New liquor industry sales data obtained by the Australian Drug Foundation shows the sales of RTDs have plummeted by 36% and sales of spirits have hardly changed, increasing by only 3.4%, a far cry from the 46% increase in the reent Liquor Merchants Association of Australia data. Overall, this new data shows an decrease in all alcohol consumption of 11.4% when compared to the same period last year, a strong indicator that the alcopop tax is having a positive impact.
John Rogerson, ADF CEO, says: "These figures prove the alcohol industry has been trying to mislead the Australian community on the alcohol issue, just like the tobacco industry did in the 1980s. The alcohol industry can no longer be trusted and should have no role in developing more effective policy to reduce alcohol related harm in Australia."
To read the media release in full, please click here.
The ADF would like to wish all the best to our board member and three-time Olympic Gold Medal rower James Tomkins for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.
This will be James' sixth Games and he is the only rower in history to win world championship titles in every sweep oar event.
Good luck James!
The combined Second International Conference on Alcohol and Related
Brain Injury and the Brain Injury Australia National Conference will be
held in Melbourne in September. The conference, on the topic "Insights
and Solutions", will feature noted national and international
speakers.
When: 1 - 3 September 2008
Where: Sofitel Hotel, Melbourne
Who: For a list of featured speakers, please click here.
Bookings: Fill in this online form or call (03) 9278 8137.
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