NSW Premier says new laws on alcohol-related violence ‘will make a difference’
Mandatory sentences, venue lockouts and earlier closing times for bars mean serious consequences for alcohol or drug-fuelled violence New...
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What a Fizzer: Most jurisdictions flunk the alcohol policy scorecard
Last month, the National Alliance for Action on Alcohol (NAAA) released the results of the first ever national scorecard for alcohol...
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New push to curb alcohol ads in sport
Australia’s biggest sporting codes and commercial broadcasters this year face a public health campaign to close a loophole allowing...
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Greens push for bans on liquor advertising
The Greens will push for a ban on the promotion of alcohol in sport, arguing that it provides a loophole for the alcohol industry to...
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Alcohol a factor in third of ED patients
Public health experts want alcohol to be treated as a national priority after a survey of hospital emergency departments showed that as...
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Hospital emergency units tell how alcohol-related cases disrupt treatment of others
Emergency patients are having treatment disrupted and delayed because hospitals are overwhelmed by alcohol-fuelled incidents, doctors...
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Drug and alcohol funding cut: health professionals are ‘absolutely furious’
Drug and alcohol professionals have renewed angry protests at the withdrawal of funding from Australia’s drug and alcohol advisory body...
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Interview with Brian Vandenberg about the NSW results in the 2013 National Alcohol Policy Scorecard
Brian Vandenberg (CEO National Alliance for Action on Alcohol) joins Luke Grant to talk about the NSW government boasting the worst...
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Getting drunk should be frowned on, police say after 1,000 weekend arrests
Drinking to get drunk in Australia needs to become as socially unacceptable as smoking and drink driving, police declared after arresting...
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ACT top for tackling alcohol-related harm, says national body
The ACT has been ranked first among all Australian jurisdictions in its attempts to tackle the outcomes of alcohol-related harm. The...
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Alcohol-fuelled violence on our streets: two nights of living hell in NSW
A person was arrested every three minutes across the state during a two-night blitz on booze-fuelled violence. Senior NSW detectives said...
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Community must change attitude to address alcohol-fuelled violence, says NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell
The New South Wales Premier and Police Commissioner have met in Sydney after a weekend of alcohol-fuelled violence which saw scores of...
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Majority of states fail alcohol alliance’s policy test, Federal Government gets ‘fizzer’ award
The first national scorecard for alcohol policy across Australia has given only three jurisdictions a “pass” mark, and labelled the...
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Queenslanders have a drinking problem
Queenslanders drink more alcohol in one sitting than the average Australian, and a quarter of Sunshine State drinkers wake up after a...
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Action against alcohol related violence
This morning a very important breakfast has occured in Spring Hill, bringing some of Queensland’s finest health professionals together...
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Itching for a fight: the motives behind alcohol-fuelled violence
This weekend, yet another violent assault has reminded us of the need to curb alcohol-related violence in public spaces. Read more…
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Punch-drunk culture must stop celebrating alcohol abuse
The time will have to come when Australia confronts and acts on the damage done by alcohol, just as it did with tobacco. For the moment,...
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Alcohol Action Plan released by the Australian National Council on Drugs
The issue papers have been released. Read more…
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Path to reduce alcohol harm is clear
The Australian Drug Foundation (ADF) congratulates and supports the Australian National Council on Drugs’ (ANCD) Alcohol Action Plan...
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1 in 8 youth deaths linked to alcohol, finds ANCD report
A National Council on Drugs report revealing the shocking extent of alcohol abuse in Australia has prompted calls for tougher measures to...
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