Alice Springs Alcohol Restrictions to be Extended

Alice Springs Alcohol Restrictions to be Extended
The front yard of the home of indigenous campaigner Barbara Shaw in the Mount Nancy town camp at Alice Springs in Australia's Northern Territory state on Oct. 13, 2013. Greg Wood/AFP via Getty Images
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The Northern Territory government has extended alcohol restrictions in the central town of Alice Springs due to positive results so far, but challenges remain ahead.

According to the government, evidence from the Emergency Department of the Alice Springs Hospital showed alcohol-related emergency presentations had been reduced by a third, while alcohol-related harm and assaults have also been reduced.