Little support so far for lower drink-driving limits
The Qld Government is pressing ahead with community consultation on reducing the drink-driving blood-alcohol limit to 0.02, despite widespread opposition.
View ArticleLaws not deterring repeat drink-drivers: Opposition
The Queensland Opposition says repeat drink-drivers are not being deterred from offending again.
View Article'No fix for homelessness without drug, alcohol prevention'
A national conference on homelessness has been told the problem will not improve until more money is provided to drug and alcohol prevention.
View ArticleAfter a wet September, it's a dry Oc-sober
Queenslanders are being encouraged to give up alcohol this month, in what is known as Oc-sober.
View ArticleAlcohol offences crackdown 'disappointing'
Police Minister Neil Roberts says the level of alcohol-fuelled violence in Qld is 'disappointing', after officers issued more than 600 charges on the weekend.
View ArticleSobriety house re-opens in Mt Isa
The Kalkadoon Aboriginal Sobriety House (KASH) has re-opened in Mount Isa now under operation from the Salvation Army.
View ArticleSpringborg to hold Gulf alcohol review talks
Queensland Health Minister Lawrence Springborg says he wants to talk to community leaders on Mornington Island in the state's far north, about health implications from a alcohol management plans...
View ArticleQld Government to review liquor licensing rules
The Queensland Government is looking to scrap pub and gambling bans on Good Friday, Anzac Day and Christmas Day, as part of a major review of the state's liquor licensing rules.
View ArticleMornington Island elder makes tearful plea to save Indigenous residents
An Aboriginal elder has made an emotional plea for the Queensland Government to help save Indigenous men and women from an early death.
View ArticleRevised lockout laws will curb alcohol-fuelled violence, Queensland A-G says
Labor's plan to revise lockout laws will significantly reduce levels of alcohol-fuelled violence, Queensland Attorney-General Yvette D'Ath says, while the Government is criticised by an industry group...
View ArticleMornington Island community wants alcohol ban lifted to end home-brew epidemic
A remote far north Queensland island community struggling with a home-brew epidemic wants its state-imposed alcohol ban lifted, saying alcohol abuse is worse now than when the ban was introduced.
View ArticleDry community elders urge police to return to Alpurrurulam as they lose...
How do you police a dry community without a permanent police station? Locals have been left alone as alcohol abuse grows out of control.
View ArticleClimate change, drugs and mental health regional youth speak out about the...
Climate change, drugs and mental health what do the next generation think are the most pressing issues facing regional Australians?
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