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    The Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), the national peak body representing organizations in the substance use sector, has had its core funding cut by the Australian government. This will force the ADCA to close down many of its services, including its National Drug Sector Information Service library and projects related to workforce development, drug action week, and inhalant abuse information. The sector and advocates argue this is a short-sighted decision that will undermine decades of work to reduce substance-related harm in Australia and have negative impacts across the community.

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    The Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), the national peak body representing organizations in the substance use sector, has had its core funding cut by the Australian government. This will force the ADCA to close down many of its services, including its National Drug Sector Information Service library and projects related to workforce development, drug action week, and inhalant abuse information. The sector and advocates argue this is a short-sighted decision that will undermine decades of work to reduce substance-related harm in Australia and have negative impacts across the community.

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    ALC (Ad Cohol An Ministrato ND Other or Appoint Drugs Co Ted) DEFU Ouncil O Unded F Austra Alia (Adca A)

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    The Alcohol and Other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA), the national peak body representing organizations in the substance use sector, has had its core funding cut by the Australian government. This will force the ADCA to close down many of its services, including its National Drug Sector Information Service library and projects related to workforce development, drug action week, and inhalant abuse information. The sector and advocates argue this is a short-sighted decision that will undermine decades of work to reduce substance-related harm in Australia and have negative impacts across the community.

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    ALC COHOLAN NDOTHERDRUGSCO OUNCILOFAUSTRA ALIA(ADCA A) (Administrato orAppoint ted)DEFU UNDED

    Fund dingfortheA Alcoholando otherDrugsCouncil C (ADC CA),thenatio onalpeakbodyrepresent ting orga anisationsandworkersinthesector,h hasbeenaxe edbytheass sistantMinist terforHealth h, Sena atorFionaNa ash. edyesterday yofthedecisiontocutco orefundingfo oritsdaytod dayoperatio ons ADCAwasnotifie rojects;thisp promptedan nemergencymeetingoft theADCABoardlastnight andindividualpr yagreedtop puttheorgan nisationintovoluntaryad dministration n. wheredirectorsunanimously f continuouslyasth henationalp peakfornear rlyhalfacent tury.Asthel latest ADCAhasbeenfunded ewcoalitiongovernment tsausterityd drive,theimpactofthisd decisionwillbefelt casualtyinthene munityaccord dingtotheorganisations spatron,ProfessorIanW WebsterAO.In 46 acrossthecomm rs,thisistheonlygovernm mentthatha asdecideditcandowitho outADCAsadvice, a Profe essor year Web bstersaid. yearsapproa ernmentsofallpersuasio onshavefory achedADCAforadviceon nalcoholand d Gove othe erdrug(AOD)matters,tru ustingitsrep putationasareliable,balancedsource e.Whilesuch h advic cemaynothave h alwaysb beenpalatab bletothem,ithasalways sbeenunbiasedandevid dence base ed. egovernmen ntsdecisionis i adevastatingblowtot thesectoran ndundermine esyearsofwork w to The minimisealcoholandotherd drugrelatedharmacrosstheAustralia ancommunity.Iteffectiv vely ofcorporateknowledgeandleavesthesectorw withoutrepresentationata erasesdecadeso onallevel,A ADCAChairD DrMalWashe ersaid. natio epositoryofnearly n 100,000AODreso ources, ADCAsNationalDrugSectorInformationService,are e sh hutdownasaresult. willeffectively This sisoneofth heworldsmo ostcomprehensiveAODlibraryservic ceswhichhasbeenacces ssed fory yearsbyothe erlibrariesan ndindividualsworldwide.Itscontribu utiontoclinic calpracticea and professionaldevelopmentisinestimable,accordingto t ADCAVice ePresidentP ProfessorAlis son er. Ritte erprojectsan ndservicesa affectedbyth hefundingcu utinclude: Othe DrugAct tionWeek,w whichfor16y yearshasallo owedcommu unitiesAustr raliawidetoraise awarene essandcomm memoratethoseworkingtoreduceAODharma andtheassoc ciated NationalDrugandAlcoholAward ds TheNationalInhalantsInformatio onService,th hefirstcentr ralonlineinfo ormationsou urce emisuse forvolatilesubstance

    TheRegisterofAustralianDrugandAlcoholResearchand, Drugfields,anewprojectdesignedtoencourageandsupportworkforcedevelopment.

    Eachoftheseishighlysignificanttoresearch,awarenessandthesectorsfutureworkforce, IanWebstersaid.Workforcesustainabilitymustrankasoneofthemostimportantissuesof ourtimeregardlessofthesector. Thegovernmentneedstoreconsideritsshortsighteddecision.Everyday,mediaoutletsarefull ofstoriesofAODrelatedviolence,crime,thedisadvantaged,homelessnessandpoverty.The costtothecommunityiscrippling,yetgovernmentsseemoblivioustoit. OnemajorgroupaffectedbyseriousAODrelatedharmisourfirstAustralians.ThePrime MinisterwantstobeaPrimeMinisterforAboriginalAustralia.Heneedstounderstandhowthis decisionwillfurtheralienatethepeoplesheclaimshewantstorepresent,ProfessorWebster said. Contact:RobGill M:0438618983T:0262159817 HenryKazar Administrator hkazar@kazarslaven.com.au

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