Alcohol Change Australia prepares submissions advocating for policy and regulatory change to reduce the harmful impacts of alcohol on individuals, families, and communities.
We respond to relevant consultations and inquiries at a national level.
This submission to the Australian Communications and Media Authority's review into alcohol advertising restrictions in the Free TV Code highlights that the existing Free TV Code does not provide appropriate community safeguards and allows extensive exposure to alcohol advertising....
07 May, 2026
This supplementary submission to the re-referred Inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia presents updated research and emerging evidence relevant to the Terms of Reference for the Committee’s consideration....
30 November, 2025
Alcohol Change Australia submitted a 2025-26 Pre-Budget submission, that focused on preventing and reducing the impacts of alcohol related harm in Australia. The submission presented opportunities to raise revenue and also to invest in public health to reduce the harms caused by alcohol. Alcohol Change Australia recommended that the 2025-26 Budget: Use pricing policies to reduce alcohol related harms by: Removing the Wine Equalisation Tax and introducing a volumetric tax for wine and other ...
25 February, 2025
This submission was in response to the review of the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice (the Code). Our response centred on the need to protect the community, particularly children and young people, from alcohol advertising. We know that exposure to alcohol advertising contributes to harm. The existing Code and the draft changes proposed in the review fail to adequately protect Australians, particularly children and young people, from alcohol advertising on television. Our respon...
05 December, 2024
This submission was to the Joint Select Committee into Social Media & Australian Society and submitted in June 2024. For details on the inquiry visit the homepage. Every Australian should be able to grow up and live in an environment that supports their health and wellbeing. Yet our community is constantly bombarded with promotions for alcohol, including on social media. Higher standards and regulation for how unhealthy products are marketed on digital platforms, including social media, are ...
05 November, 2024
This submission was to the House Standing Committee on Health, Aged Care and Sport for the inquiry into the health impacts of alcohol and other drugs in Australia. Alcohol products take a significant toll on our communities, fuelling violence, injuries and deaths. Our response to this inquiry focused on preventing the health impacts of alcohol in Australia and presented a suite of opportunities to reduce harms caused by alcohol products. Specifically, we recommended that the Government: Deliver ...
17 October, 2024
This response was submitted as part of the Statutory Review of the Online Safety Act 2021 and our response relates to the harms caused online by digital alcohol marketing practices. Digital technologies can provide the community with benefits that support health and wellbeing, including social connectivity, access to learning opportunities, and flexible working opportunities. However, digital platforms are currently operating in a way that enables harmful marketing for unhealthy products, includ...
25 June, 2024
This submission to the Senate inquiry into access to Parliament House Australia by lobbyists focuses on the urgent need to strengthen regulation of lobbying activities at the Federal level in Australia to help prevent and reduce alcohol-related harm....
14 February, 2024