Tag: alcohol marketing
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Proceed with caution, parents – zero alcohol drinks are not risk-free
Mr Nathan Harrison and Dr Ashlea Bartram You might have noticed that there are more and more zero-alcohol drinks appearing on shelves in Australia. Non-alcoholic beers, wines and spirits (containing <0.5% alcohol), are designed to look and taste like the alcoholic versions of the brands they are modelled on and…
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Industry’s bogus ad scheme fails to protect children from alcohol exposure
Chanelle Wilson, Cancer Council Western Australia When children from Mount Hawthorn Primary School left for the day back in June, the first thing they saw was a large glass of wine and the tagline “when it rains, we pour” pictured on a bus stop advertisement. The ad was for ‘Cabin…
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Pre-mixed alcohol products are driving a deceptive wellness trend in alcohol
Bella Sträuli, The George Institute for Global Health If you visit a local bottle shop this Christmas season, you could be forgiven for believing that some of the pre-mixed alcohol options on the shelf are good for you. With claims like ‘low sugar’, ‘low calorie’, ‘low carb’, ‘vegan’, and ‘gluten…
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National alliance urges five key steps to reduce harms from alcohol
Introduction by Croakey: If the Australian Government is to achieve the stated goal of a 10 percent reduction in the harmful use of alcohol by 2028, some significant policy changes are needed, according to Hannah Pierce, Executive Officer for Alcohol Change Australia. Below she outlines five evidence-based areas where the Government can…
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Making every global crisis a marketing opportunity: alcohol industry corporate activism
Abbie-Clare Vidler and Keira Bury The alcohol industry were among many organisations participating in World Environment Day, held by the United Nations Environment Programme on 5 June. The theme of the celebrations was ‘Only One Earth’, a call back to the theme’s use at the world’s first environment conference 50…
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Levies on unhealthy products reduce disease and heal the budget deficit
Terry Slevin – PHAA CEO As a result of the pandemic that has changed our lives, some are suggesting that an undeniable response from government will be greater investment in public health. Those closer to decision makers within governments are suggesting the costs incurred due to the pandemic will result…
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Tonight I’ll be having…poison! On-demand alcohol delivery services and the danger they pose to public health
Dr Michelle I Jongenelis, Senior Research Fellow and Deputy Director, Melbourne Centre for Behaviour Change In case you were worried about how you would survive when you can’t get to the bottle shop, fear not! UberEats has launched a campaign to make sure you know just how easy it is to…
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Big Alcohol and COVID-19: Why we need government regulation of alcohol marketing
Hannah Pierce, Sarah Jackson and Julia Stafford What happened when the alcohol industry was in charge of alcohol marketing regulation during the COVID-19 pandemic? We answer this question in our new report, Giving the ok to Stay In. Drink Up, produced in partnership by the Cancer Council Western Australia and…