What are you drinking?
Social changes in what and how we consume alcohol is changing how we celebrate the festive season.
View ArticlePolice power flagged to shut late-night troublespots
A power to shut down licensed venues is being proposed for SA police and the Liquor Commissioner.
View ArticleClosure proposal for late-night venues
The South Australian Government is examining ways to stop alcohol-fuelled violence in entertainment precincts, including a power for police to temporarily close venues.
View ArticleHotels warn against overreaction on late-night crime
The Hotels Association says late-night crime should not necessarily be linked to licensed premises.
View ArticleLaws to redefine intoxication
Changes to South Australia's liquor licensing laws will let restaurant diners take home unfinished wine and will redefine intoxication.
View ArticleIntoxication spelt out under drink law changes
Liquor law changes in South Australia will give licensees a clearer definition of intoxication, when new regulations take effect next week.
View ArticleDrunks crackdown has pubs unhappy
A planned end to 24-hour trading in some pubs and clubs and introducing a licence fee on venues to help tackle drunken violence have been proposed in South Australia.
View ArticleHotels unhappy with planned new charges
Hotels are unhappy with tough changes proposed in SA in a bid to crack down on drunken violence.
View ArticleDry zones for private homes under SA plan
Private houses could become alcohol dry zones under a plan being investigated by Ceduna council. Mayor Allan Suter says, if allowed, it would help overcome a big problem for some households in the town.
View ArticleGovt promises better services in Port Augusta
The SA Government says a new approach to service delivery in Port Augusta will ensure Aboriginal people do not face discrimination.
View ArticlePilot program to tackle under-age drinking
A three-year program to tackle under-age drinking will be piloted in Adelaide.
View ArticleOff-duty officer nabbed in police blitz
An off-duty police officer has been among more than 90 people charged during a weekend road blitz in South Australia.
View ArticleAlternatives urged to alcohol dry zones
A drug and alcohol service says new approaches are needed in light of findings that dry zones and alcohol bans fail to reduce abuse problems in remote Aboriginal communities.
View ArticleExtra police to tackle drunken violence
SA police say a pre-Christmas crackdown on drunken violence this weekend will only be a short-term fix.
View ArticleGovernment promises rehab centre improvements
The South Australian Government is being urged to release a report into an under-used multi-million-dollar drug and alcohol rehabilitation centre in the Aboriginal lands of the far north.
View ArticleNPY women's council nominated for Deadly health award
NPY Women's Council has been nominated for the 'outstanding achievement in health' award for this year's Deadly awards. The Ngaanyatjarra Pitjantjatjara Women's Council's "No Safe Amount - The Effects...
View ArticleCoroner paints bleak picture of Indigenous health
A coronial inquiry covering the deaths of six Aborigines in South Australia's Far West Coast has painted a bleak picture of local alcohol abuse, chronic sickness and self-neglect.
View ArticleMayor hopes alcohol abuse report will prompt change
Ceduna's Mayor Allan Suter says he hopes a coronial report outlining severe cases of alcohol abuse and chronic sickness will prompt action.
View ArticleHotels lock-out made permanent at Whyalla
Hotels at Whyalla will keep stopping patrons from entering their premises after 1:00am.
View ArticleOutback opal community fights ban on alcohol
Residents in the outback opal mining town of Mintabie have hired a lawyer to fight the State Government over what they say is an unfair lease agreement for the town. Under the agreement, residents...
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