Proposed changes to alcohol laws will reduce harm and save lives
South Australia is leading the way in addressing alcohol’s role in violence against women, according to Mary Leaker.
Domestic, family and sexual violence is a national epidemic and one of the most complex, wicked problems we face. It takes an incalculable toll on our communities, with impacts that are felt across generations.
Right now, we have an unprecedented opportunity to move the dial on rates of domestic, family and sexual violence across our communities.
Amid intense national media and political focus on this issue last year, the Federal Government commissioned a rapid review of prevention approaches, which recommended that state and territory alcohol laws make preventing gender-based violence a primary objective and limit alcohol sales and delivery timeframes, as well as alcohol advertising.
One month later, state and territory premiers and chief ministers agreed at National Cabinet to review alcohol laws and their impacts in relation to........
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