Alcohol
Exploring effects of Foetal Alcohol Syndrome
This week we heard about the tragic case of a woman with Foetal Alcohol Syndrome in jail for 18 months......
Alcohol and drug council closure a great loss for ATSI Australians
The end of the Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia will have particular significance for Aboriginal and Torres Strait......
The pros and cons of Christmas drinks
Christmas and alcohol seem to go hand-in-hand: pudding with brandy, rum balls, champagne, the list goes on. So how bad......
Too many young Aussies risk drinking themselves to death
Drinking alcohol is a regular part of many Australian’s social lives; however 20 per cent of us are now drinking......
Ending alcohol fueled violence: protesters push for harsher sentencing
Hundreds gathered in Sydney’s Martin Place today to demand tougher punishments for alcohol fueled offences in NSW. Several brutal attacks......
Aussies drinking more than ever
Australia is developing a two tiered drinking culture according to a report released today by the National Drug and Alcohol......
Australians drinking themselves to death
It’s a drink most of us indulge in, Alcohol. But in a poll released yesterday by the Foundation for alcohol......
Australia’s boozing bad culture
Adelaide University is now reportedly considering placing restrictions on its students’ pub crawls after the negative media attention its Engineering......
Australia’s drinking problems through sober eyes
Health journalist Jill Stark had a drinking problem. When she took a year off the booze she discovered that the......
PM fears ‘rivers of grog’ in indigenous communities
As if the east coast’s recent wild weather wasn’t bad enough, the Prime Minister is now predicting ‘rivers of grog’......