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The feasibility and utility of using coded ambulance records for a violence surveillance system: a novel pilot study
The primary aim of this study was to pilot the use of coded ambulance clinical records for violence surveillance at the population level, similarly to work done in an established surveillance system of alcohol and other drugs (AOD) and mental health-related harms.
Journal article
The revolving door between government and the alcohol, food and gambling industries in Australia
More than one-third of people registered on the Australian government Register of Lobbyists have previously been government representatives. This article aims to explore the incidence of the ‘revolving door’ phenomenon, whereby individuals move between positions in government and positions in the Australian alcohol, food and gambling industries.
Journal article
What do we know about alcohol mixed with energy drink (AmED) use in Australia? Expanding local evidence
This paper replicates two previously used survey approaches to consolidate a national picture of alcohol mixed with energy drink (AmED) consumption in Australia.
Journal article
Alcohol advertising in sport and non-sport TV in Australia, during children’s viewing times
Exposure to alcohol advertising is associated with initiation of drinking in children who have not previously been drinkers, and greater consumption in pre-existing drinkers, according to this study.
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NSW parliament sits to introduce 'one-punch laws'
Introduction: The NSW Parliament will sit today, having been recalled early to pass new liquor licensing laws aimed at curbing alcohol fuelled violence. Premier Barry O'Farrell has been under pressure to act on alcohol fuelled violence in Sydney since the one-punch death of 18 year old Thomas Kelly in 2012. That pressure reached fever pitch...