Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Alcohol research finds Australians support greater restrictions on industry

Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education says four-fifths of voters want bars to close at 3am, but Australian Hotels Association dismisses findings

Four out of five Australians believe pubs, clubs and bars should close by 3am, while more than half believe governments are not doing enough to reduce alcohol-related harms, a comprehensive annual alcohol poll has found.

But the findings have been dismissed by the peak body for employers in the hotel and liquor industry, who say the poll was a ploy to “prop up more taxpayer-funded public health researchers”.

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