SWAT - The Society Without Alcoholic Trauma was formed on 1990 as a non-profit association with a simple objective to introduce  some reforms into the alcohol industry by making the trade, responsible for the costs of the damage caused by its product. Alcohol policy reform is long overdue with the Liquor Industry never been subjected to a referendum or a court case to determine its current place. It will be a valuable step forward when it is forced to justify before the Australian people the special privilege it enjoys.

" It's high time the alcohol trade be made responsible for its costs "

 

SWAT recognises alcohol as a legitimate trade and does not favour prohibition or campaign for abstinence. However, there is no justification whatsoever for the current financial support by government and the subsidy it provides for those who drink. Over the years, we have printed and distributed approximately 500,000 bulletins which have contained information about the extent of damage caused by alcohol and the arguments which justify our claim, that to charge the populace with these costs is quite illogical, unfair, and undemocratic.