultation into Exploring the public interest case for a minimum (floor) price for alcohol, recommending a staged approach to alcohol pricing and taxation policy reform which would reduce alcohol-related harms.
FARE’s submission to the Treasury outlines five areas for consideration during the 2012-13 Commonwealth Budget process that will reduce the substantial costs caused by alcohol-related harms.
FARE’s submission to the Australian Government’s Tax Forum outlines the case for immediate alcohol taxation reform and suggests that the first step must be changing the wine equalisation tax to a volumetric tax.
This analysis by Allen Consulting Group outlined the case for reforming the WET and WET rebate, as the first step to reforming Australia’s alcohol taxation system. The analysis also modelled the impact of changes in the WET to alcohol consumption, taxation revenue and retail price.
One of the ways for government to influence consumption of alcohol is via pricing, and a major influence in this area is taxation. The aim of this project is to provide comprehensive data on the effects of current indirect taxation on low-strength alcoholic beverages.
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