NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione was in the news this week linking takeaway alcohol to high rates of domestic violence in NSW. He was prompted by a NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research which found that while alcohol-related violence was decreasing, the rates of alcohol- related domestic violence remained virtually unchanged and disappointingly high.

AN application to build a Dan Murphy’s outlet in East Nowra might have contributed to Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione’s call for tougher regulations on sales of takeaway alcohol, according to Shoalhaven Mayor Paul Green.

FARE’s nation-wide Annual Alcohol Poll was launched today in Sydney. The Poll provides an insight into Australia’s attitudes towards alcohol, and keeps the FARE team connected to how Australians feel about the way that we drink and its impacts on the community.