Alcohol
A prominent Aboriginal man from Western Australia's north has appeared in court charged over the alleged sale of alcohol at inflated prices in dry communities in the Kimberley, according to reporting...
Adjunct Professor Scott Wilson, an Aboriginal man of the Stolen Generation from Darwin, has been admitted as an Honorary Fellow of the University of Sydney, in a ceremony recognising his many years of...
The federal government's special envoy for remote communities has shared a deeply personal letter reflecting on her son's long struggle with methamphetamine addiction.
Indigenous leaders have teamed up with DrinkWise to encourage people to stay alcohol-free when planning a pregnancy, during pregnancy and while breastfeeding, in support of International FASD (Fetal A...
Indigenous Australians die unintentionally from drug overdoses at a rate more than three and a half times higher than non-Indigenous Australians, a new report reveals.
Indigenous leaders, health experts, and policymakers have gathered in Canberra to stress the urgent need for greater education and support around Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
The Australian Medical Association (NT) has expressed alarm at the Northern Territory government decision to scrap minimum unit pricing for alcohol, which it called "a crucial measure to reduce alcoho...
A group of community, health and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations have urged the NT government to retain the Minimum Unit Price (floor price) on alcohol across the Territory.
Police and postal workers in Western Australia's Kimberley region have collaborated to stop people using the post to circumvent alcohol restrictions in the Fitzroy Valley.
Representatives from community, health, research and Aboriginal community-controlled organisations have called on the Northern Territory government to reconsider their plan to scrap the Minimum Unit P...
DrinkWise has launched new alcohol education resources featuring Australian music star Baker Boy and AFL star Daniel Rioli. The initiative, announced Thursday, aims to empower young Aboriginal and Tor...
The CLP government's new nuisance public drinking laws have been passed in NT Parliament. Minister for Alcohol Policy Steve Edgington made the announcement this week, saying the laws were about "makin...
Public drunkenness may become a crime in the Northern Territory as the government plans to wind back recommendations from the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody.