Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education - FARE

Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education - FARE FARE is an independent, not-for-profit organisation striving for an Australia free from alcohol harm.

The Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE) is a not-for-profit organisation working to lift up community voices and create an Australia free from alcohol harms. If you would like to contribute to FARE’s important work, call us on (02) 5104 9311, email [email protected], or visit www.fare.org.au.

17/06/2026

"Alcohol is an accelerant for violent environments."

Jess Hill is a coercive control academic and industry professor at UTS, who recently told The Briefing podcast how she has seen violence against women and children spike around Australia's big sporting events, like the State of Origin and AFL Grand Final.

As Jess says, alcohol accelerates violence. So when ads on jerseys, in stadiums and across broadcasts combine with harmful ideas about masculinity and aggression, this has reinforced environments where violence is more likely and more severe.

Back in 2024, she was a member of the Federal Government's expert panel that called for limits on the amount of alcohol ads shown during sport - one of many actions that could help reduce violence against women and children.

Two years later, amid a crisis of this magnitude, our leaders have yet to act. But there is hope, as Australia's media regulator ACMA [tag] is right now considering whether to remove a 'sports loophole' that has allowed wall-to-wall alcohol ads on TV broadcasts.

To hear more from Jess, check out her The Briefing podcast episode (she begins from 10:20): https://bit.ly/3QlI1aE

15/06/2026

Matt is giving back to his community in ways he never once imagined, one stride at a time, after swapping alcohol for running.

It's a decision he credits with transforming his sleep, mental clarity and purpose.

Along with running a successful business and having a thriving family life, Matt recently took part in a 30-hour charity run from Launceston to Hobart, raising tens of thousands of dollars.

Matt shared his story as part of FARE's Be Nice To Brain campaign, which encourages the community to consider how alcohol use could be impacting sleep, anxiety and overall mental wellbeing.

The City of Vincent Council is building a better future for its residents. 💚And we hope the Federal Government is taking...
12/06/2026

The City of Vincent Council is building a better future for its residents. 💚

And we hope the Federal Government is taking notes!

It has the power to create a future where we see less gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food ads when we scroll online, watch sport on our screens and spend time in public.

For too long, communities right across the country have been flooded with harmful ads that tell us to eat, drink and gamble more, so industry profits can keep on climbing.

But everyone's health and wellbeing should come first. Our leaders can pioneer the change that ensures future generations see less of these ads for many years to come.

Women and children shouldn't have to brace for a greater risk of violence around our major sports events. Full stop.So w...
11/06/2026

Women and children shouldn't have to brace for a greater risk of violence around our major sports events. Full stop.

So when we know that alcohol is a major contributing factor to gender-based violence, we need to act on the alcohol industry's deliberate and decades-long efforts to entrench itself in our sports.

William wants to see a world where his son Robin, and every child, can watch the sport they love without seeing alcohol ...
10/06/2026

William wants to see a world where his son Robin, and every child, can watch the sport they love without seeing alcohol ads.

As he shares his decades-long passion for playing and watching sport with Robin, William has grown more concerned by how often children are exposed to alcohol ads during sports broadcasts.

That's why he wants to see a 'sports loophole' designed by the commercial television industry, which allows alcohol ads during any time of day when a sports broadcast or replay is on, closed.

05/06/2026

"Healthy masculinity is healthy humanity."

Former NRL player Luke Bateman says our sports have the enormous power to champion healthier norms about masculinity that put men's emotions, vulnerability and connection first.

So, what needs to change? Our leaders need to confront the harms inflicted around major sporting events, where damaging ideas about masculinity and aggression are reinforced alongside the heavy promotion of gambling and alcohol.

These factors have intertwined over several decades to create environments where there is an increased risk of gender-based violence being perpetuated, excused and dismissed.

Our community has plenty to say about why the alcohol advertising 'sports loophole' on TV needs to be closed for good.Fr...
04/06/2026

Our community has plenty to say about why the alcohol advertising 'sports loophole' on TV needs to be closed for good.

From reducing the amount of alcohol ads children see before adulthood, to recognising the impacts of alcohol on rates of gender-based violence, here are some of the reasons Australians want the Australian Communications and Media Authority, to act.

What are your thoughts on the amount of alcohol ads shown around sports programs? Share them in the comments below!

This week FARE staff have been attending events in their local communities and online to take part in Reconciliation Wee...
03/06/2026

This week FARE staff have been attending events in their local communities and online to take part in Reconciliation Week.

Photos captured here are a snapshot of some of our activities across Awabakal lands, over to Ngunnawal & Ngambri Country and down to Naarm.

As FARE goes ‘All In’ for Reconciliation, we acknowledge action must continue beyond one week, and that for many the priority is for Treaty and truth telling grounded in self-determination and First Nations justice.

All in for Reconciliation Week. All in always.

Reconciliation Australia

We know what needs to be done to curb alcohol-related gender-based violence. Our leaders do, too. The problem is that so...
02/06/2026

We know what needs to be done to curb alcohol-related gender-based violence.

Our leaders do, too.

The problem is that so far, very few have acted on the evidence, the voices of victim-survivors and the community's overwhelming support for change.

Action on alcohol is one of the many levers that our leaders can pull, almost immediately, that would make a real difference in Australia’s crisis of gender-based violence.

Author and member of the Federal Government's Rapid Review panel Jess Hill writes in Guardian Australia that we've now reached a pivotal moment.

She writes that more than 15 years after Australia first implemented a national plan to end gender-based violence, public frustration has reached a boiling point.

But hope exists in the possibilities that can be written into the second action plan - the specific actions that federal, state and territory governments will take to end violence against women and children within a single generation.

Now is the time to see harmful industries held to account.

29/05/2026

It was really encouraging for FARE's voice to be included today at Tanya Plibersek and Ged Kearney's ministerial consultation on Australia's second action plan to end violence against women and children.

To explain more, here's FARE's Director of Preventing Gender-Based Violence Katherine Berney, who spoke on how the alcohol lobby is blocking life-saving reforms across the country.

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