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Let’s party! Safe Night Out board set for $50,000 injection
Queensland’s Safe Night Out Precinct boards will receive a cash injection of $50,000 each by the end of the month to kick-start their...
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Half of Australians unaware excessive alcohol increases cancer risk
Many Australians are putting themselves at risk of developing cancer because they have no idea that drinking too much alcohol is an...
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Banding together to make for a safe night out
A coward punch, a groping at a nightclub and numerous public nuisance offences have kicked off the first weekend of the Safe Night Out...
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Violent drunks banned from Surfers Paradise could also be banned from Broadbeach under new laws
Violent drunks kicked out of Surfers Paradise could also be banned from Broadbeach with police looking to combine the precincts under new...
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New Qld crackdown on drunken violence
When fewer Queenslanders turn up to emergency departments broken and beaten after a night of drinking and partying, the state government...
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Safe Night Out starts tonight across Queensland
Thousands of Queenslanders will experience a safe and great night out from tonight as the LNP Government’s $44.5 million Safe Night Out...
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Pubs and clubs apply for 3am closing time after Newman Government lifts moratorium on trading hours
UBS and clubs in Brisbane’s suburbs could soon be open until 3am with many among those rushing to extend their trading hours into the...
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North Brisbane is Australia’s worst binge alcohol drinking area
More than 700,000 Australians are binge drinking on at least 11 drinks in a sitting on a weekly basis and it’s a growing middle class...
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Newman confident Queensland will lead the way with Safe Night strategy
Premier Campbell Newman said he was “very confident” that the other states will soon be looking to the “Queensland model” to address...
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New report shows 15 Australians die from alcohol every day – and hundreds more are Hospitalised
Alcohol kills 15 Australians every day, while 430 people are hospitalised, a new report has found. In the past decade, the number of...
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Qld Government unveils new strategy to curb drunken violence
Queensland Premier Campbell Newman says his draft ‘safe night out’ strategy is the most comprehensive plan in Australia to curb drunken...
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Qld police blitz on alcohol-fuelled violence nets 500 arrests
Almost 500 people have been arrested during an Easter blitz on alcohol and drug-fuelled violence in Queensland, involving 1200 police...
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Queensland police arrest 230 over alcohol-related violence
Violence has marred the Easter long weekend in Queensland, with police arresting 230 people overnight for alcohol-fuelled attacks....
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Fatal coward punches to attract longer prison sentences under harsh new laws
One-punch killers will face life imprisonment under proposed changes to Queensland laws. The Newman government’s draft plan to tackle...
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NSW Police union wants lock out zones expanded
The NSW Police Association says 1.30am lock outs and 3am last drinks reforms passed in parliament this week should be expanded to other...
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Hospital staff keeping own records on alcohol admissions
Staff at the Byron Bay Hospital’s emergency department are taking it upon themselves to record whether alcohol is factor in admissions....
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Danny Green fights to make a change to attitudes outside the ring
There is anger and a desperation in Danny Green’s voice that seems to take over his whole body when he talks about the scourge of what...
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Diet soft drinks, alcohol don’t mix
It’s the guilt-free option that could land you a guilty verdict. Australian research teams studying the metabolism of soft drinks have...
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Australian Medical Association calls for national summit on alcohol
Emergency doctors who spend their weekends dealing with victims of drunken violence have called on the Federal Government to follow NSW’s...
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Alcohol sales: Experts call for figures to be publicised
Hundreds of millions of litres of alcohol are swallowed in Australia each year but the NSW government has no idea how much is consumed in...
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