The Northern Territory government has extended alcohol restrictions in the central town of Alice Springs due to positive results so far, but challenges remain ahead.
According to the government, evidence from the Emergency Department of the Alice Springs Hospital showed alcohol-related emergency presentations had been reduced by a third, while alcohol-related harm and assaults have also been reduced.
NT Chief Minister and Minister for Alcohol Policy Natasha Fyles said, “Alcohol-related harm is one of the Territory’s biggest social challenges, which is why addressing it is one of the Territory government’s biggest priorities.”
The NT government has also tried other ways to cut the drinking problem and other alcohol-related harms including checking licences and introducing police liquor inspectors….