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Alcohol ad rules failing Australians, AMA warns

AMA says current regulation hasn’t worked, calling on the Australian Communications and Media Authority to make a binding program standard; remove alcohol advertising exemptions for sport, and further restrict advertising hours. (File photo)

With alcohol-induced deaths at their highest rates in more than 20 years, the Australian Medical Association has called for tougher […]

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