Alcohol
Study reveals legal favour for alcohol industry
A recent study published by the Sax Institute and the George Institute for Global Health has revealed courts favour the......
Pension penalties for addicts
The Federal Government has introduced a raft of tough welfare reforms to parliament that include punitive measures against people with......
The myth of a male drinking nation
A new study from the University of New South Wales claims that women’s drinking habits are fast catching up to......
Exploring the ethics of addiction
Whether it’s ice, heroin, cannabis, caffeine or sugar, we all have an opinion on the ethics of drug use. Substance abuse......
Redress needed for people abused in Australian Orphanages
Despite the Royal Commission into institutional responses to Child Abuse providing an early report on Redress for victims of orphanages,......
Stamping out alcohol ads
The Alcohol Advertising Review Board argues in its new report that alcohol companies’ self-regulation cannot stop children from being influenced......
Alcohol tax brewing up a storm
Should Australians be taxed more for alcohol? The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education is calling on the Federal Government......
Queensland remains divided as controversial liquor laws pass
Changes to Queensland’s liquor laws were finally passed in parliament on Thursday morning. The legislation received the leverage it needed......
Plan links domestic violence and alcohol abuse
Domestic and family violence has been a salient issue this year, with on average one woman killed a week as......
Children and families are hardest hit by alcohol addiction
More than ten thousand children are in care because their parents or guardians are abusing alcohol. The Foundation for Alcohol......