Aboriginal leader calls for alcohol restrictions to be made permanent in Darwin

15 Mile community leader Phillip Goodman says he's seen too many young people die in alcohol-fuelled incidents.(ABC News: Sam Harris).

An Aboriginal community leader is calling for emergency takeaway alcohol restrictions — enacted last month to crack down on grog-running — to be made permanent in greater Darwin. It was introduced in mid-September amid a reported spike in grog-running and was only intended to be temporary but has been extended week-by-week. Mr Goodman says it is already reducing alcohol-related harm and wants it to be made permanent. Under the law, people buying alcohol in Darwin and surrounding areas must either produce identification with a local address or satisfy the merchant they have a lawful place of consumption, or else they can lawfully be denied service……. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-10-05/15-mile-indigenous-leader-wants-darwin-alcohol-law-permanent/12730786