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What is the problem with not drinking?
At a recent party a male friend asked me, “how can you have fun without drinking?” This is just one of the many, many times I have been questioned about not drinking alcohol. There have also been many...
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A Year Without Alcohol
Wow I can’t even believe I’m typing this! If you’re reading this it’s because I made it. I made it to one full year without alcohol. On May 6, 2013 I took my last drink. I will never forget how it...
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Alcohol harms. Alcohol kills.
Alcohol kills. Fifteen Australians die every day, 5,554 Australians every year. That’s four times the number of people killed on our roads each year, an unacceptable alcohol death toll that continues...
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Support for Indigenous Australians
This is a transcription of a presentation delivered by Professor Kate Conigrave and her colleague Peter Jack, on behalf of Addiction Medicine at the University of Sydney, to the House of...
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One month without alcohol
I’ve lived my entire life believing there are only two types of drinkers – those with a serious drinking problem and those, like me, drinking without any problems at all. I didn’t need to have a drink...
View ArticleWe are the Champions
Since November 2012, the Champions ACT campaign has been encouraging young people in Canberra to assume the role of the Champion when drinking with friends in local, licensed venues. The idea of the...
View ArticleName that Point
Alcohol-related violence has always been enticing to media and every so often the issue flares up again and lively public debate ensues. But recent reports have been a little different. The...
View ArticleReflections on Australia’s drinking culture
As a culture we aren’t comfortable with people not drinking. There I said it. Don’t want sugar with your coffee, no problems. Decide to quit smoking, good on you. Turn down the second round of drinks...
View ArticleBlow Me First
Blow Me First (BMF) is not just an outlandish and provocative statement. It stands for an innovative vision and approach to the excessive drinking culture that has been a mainstay of Australian society...
View ArticleAmbitious alcohol culture change campaign connects with young Victorians
At the end of last year, VicHealth set out on an ambitious journey. We were tasked with designing a campaign to challenge the culture of drinking in Victoria. As part of a broader Victorian Government...
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