So how did we reach the ridiculous point of the industry calling the shots on public health measures? - Christine Rogan, Alcohol Healthwatch, New Zealand
It is time for Australians to wake up to the fact that binge drinking is not limited to young people. - Anna Ashenden, Project Manager, Ychange?
The fundamental impediment to substantially reducing the dreadful alcohol toll in NSW is a resounding lack of political will. - Tony Brown, Newcastle Community Drug Action Team
Our culture has evolved to a hard drinking culture. It’s not fun anymore. It’s not pretty. We need to make changes. - Talitha Cummins, Channel 7 Journalist
I feel like I’m so far ahead. I couldn’t imagine getting to the end of this year without taking the year off drinking alcohol. It’s given me a fresh perspective and it’s easily the best thing I’ve ever done, hands down. - Dave Nixon
Alcohol can be both a death sentence and a life sentence for children. A perusal of Coroner’s findings is a depressingly enlightening way of learning about the impact of people’s drinking on children. - Katherine McLachlan, Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education
We heard about the wheatbelt’s heavy drinking culture and how more than one attendee had learned as a teenager that hard drinking was a way of rural life. This was a timely reminder that alcohol isn’t a new issue, but it is a growing one, attracting younger and younger people across all demographics. - Vivien Mitchell
The alcohol industry denies that their marketing campaigns specifically target children or adolescents. In arguments that mirror those made by Big Tobacco, the alcohol industry refutes evidence that shows that their advertising impacts on the drinking patterns of young Australians. - Dr Steve Hambleton, Australian Medical Association
The decision to stop drinking altogether is the single most important decision of my life. I believe it is the foundation that underpins all that is good in my life. - Julie McCrossin
Facebook is a machine for telling a story about yourself, your tastes and preferences, and your cultural world. Alcohol brands aim to get ‘caught up’ in these everyday media-making activities. - Nicholas Carah, University of Queensland
A favourite myth the alcohol Industry and its allies like to promote is that their critics are "anti-alcohol". - Professor Mike Daube, Director, McCusker Centre for Action on Alcohol and Youth
Whenever we are offered an alcoholic drink and we decline we are looked at with suspicion. People scrunch up their eyebrows, trying to decode whether we are strictly religious or recovering alcoholics. - Rowena Wiseman
In the end, I’m not sure whether it was Batman or my 2 year-old son that caused me to give up drinking. -Troy Jones
....it [Drink Tank] may provide some welcome middle ground in a debate that is far from over. - Cathy O'Leary, The West Australian
As the room fills the gathering becomes one, a crowd bound by a unity of purpose. A desire to stop drinking. - Christian Smyth
The difference with febfast is that not only are you changing long-standing habits for a month, you're also giving up the thing that many of us use to reward ourselves. - Howard Rowley, Director, febfast
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May 24, 2013

The view from above

What’s game and what’s advertising? Jeremy Henderson on the role of alcohol promotion in sport.

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Uncategorized May 24, 2013

The view from above

By Jeremy Henderson

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What’s game and what’s advertising? Jeremy Henderson on the role of alcohol promotion in sport.

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Uncategorized May 22, 2013

Sunshine State or Moonshine State?

By Tony Brown

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In light of the proposed changes to alcohol policy in Queensland, Tony Brown discusses how alcohol rules are not just red tape, they’re our protection.

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Uncategorized May 15, 2013

Double Feature: NT’s Alcohol Mandatory Treatment reforms

NT Government set to roll out controversial reforms

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Uncategorized May 15, 2013

It’s time to redefine ‘the alcohol problem’

By Caterina Giorgi

Last month I was in Darwin to speak at a Forum about alcohol. As often occurs with discussions on alcohol policy throughout the country – the alcohol problems that were being discussed in Darwin centred on just one part of its drinking culture. In this instance it was the consumption of alcohol among the people [...]

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Uncategorized May 15, 2013

Vicious cycle will continue until price and availability is addressed

By Brian Vandenberg

Alcohol consumption takes a huge toll on our community.  It has devastating effects on the health of individual drinkers, and also on the wellbeing and safety of their families, friends and local community. The damage from alcohol is particularly confronting when it is visible on the streets of our major cities and towns.  This can [...]

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Uncategorized May 9, 2013

Young Australian women, alcohol and obesity

By Milena Katz

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Accredited Practicing Dietitian, Milena Katz discusses young women’s drinking and the role of alcohol in obesity.

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Uncategorized May 3, 2013

What part of ‘alcohol causes brain damage’ don’t they get?

By Christine Rogan

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Christine Rogan speaks candidly about the struggle to get a pregnancy warning on alcohol products in New Zealand.

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Uncategorized May 1, 2013

Time for leadership on alcohol

By David Templeman

Time for leadership on alcohol

David Templeman urges both sides of government to commit to addressing alcohol problems.

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Uncategorized April 29, 2013

Addictive, Harmful, Toxic, Celebrated. Cheers to that!

By Dr Alessandro Demaio

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Dr Alessandro Demaio reflects on our bizarre relationship with alcohol.

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Uncategorized April 22, 2013

Time for action on our two-tier problem

By Professor Mike Daube

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Professor Mike Daube reflects on the findings of FARE’s 2013 National Annual Alcohol Poll.

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Uncategorized April 17, 2013

What Australians are saying about alcohol

By Michael Thorn

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Michael Thorn shares his thoughts about our drinking culture ahead of FARE’s Annual Alcohol Poll.

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Uncategorized April 12, 2013

Not in our house

By Aaron Schultz

Game-changer

AFL and Cricket Australia reject community-driven healthy lifestyle campaign.

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Uncategorized April 3, 2013

Why it’s not too hard to say no

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Sam Menezes shares her views on the role of parents in influencing young people’s drinking.

Uncategorized April 2, 2013

Game changer

Profiling a citizen-generated public health campaign against alcohol and junk food marketing in sport.

Uncategorized March 28, 2013

100 days dry

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Voice over artist Geoff Daniels celebrates as he faces his fears and achieves his goals – without alcohol.

Uncategorized March 27, 2013

Reflecting on the International Conference on FASD

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Sarah Ward shares her thoughts on how to be excited, inspired and exhausted in just four days.

Uncategorized March 21, 2013

Summit reignites debate on alcohol reform

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Highlights from the 2013 NSW Alcohol Summit, NSW Parliament House, Sydney.

Uncategorized March 13, 2013

Time for real action on alcohol harm in NSW

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Newcastle community advocate, Tony Brown shares his thoughts on the challenges and anticipated outcomes of tomorrow’s NSW Alcohol Summit.