The Salvation Army’s annual Alcohol Awareness campaign looks this year at why people drink alcohol, have they tried to reduce the amount they are drinking and if they’ve been unsuccessful in that effort, why?

The federal government's media reform package has failed to attract support of Australians, according to a Morgan phone survey. A small majority of Australians (52 per cent) oppose the plan to drop cross-media restrictions, while a clear majority of Australians (64 per cent) oppose the plan to relax foreign ownership restrictions.

The Federal Government's media reform package has failed to attract support among the vast majority of Australian journalists, according to a survey of Media Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) members conducted for Crikey!, with 82% believing the changes to the media laws will have a negative impact on the integrity of reporting and 85% saying...

Coordinated by ACOSS, this comprehensive research project found that Australians and businesses are giving and volunteering more than ever before, contributing more than $11 billion in 2004. An additional $2 billion was provided by 10.5 million Australians who lent their support by participating in raffles, lotteries and other fund-raising events. The number of hours donated...