Alcohol
Sober for October
If there was ever a month associated with drinking – it’s October. German OKtoberfest celebrations now feature across the world.......
Debunking myths about Indigenous drinking
Myths about Indigenous drinking, and the history of alcohol in Aboriginal communities, have been highlighted in a new set of......
WA communities band together over alcohol restrictions
A weekend ban on takeaway alcohol sales in several West Australian towns has proven an effective way of reducing alcohol......
Alco-pop tax or alco-flop tax?
Director of the Community Alcohol Action Network at the Australian Drug Foundation, Geoff Munro, says the Government’s 70 per cent......
Alcopop tax criticism
The 70% tax increase on pre-mixed drinks has come under fire from the Distilled Spirits Industry Council of Australia (DSICA),......
Are drugs the new alcohol?
Alcohol abuse can result in motor accidents, violence and severe health and social issues. But has the media hype on......
Alcoholics Anonymous take their meetings to the public stage
Alcoholics Anonymous are marking Drug Action Week by holding an open, public meeting of AA in Queensland. Whilst anyone can......
Indigenous wine is a first
Tohu wines is the only indigenous owned wine company in New Zealand and Maori culture is very much part of......
Kevin Rudd- scare tactics to reduce binge drinking
Kevin Rudd is attacking the problem of teenagers who binge drink. And he’s going to do it by “scaring the......
New report shows teenagers are binge drinking
Binge drinking among children and teenagers has reached alarming levels. That’s according to a major new report released today by......