As communities search for solutions to alcohol-fuelled violence and harm, a proposal to severely restrict takeaway grog is subject of a hotly contested debate.
As communities in northern WA search for solutions to alcohol-fuelled violence and harm, a proposal to severely restrict takeaway grog is subject of a hotly contested debate.
While it's been met with widespread backlash from the tourism and hospitality sectors, which believe it would damage the area's reputation, what do leaders in health care and social services say?Not all leaders opposed to ban "I think the police commissioner will be really struggling to get it across the line, but do we just continue on with the devastation that alcohol is causing among us?"Underlying causes need to be addressed
"I don't believe that blanket restrictions work to address the harms and misuse of alcohol," she said.Bottleshops in the Pilbara and Kimberley could be banned from selling anything other than light beer. The BDR is the preferred alcohol policy of both the state government and hospitality industry, and the program's two-year trial in the Pilbara will end this year.Some people question the effectiveness of the banned drinkers register.
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