In FARE’s 2019 poll released in May, a majority of Australians voiced concern about alcohol, with 66 per cent indicating they believe Australia has a problem with excess drinking, 53 per cent believing that alcohol-related problems in Australia will worsen or remain the same over the next five to ten years, and 75 per cent believing that more needs to be done to reduce the harm caused by alcohol.
The perception that more needs to be done to reduce alcohol harm has remained relatively consistent over the past ten years. There have been variations in responses to some of these core questions over the years. After all, Australians’ attitudes towards alcohol are influenced by a range of factors, including media reporting and government policy decisions, which have changed the emphasis over time.