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Friday, April 20, 2007

Call for 24-hour pubs to be closed

Jonathan Pearlman
April 20, 2007

THE state's chief adviser on alcohol, Ian Webster, says the Government is in denial about the extent of alcohol abuse and it should close 24-hour pubs and limit new licences in areas where heavy drinking is recorded.

Professor Webster, the chairman of the NSW Expert Advisory Group on Drugs and Alcohol, said state and federal governments had been more focused on combating the abuse of illicit drugs, even though alcohol caused more harm.

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Source: Robin GW Room
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