A proposal to ban alcohol advertising in sport has been put forward by the Federal Government’s Preventative Health Taskforce, according to newspaper reports. The Taskforce, set up to offer a guide to the future health strategy of the nation, handed their report to the government at the end of last month – although it has yet to be publicly released. Reports from News Limited suggest that it highlights a need to rid sport of alcohol advertising in a bid to tackle binge drinking. The issue... ...Read more »

Tougher restrictions on alcohol advertising have been tabled at a meeting of the nation’s health ministers, with NSW Health Minister John Della Bosca presenting the idea in Brisbane on Friday. The fete of alcohol advertising is now in the hands of the Ministerial Council on Drugs and a strategy group within the health ministers’ conference. “There is a very important opportunity here for a serious debate,” Mr Della Bosca told reporters after the meeting. “The most important... ...Read more »