FARE congratulates the recipients appointed as Members of the Order of Australia who have made significant contributions in alcohol harm reduction treatment, research, policy and education in Australia.
Professor Emily Banks has been recognised for service to medical research and education. She is the head of the National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health and Deputy Chair of the NHMRC Alcohol Working Group, which recently updated Australian Alcohol Guidelines. Read more here.
Professor Dan Lubman has been recognised for service to medical education, research, treatment and policy in the field of addiction. He is the Director of the Monash Addiction Research Centre and Executive Clinical Director of Turning Point, a national drug and alcohol treatment centre. He recently led Turning Point’s involvement in the SBS series, ‘Addicted Australia’, following ten Australians and their families through a six-month treatment program. Read more here.
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