A Canberra father has applied in the Federal Court to compel the Australian Communications and Media Authority to ban alcohol advertising during televised sport, after his brother died at a young age as a result of alcohol abuse.
An Emergency Warning has been issued for parts of Nambeelup, Serpentine and the Shire of Murray in Western Australia. For the latest, search onWilliam Spaul has lodged an application to the Federal Court in a bid to ban alcohol advertising during televised sportThe Foundation of Alcohol Research and Education says alcohol advertising is harming young people
"He was drinking a lot, which I think put him under more financial pressure, and I think drinking so much, it started affecting him in mental and physical ways as well.Mr Spaul said he believed alcohol advertising had only compounded his brother's addiction, and that he was living within an "alcohol culture".
"There shouldn't be an association between alcohol and sport because there is no need, there's no real connection, you don't need alcohol to play sport, in fact, it reduces your sporting performance." Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education chief executive Caterina Giorgi said research showed young people were being harmed by the advertising.
"It involves not having these companies associate their brands with things that we love and trust and want to be part of.""I think that this step shows that regulation is failing our families and communities," she said.
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