As a result of rising concerns about crime in Alice Springs, the
Northern Territory government has
reinstated bans on the supply of alcohol.
The measures, which re-implement aspects of the highly
criticised Northern Territory National Emergency Response (also
known as "the Intervention"), mean that Aboriginal
people living in remote communities and town camps in the Territory
will not be able to buy takeaway alcohol.
Whilst there is some evidence to support alcohol restrictions to
tackle anti-social behaviour, the evidence for such interventions
in the Northern Territory is more mixed than is widely
reported.
Australia's
Favourite Drug
Alcohol remains Australia's most popular
drug, with 77% of Australians having consumed alcohol within
the last 12 months, and 1 in 3 of us admit downing the booze on a
weekly basis.
