Food Standards Australia and New Zealand (FSANZ)’s decision to design their own pregnancy warning label is short-sighted and will see costs passed to the consumer for very little health gain. “Our industry has made it very clear to FSANZ that we support making the...
Most Australians drink alcohol for enjoyment, relaxation and sociability, and do so responsibly. The NHMRC drinking guidelines which help determine harmful levels of consumption are extremely important and must have credibility within both the health community and the...
Australians would view it as our duty to fight the harmful use of alcohol – as an industry, as producers, as retailers, and as individuals – to help improve the health of Australians and reduce the risk of alcohol-related harms and Non-Communicable Diseases. The...
Alcohol makers have rejected an offer by a senior federal health bureaucrat for the industry to put forward experts to join a panel reviewing Australia's controversial safe drinking guidelines.
“All spin and no substance.” Alcohol Beverages Australia Executive Director Fergus Taylor responds to a poll released by the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education.
Alcohol Beverages Australia Executive Director Fergus Taylor features in a panel discussion on the effectiveness of graphic advertisements in motivating changes to drinking habits, calls for warning labelling on alcohol packaging and the true level of cancer risk...
The latest figures from the NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) show what has long been suspected: Sydney’s lockout laws are not the answer to what is a complex social problem. The BOCSAR report, released yesterday, shows crime declining in the...
Never mind the hangover. The misuse of alcohol is costing us “a staggering” $36 billion a year. So proclaimed a straight-faced presenter on the ABC, a staggeringly gullible organisation with a tendency to pluck ludicrous claims from press releases and broadcast them as fact.
The Turnbull government has quietly begun a review of Australia's safe-drinking guidelines after the "low risk" level of alcohol intake was halved overnight amid accusations of nanny statism. Click here to read more
New research shows that consumption of alcohol per capita has tumbled to a 50-year low and ad spend is drying up in TV and print as alcohol brands push dollars into outdoor and digital, AdNews can reveal. Read more
Alcohol Beverages Australia (ABA) has welcomed the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) research on Australian drinking which highlights well known downward trends in problem drinking. Read more
One-punch victim defends booze laws - Read more http://www.theage.com.au/wa-news/dont-punish-all-for-actions-of-a-few-onepunch-victim-defends-wa-booze-laws-20161020-gs71gc.html
Violence and anti-social behaviour is unacceptable, irrespective of how or when it occurs. But sucking the life out of Sydney is not the solution. Click here to read more
Victoria's Premier Daniel Andrews has dismissed speculation that the state may re-introduce lockout laws. Read more
CEO of Alcohol Beverages Australia, Mr Andrew Wilsmore, said “The good news for Australians is that there will still be plenty of drinks to choose from when they visit their local bottleshop, pub, club or restaurant this festive season. “Some products, however, may...
Alcohol Beverages Australia has elected a new Executive Committee at its Annual General Meeting hosted on November 30 in Sydney. Mr Greg Holland, CEO of Spirits & Cocktails Australia has been elected as the new ABA Chair; with Mr Tony Battaglene, CEO of Australian...
Despite alarmist statements from anti-alcohol activists who tried to equate an increase in retail sales while hospitality venues were closed to concerns about Aussies drinking to excess, the latest wastewater analysis has shown that alcohol consumption during the...