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The federal government has plucked about $340 million out of struggling mental health programs in the past two years after repeatedly attacking Tony Abbott for cutting $1 billion from the health budget when he was the presiding minister [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
This report was commissioned in order to provide detailed country profiles relating to alcohol and other drug issues. In addition, a regional overview has been prepared to highlight where existing regional mechanisms may be, and already have been, employed to address these issues [Australian National Council on Drugs]
Victoria’s highest court has invoked the state’s Charter of Human Rights to send a law back to Parliament on the grounds that it breaches the rights of citizens [ABC News, Australia]
The report provides considered recommendations for framing appropriate responses coordinated at the regional level, via regional and international coordinating mechanisms and donors [Australian National Council on Drugs]
The federal government’s refusal to declare it would take over the struggling mental health system in its health-reform blueprint has drawn fire from two psychiatric leaders, Patrick McGorry and Ian Hickie [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
This strategic intelligence assessment presents a marketbased analysis of the risk posed by illicit drug markets in Queensland, with a particular focus on organised criminal involvement in those markets [Crime and Misconduct Commission, Queensland, Australia]
Reducing Australia’s blood alcohol limit for drivers to 0.02 is probably inevitable, a public health expert says as other prominent academics also voice their support for the move [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
The objectives of this discussion paper are to advise the public about the introduction of alcohol ignition interlocks and to seek comment from the Queensland community on potential new programs or improvements to existing policies and programs that could be introduced to address this road safety problem [Queensland Government, Australia]
The alcohol-crash expert said Queensland mirrored Victoria, where two-thirds of booze-related crashes involved drivers with blood alcohol readings of 0.15 or above, many of whom were repeat offenders [news.com.au, Australia]
The NSW Premier, Kristina Keneally, has banned alcohol at all RTA promotions, admitting that alcohol supplied at a young driver safety event this year sent a ‘‘very confusing message’‘ [Sydney Morning Herald, Australia]
A newsletter from the National Centres for Drug and Alcohol Research, published this issue by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre, Sydney [NDARC, Australia]
Does this sound like anyone you know? Darryl is 35, has a steady job, a stable home and good marriage, enjoys a few beers in front of the TV most nights – doesn’t have what most people would call a drink problem [The Age, Australia]
West Australian premier Colin Barnett has defended his health minister’s decision to send a young drug abuser to New Zealand for her second liver transplant [Perth Now, Australia]
Public Health Association of Australia president Professor Mike Daube says the industry is as bad as “Big Tobacco” when it comes to pushing their wares. He says the idea of negotiating with the drinks industry is a failed experiment and that it is “cloud cuckoo land” to think they can make any constructive contribution to public health policy [Adelaide Now, Australia]
March 2010 {Hepatitis C Council of NSW, Australia]
Children with ADHD who use prescription drugs to manage their condition are 10 times more likely to perform poorly at school than ADHD kids who avoid medication, a new report reveals [The Australian]
Companion Document to The Guidelines for the Treatment of Alcohol Problems [Department of Health and Ageing, Australian Government]
As cricket administrators ponder why the fans are switching off, scientists say the players have become “mobile billboards for unhealthy lifestyles”. Junk food and alcohol brands prominently feature during cricket broadcasts on television, researchers said [WA Today, Australia]
A “substantial’‘ number of young lives would be saved if the legal drinking age was increased to 21 as suggested by the Prime Minister, a Queensland professor who advises the World Health Organisation on the issue says [Brisbane Times, Australia]
Provides the knowledge essential to help people reduce, cease, or manage their cannabis-use problems. The manual aims to provide facts, figures, and useful techniques to assist clinicians in providing evidence-based treatments for cannabis users wishing to change the patterns of their use. The manual also provides a number of worksheets to use with cannabis clients [National Cannabis Prevention and Information Centre, Australia]
