Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)The Australian: September 3, page 8, news item by M Rout, `Push for national drink controls to curb violence'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/push-for-national-drink-controls-to-curb-violence/story-e6frg6nf-1225913521057
The Age: September 3, page 1, news item by D Rood, `Push to toughen teenage drinking laws rejected'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/push-to-toughen-drink-laws-rejected-20100902-14rnr.html
The Australian: September 20, page 15, editorial, `Task for pubs, not politicians'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/opinion/task-for-pubs-not-politicians/story-e6frg71x-1225926422778
The Age: September 18, Insight section, page 8, editorial, `"Don't" isn't enough to stop binge drinking'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/editorial/dont-isnt-enough-to-stop-binge-drinking-20100917-15g6q.html
The Age: September 18, page 3, news item (photos of youths, comments) by J Topsfield, `Getting deep and meaningful on topic of under-age drinking'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/getting-deep-and-meaningful-on-topic-of-underage-drinking-20100917-15gdn.html
The Age: November 8, page 3, news item, `Binge-drinking law call'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/bingedrinking-law-call-20101107-17iyb.html
The Age: November 7, page 5, news item by J Stark, `Ban booze ads near kids, urge health groups'.
http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/ban-booze-ads-near-kids-urge-health-groups-20101106-17i8z.html
The Australian: April 15, 2011, page 3, news item (with statistics) by S Lunn, `A third of drinkers want to get drunk, survey finds'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/health/a-third-of-drinkers-want-to-get-drunk-survey-finds/story-fn59nokw-1226039379078
The Australian: May 16, 2011, page 5, news item (ref to arrests by Australian and New Zealand police under Operation Unite) by N Perpitch et al, `Police urge booze culture shift'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/police-urge-booze-culture-shift/story-e6frg6nf-1226056378960
The Age: May 31, 2011, page 6, news item (photo) by M Griffin, `Practise what you preach, drink website warns parents'.
http://www.theage.com.au/lifestyle/wellbeing/practise-what-you-preach-drink-website-warns-parents-20110530-1fcqd.html
The Australian: June 9, 2011, page 2, news item by Dunlevy and Rout, `Alcohol floor "a hit on elderly, poor"'.
http://www.ahansw.com.au/FileLibrary/Documents/alflooro90611.pdf
The Age: June 8, 2011, page 5, news item by P Martin, `Roxon approves national plan for minimum alcohol price'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/roxon-approves-national-plan-for-minimum-alcohol-price-20110607-1fr42.html
The Australian: June 15, 2011, page 13, analysis (ref to "floor price" for alcoholic drinks / minimum price) by S Lunn, `Last shout for cheap drinkers'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/last-shout-for-cheap-drinkers/story-e6frg6z6-1226075252560
The Australian: June 20, 2011, page 7, news item (ref to brain damage to babies, children, birth defects) by S Lunn, `Kids blighted by alcohol damage'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/kids-blighted-by-alcohol-damage/story-fn59niix-1226078120411