Disclosure Statement Steve Allsop receives funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and has received fundng from competitive funding sources such as NHMRC, ARC and Healthway (WA).
Alcohol Action Ireland is the national charity for alcohol-related issues. We are an independent voice for advocacy and policy change, working to reduce levels of alcohol-related harm and with a…
Fianna Fáil has accused the Government of not tackling the issue of cheap alcohol and has said it is having a devastating effect on public health. In its pre-budget submission, the party asked the Minister for Finance Michael Noonan to include a 10% levy on alcohol sales in off-licences.
The true extent of alcohol and drug-fuelled violence in WA has been laid bare with statistics revealing that the substances were involved in almost 70 per cent of the 200,000 physical assaults in the State last year.
From the Irish Examiner Friday, February 22, 2013 The Government would be scoring a “policy own goal” if it fails to ban alcohol companies from sponsoring sport. By Mary Regan,…