Outcomes

Children reap enormous rewards from participating in organised sport or physical activities. These include physical and social benefits, and assistance building emotional control, resilience and self-esteem – while providing a healthy outlet from life’s daily pressures. Every Australian state has its version of an incentive program that focuses on getting more children participating in organised physical activities. In South Australia, the State Government’s Sports Vouchers program has disbursed more than $48 million since it launched in 2015, helping ease the…

Zero-alcohol drinks (<0.5% alcohol) resemble alcohol in appearance and taste and are often closely linked to a parent alcohol brand yet there are currently no age or marketing restrictions on these drinks, and they are freely promoted to all age groups, including young people.  In an Australian first, and funded by the Channel 7 Children's Research Foundation, Flinders University researchers will examine the impact of the rapidly growing zero-alcohol drinks market on young people’s perceptions of alcohol to determine if…