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Rocket-fast snowmobiles less to blame for rider deaths than booze, inexperience

In the immortal words of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, God made fast motorcycles for one reason: "Being shot out of a cannon will always be better than being squeezed out of a tube."

Tribune News Service

France struggles with wine surplus

PARIS: France plans to spend millions of euros to turn wine into industrial alcohol for pharmaceuticals and cosmetics to drain a massive surplus, the agriculture ministry has said.

Bangkok Post

Vicky Pattison's heartbreaking update on alcoholic dad amid fears he'd never see grandkids

Vicky Pattison appeared on Good Morning Britain to announce her exciting new role as a patron for the National Association for Children of Alcoholics

Daily Mirror

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Vicky Pattison ‘bag of nerves’ over appearing in Parliament in new patron role

The reality TV star has become a patron for the National Association for Children of Alcoholics.

The Independent UK

NT Chief Minister Natasha Fyles, Senator Jacinta Price in war of words over alcohol bans

Northern Territory senator Jacinta Price has introduced legislation to the federal Senate which would see alcohol bans reimposed on remote communities and town camps, prompting an angry reaction from the NT government.

ABC News

Fact Check: Did Labor just introduce a sneaky new beer tax?

A shadow minister claims Labor broke a key election promise. Is that correct? RMIT ABC Fact Check investigates.

ABC News

Banned: Laura Whitmore’s TikTok and Instagram posts for alcoholic drinks

ASA rules that former Love Island's social media posts should have been clearly marked as advertisements

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Alcohol restricted in Laverton as Aboriginal elder says pub has become 'sacred site'

While Alice Springs is in the national spotlight, temporary liquor restrictions have been introduced in the small West Australian town of Laverton amid ongoing concerns about violence.

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NT senators tell of family impacts of alcohol abuse

As debate continues on alcohol bans in the NT, both of the territory's senators have shared emotional stories of the impact of alcohol in communities.

AAP

Laura Whitmore’s TikTok and Instagram posts for alcohol brand banned

Presenter is an investor in drinks company, but did not receive payment for the posts

The Independent UK

NT chief minister denounces Jacinta Price’s bill to reinstate intervention-era alcohol restrictions

Natasha Fyles accuses federal Country Liberal party senator of drafting bill without community consultation

The Guardian - AU

In the spirit: More alcohol ads to run during Super Bowl

A bevy of booze brands will be in the Super Bowl ad lineup this year

The Independent UK

Violent criminal who told pregnant partner he would 'rip' baby out during brutal beating jailed for 13 years

Dean Paget was sentenced to 14 years with the final 12 months suspended for two years on condition he work with probation services and continue to deal with his drug and alcohol addiction

Dublin Live

Dean Paget who told pregnant partner he would 'rip' baby out of her during brutal beating is jailed for 13 years

The judge made a substantial reduction to the sentence imposed after taking into account Paget's guilty plea and attempts to deal with drug and alcohol issues

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Hospitality giant Iris Capital’s Alice Springs alcohol licence under investigation by NT government

Action comes after police suspended trading twice in two weeks over ‘threats to public safety’ at two of its venues

Wales Online

Thug punched, headbutted, and strangled 88-year-old gran who told him to stop drinking

Matthew Jonathan, 37, attacked his grandmother Barbara Jenkins at her home in Tonyrefail which left covered in blood and bruises

Evening Standard

Childline contacted twice a day by children seeking help with alcoholic parent

NSPCC counsellors delivered 633 sessions to children concerned about parent’s substance misuse last year

Manchester Evening News

CCTV captures brazen shop worker lighting up a cigarette for underage customer

The convenience store in Ormskirk was stripped of its alcohol licence at a council hearing last week

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'Party-loving' woman who thought she had alcohol allergy discovers headache was cancer

Izzy Fletcher suffered a terrible headache and felt like her head was going to 'explode' after drinking a single glass of wine, so she went for tests and soon found out she had blood cancer

ABC News

Federal, NT governments accused of disregarding call for needs-based funding in Alice Springs report

The Northern Territory government insists a quarter of a billion dollars in federal funding will tackle Indigenous disadvantage, but it's been accused of walking away from the recommendations of a major report.

ABC News

Return of NT alcohol bans welcomed by some remote residents, with others bitterly disappointed

As communities prepare for the return of blanket alcohol bans, some say it'll bring respite from the scourge of alcohol abuse, while others say the new restrictions are not fair.

The Conversation

Women can reliably remember if they gave sexual consent when intoxicated, new study suggests

According to the Crime Survey for England and Wales for 2020, 1.6 million adults aged between 16 to 74 have experienced sexual assault by rape or penetration (including attempts), since the age of 16. But the vast majority didn’t report it to the police. And, in the tiny fraction of…

The Guardian - AU

‘Alcohol laws can’t solve this’: NT Indigenous groups welcome new funding but urge longer-term solutions

The funding measures, along with the reintroduction of alcohol bans, were called a ‘circuit breaker’ by federal NT senator, Marlarndirri McCarthy

The Conversation

Politics with Michelle Grattan: Senator Malarndirri McCarthy on Alice Springs and the Voice

Alcohol bans are being reimposed on Northern Territory Indigenous communities, as the federal and territory governments grapple with intractable problems in Alice Springs and elsewhere in the NT.

AAP

Dutton urges more action to protect Indigenous children

While he has welcomed alcohol bans, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says further initiatives are needed to protect children in remote Indigenous communities.

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