Aimee Brownbill
@aimeebrownbill.bsky.social
PhD. Public Health Research, Policy & Advocacy. Commercial Determinants of Health | Policy & Res Manager FARE | ARC Industry Fellow | PHAA Fellow
Harmful industries have been left to completely infiltrate and saturate our sport. Alcohol companies sponsor every AFL & NRL club - gambling companies aren't far behind. It's impossible to watch our favourite sports without being bombarded with prompts for alcohol and gambling.
Croakey Health Media@croakeynews.bsky.social · 23h agoAustralian football codes awash with alcohol and gambling sponsorships and marketing www.croakey.org/australian-f... #publichealth
Another case of special treatment for lobbyists in Parliament by the major parties - this time tobacco industry heavyweight Philip Morris was invited to give evidence in a closed hearing www.theguardian.com/society/2026...
Coalition accused of secretly giving big tobacco lobbyists private platform in parliament
Exclusive: A Senate committee considering the illegal tobacco trade in Australia hears closed-session evidence from cigarette manufacturers
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Excited to be in Rio attending #GAPC2026 this week with global colleagues working in alcohol research, policy and advocacy.
🚨📣Opportunity to see actual regulation of alcohol advertising on TV. The ACMA are currently consulting on alcohol advertising restrictions for free-to-air TV. You can read about the opportunity and some of my reflections with @croakeynews.bsky.social here: www.croakey.org/seize-this-m...
Seize this moment of opportunity for better regulation of alcohol advertising
Croakey readers have until 30 April to pitch for more effective regulation of alcohol advertising on free-to-air TV by making
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Croakey Health Media@croakeynews.bsky.social · 5mo agoSeize this moment of opportunity for better regulation of alcohol advertising www.croakey.org/seize-this-m... #publichealth
With ‘Give us an ad break’ now out in the world, we’re excited to see many more Australians sign on to the shared statement from leading organisations backing this important reform. You can add your voice here: giveusanadbreak.org.au #giveusanadbreak #auspol
Give us an ad break | Less harmful ads. Everyone benefits.
Imagine an Australia with less gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food ads. It's time to give us an ad break. Put people before profit.
giveusanadbreak.org.au
Gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food ads follow us everywhere we go: across social media, sport, TV and streaming, and on the street. That’s what we want to change through ‘Give us an ad break’, which we launched alongside the Alliance for Gambling reform and the Food for Health Alliance last week.
‘Zero Alcohol Drinks Are Really Complex’: Navigating Substitution and Addition Consumption Issues Simone Pettigrew, Bella Sträuli, Asad Yusoff, Paula O'Brien, Michelle Jongenelis, Alexandra Jones, @aimeebrownbill.bsky.social, Fraser Taylor, Jacquie Bowden doi.org/10.1111/dar....
Trends in the Range of Zero Alcohol Products Available in Supermarkets and Alcohol Stores in Australia Simone Pettigrew, Tazman Davies, Bella Sträuli, Asad Yusoff, Paula O'Brien, Michelle Jongenelis, @aimeebrownbill.bsky.social, Alexandra Jones, Fraser Taylor, Jacquie Bowen doi.org/10.1111/dar....
Today 120+ public health and community orgs, researchers and lived experience advocates made a clear statement – its time the Australian Gov support the community by implementing meaningful reform to reduce the amount of harmful product marketing in Australia giveusanadbreak.org.au #GiveusanAdBreak
Give us an ad break | Less harmful ads. Everyone benefits.
Imagine an Australia with less gambling, alcohol and unhealthy food ads. It's time to give us an ad break. Put people before profit.
giveusanadbreak.org.au
I am beyond excited to be accepted to present my work on digital alcohol marketing at the 2026 Global Alcohol Policy Conference! Looking forward to connecting with new and existing colleagues in this global forum #GAPC2026 @globalgapa.bsky.social
Keep VicHealth Independent and Strong for a Healthier Future - Sign the Petition! www.change.org/p/keep-viche... #SaveVicHealth
Sign the Petition
Keep VicHealth Independent and Strong for a Healthier Future #SaveVicHealth
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"Absorbing VicHealth’s functions into government risks eroding the very characteristics that have long made VicHealth effective at improving Victorians’ lives." www.croakey.org/shock-and-al...
Statement: Closing #VicHealth is backward & will make more people sick. We implore the VIC Gov to not close the door on the world's 1st health promotion foundation. Economic hard heads like Productivity Commission are urging investment in prevention, not cuts. www.phaa.net.au/Web/News/Med...
Who will benefit from this decision? The list would have to include: vaping/tobacco industry; alcohol & gambling interests; those who profit from unhealthy food systems.... Who else? www.croakey.org/shock-and-al...
Shock and alarm greet news about VicHealth’s demise
News that VicHealth (the Victorian Health Promotion Foundation) will close as a standalone agency – 38 years after launching as
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Out now – In our new report, we detail how data-driven marketing can be particularly harmful when applied to harmful and addictive products. Common sense measures can be implemented to minismise these risks in Australia. Read more here: fare.org.au/data-driven-...
Tracked, profiled and targeted: New report reveals companies harvest intimate personal data on “industrial scale” to target marketing for harmful and addictive products
Companies are using sophisticated data-driven marketing methods to track, profile and target Australians with harmful advertising at times of heightened susceptibility.
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Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)@fareaustralia.bsky.social · 8mo agoToday, we’ve launched a new report alongside VicHealth that explores how companies harvest and draw on millions of pieces of personal data to track, profile and target people with hyper-personalised online ads. fare.org.au/data-driven-... #DataDrivenMarketing #auspol #onlineprivacy
"Children are being targeted by online alcohol adverts with content likely to appeal to under-18s, an investigation has revealed." When your best customers die each year, you have to try "recruit the heavy using loyalists of tomorrow'. (Industry quote). www.sundaypost.com/fp/online-al...
Investigation reveals online alcohol adverts targeting children
Children are being targeted by online alcohol adverts with content likely to appeal to under-18s, an investigation has revealed.
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The ACT has just taken a leap forward in tackling alcohol's role in violence towards women and children. Today, the ACT Government introduced a bill that acts on the impacts of rapid delivery of alcohol to homes. #auspol
We're recruiting for a new CEO! You will be the driving force behind our mission to reduce alcohol harm and improve lives across Scotland and beyond. Find out more and apply ⬇️ www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk/about-vacanc...
We're are now accepting applications for an exciting DPhil at the @oxprimarycare.bsky.social, *FUNDED* by the THRIVING Food Futures research hub! The project is about divisive policies, supervised by me, Dr Rachel Pechey @petescarbs.bsky.social @ashakaur.bsky.social lnkd.in/eezGaZZ3 Pls share! ✨
Crowd-pleasers or food fights? Exploring UK public support and objection to divisive policies that aim to reduce the environmental harm caused by the food system
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We're hiring! 📢 We're currently recruiting for a Policy Manager, Maternity Cover, Fixed term for 1 year Find out more and apply 🔽 https://twp.ai/9PVPZO
ICYMI - Our new research shows alcohol companies disproportionately deliver alcohol to people at high risk of harm. In this brief read, we cover harms of unchecked online sale & delivery of alcohol + a current opportunity the SA gov has to address these harms fare.org.au/alcohol-deli...
Alcohol delivery exposes people to greater harm, South Australia can lead the country with vital safeguards
The emergence of the online sale of alcohol for delivery to homes means alcohol is more available and there is heightened risk of harm to our community.
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Excited to share the first results out of my ARC Early Career Industry Fellowship – starting with these timely results. The emergence of un-checked online sale and delivery of alcohol to the home has seen an expansion in the availability of alcohol and heightened risk of harm to our community.
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)@fareaustralia.bsky.social · 11mo agoNew research has found online alcohol sales and advertising are exposing Australians to increased harm. Yet, state and territory governments have been slow to act on online alcohol delivery platforms, which have exploded since the pandemic. fare.org.au/new-study-fi...
Good news story! Today the ACMA announced the decision to not register revisions the commercial TV industry proposed for the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice. This means that 800+ additional hours will not open up for alcohol ads to further flood our TVs.
Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education (FARE)@fareaustralia.bsky.social · last yr.We have some fantastic news for your Friday. A proposal that would have opened up an additional 800 hours every year for commercial TV networks to run alcohol ads will not go ahead! #auspol #publichealth
Have you got a passion for campaigning, and an interest in driving alcohol policy change? Well, we've got the perfect job for you! 👋 Our Policy and Research team is growing, and we're seeking a new Policy and Advocacy Lead: fare.org.au/careers/ #NowHiring #PublicHealth #auspol
Excellent editorial in the @theguardian.com yesterday "Politicians who are serious about public health can’t ignore the rising toll of illness and death linked to drinking." Government decisions must be guided by health, not industry lobbying. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The Guardian view on alcohol and public health: the drinks industry must not control the narrative | Editorial
Editorial: Politicians who are serious about public health can’t ignore the rising toll of illness and death linked to drinking
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We must protect the community from misleading claims on alcohol products. We've signed an open letter urging Food Ministers to prioritise public health & request a review of a decision that will permit carb & sugar claims on alcohol labels & in advertising. alcoholchangeaus.org.au/open-letter-...
What a fantastic article with top tips by @mikedaube.bsky.social on research translation and advocacy. It also highlights the importance of working with our wider network and community in research translation and advocacy. We can't do it all on our own, but together we can achieve great things!
Health Promotion International@healthpromint.bsky.social · last yr.📣 NOW ACCEPTING review and perspective articles for The Mike Daube Early Career Advocacy Series READ from Emeritus Professor Mike Daube, AO - suggestions for researchers who want to make a difference ✍️ doi.org/10.1093/heapro/daad096 Guidelines ▶️ academic.oup.com/heapro/pages...
Great to see our study, being presented at #ECO25, getting lots of attention today @easoobesity.bsky.social @livuni-iph.bsky.social @livunipsyc.bsky.social Children eat more after seeing just five minutes of junk food ads, study finds www.theguardian.com/society/2025...
Children eat more after seeing just five minutes of junk food ads, study finds
Researchers call on UK government to close advertising ‘loopholes’ that are ‘driving excess calorie intake’
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