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Saturday, March 22, 2008

Push to lift drink age to 21


Jason Dowling
March 23, 2008

RAISING the legal drinking age to 21 should be considered if attempts to curb dangerous levels of teenage drinking fail, according to the Government's top alcohol adviser.

Professor Jon Currie, chairman of the Victorian Drug and Alcohol Prevention Council, which will make recommendations soon on how the Brumby Government can deal with youth alcohol abuse, also indicated a controversial proposal to ban parents from serving alcohol to children other than their own could work in Victoria.
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