David Templeman discusses the wash-up from the weekend's media coverage on alcohol-related harms in NSW, and taking steps towards creating a safer state.
Archive - August 2012
Striving for excellence without alcohol
I stopped drinking alcohol in January this year after 43 years of consumption, beginning at the age of 17 when the legal drinking age in Queensland was 21. It was my first time away from home and a job that required...
Mum makes it hard
Twenty years of drug and alcohol promotion work as a nurse working with university students has left me feeling a little burnt out. There is a never ending tidal wave of new students to challenge about their alcohol and...
Being normal
How far away from normal is abnormal? They say one drink is too many and a hundred not enough. Such are the questions on an alcoholic’s mind. Is normal to set out for a good night, excited by the possibility of...
No message on the bottle
FARE's Chief Executive, Michael Thorn explains why we can't trust the alcohol industry with labelling.