Alcohol
Should Queensland lock out drink drivers?
Drink driving costs the State Government $770 million dollars per year according to the Queensland Coalition for Action on Alcohol (QCAA).......
Prominent doctors concerned with National Drug Strategy
Several prominent Australian doctors have expressed their concern with the Federal Government’s new National Drug Strategy. The strategy aims to......
The key to creating a healthy relationship between teens and alcohol
A new study shows that parents can have a positive influence on their teenagers relationship with alcohol. Parental influence can......
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......