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Victorian Department of Health (2013)

Reducing the alcohol and drug toll: Victoria's plan 2013-2017.

Melbourne: Victorian Department of Health

2012

Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing (2012)

Australian Government 2012-13 Health and Ageing portfolio budget statements: outcome 8: Indigenous health.

Canberra: Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing

Brady M (2012)

The National Drug Strategy and Indigenous Australians: missed opportunities and future challenges [the James Rankin Oration 2011].

Drug and Alcohol Review; 31(6): 747–753

Carragher N, Chalmers J (2012)

What are the options? Pricing and taxation policy reforms to redress excessive alcohol consumption and related harms in Australia.

Sydney: NSW Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research

Chronic Disease Prevention Directorate (2012)

Western Australian health promotion strategic framework 2012–2016.

Perth: Department of Health, Western Australia

Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory: a ten year commitment to Aboriginal people in the Northern Territory (2012)

Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

National Indigenous Alcohol and Drug Committee (2012)

NIDAC strategic plan 2012 – 2014.

Canberra: National Indigenous Alcohol and Drug Committee

Northern Territory Government (2012)

Enough is enough: alcohol reform report July 2011 to December 2011.

Darwin: Northern Territory Government

Northern Territory Government (2012)

Enough is enough: alcohol reform report July 2011 to end March 2012.

Darwin: Northern Territory Government

Liquor Act amendments 2012 fact sheet: closing the net on problem drinkers (2012)

Northern Territory Government

This factsheet summarises the outcomes of the Northern Territory Enough is enough alcohol reforms after the first six months of implementation. The factsheet provides information on the banned drinker register, new laws about drinking in public places and alcohol-related offences, and the Alcohol and Other Drugs Tribunal.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Senate Standing Committees on Community Affairs (2012)

Stronger Futures in the Northern Territory Bill 2011 and two related bills.

Canberra: Parliament of Australia

Pilbara liquor restrictions (2012)

Western Australian Department of Racing Gaming and Liquor

These factsheets contain information on liquor restrictions in the Pilbara region of Western Australia (WA). The factsheets detail liquor restrictions, effective as at 8 October 2012, in the following Pilbara towns:

Dampier
Karratha
Kumarina
Marble Bar
Mardie
Newman
Nullagine
Onslow
Pannawonica
Paraburdoo
Pardoo
Point Samson
Port Hedland and South Hedland
Sandfire Roadhouse
Tom Price
Whim Creek
Wickham.

The restrictions were imposed by the Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor WA, under section 64 of the Liquor Control Act 1988, in response to two reports submitted to the Director by WA Police and the West Pilbara Alcohol Management Group.

Abstract adapted from Department of Racing, Gaming and Liquor WA

2011

Australian National Audit Office (2011)

Northern Territory night patrols.

Canberra: Australian National Audit Office

d'Abbs PHN (2011)

Alcohol restrictions in Indigenous communities: necessary but not sufficient.

Medical Journal of Australia; 194(10): 507

Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2011)

Northern Territory Emergency Response evaluation report 2011.

Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2011)

Stronger futures in the Northern Territory: discussion paper June 2011.

Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

Department of Families Housing Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (2011)

Stronger futures in the Northern Territory: report on consultations.

Canberra: Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs

This report summarises the consultations which took place with Aboriginal people across the Northern Territory (NT) between June and August 2011. The aim of the consultations was to hear what Aboriginal people thought about the government's role in tackling the levels of disadvantage experienced, and what needed to be done to help build a stronger future for Aboriginal people living in the NT. The themes that emerged from the consultations included:

addressing school attendance
jobs
reducing alcohol-related harm
improving housing
taking more responsibility for their lives and communities
more effective and reliable services from all levels of government
more consultation with government
the implementation of the Northern Territory Emergency Response
the wish for a stronger future for young people.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Aboriginal health progress sheet - Alcohol (2011)

Department of Health Victoria

This factsheet was produced by the Victorian Department of Health. It provides a summary of what the Department is doing to reduce the harmful effects of alcohol abuse on Aboriginal individuals, families and communities in Victoria.

Abstract adapted from Victorian Department of Health

Drug and Alcohol Office (2011)

Drug and alcohol interagency strategic framework for Western Australia 2011-2015.

Perth: Government of Western Australia

Drug and Alcohol Office (2011)

Strong spirit strong mind : Aboriginal drug and alcohol framework for Western Australia 2011- 2015.

Perth: Government of Western Australia

Education and Health Standing Committee (2011)

Alcohol restrictions in the Kimberley: a 'window of opportunity' for improved health, education, housing and employment.

Perth, WA: Parliament of Western Australia

Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education, Public Health Association of Australia (2011)

Submission to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Social Policy and Legal Affairs: Inquiry into Fetal alcohol spectrum disorders.

Curtin, ACT: Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education

Government of Western Australia Drug and Alcohol Office (2011)

The impact of liquor restrictions in Halls Creek: quantitative data 24 month review.

Perth, WA: Drug and Alcohol Office

Gray DA, Wilkes ET (2011)

Alcohol restrictions in Indigenous communities: an effective strategy if Indigenous-led.

Medical Journal of Australia; 194(10): 508

Hudson S (2011)

Alcohol restrictions in Indigenous communities and frontier towns.

St Leonards, NSW: Centre for Independent Studies

Margolis SA, Ypinazar VA, Muller R, Clough A (2011)

Increasing alcohol restrictions and rates of serious injury in four remote Australian Indigenous communities.

Medical Journal of Australia; 194(10): 503-506

National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2011)

NIDAC implementation plan.

Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

Northern Territory Government (2011)

Enough is enough: alcohol reform report 20 October 2011.

Darwin: Northern Territory Government

Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (2011)

Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association consultation into the whole of Victorian Government Alcohol and Drug Strategy.

Melbourne: Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association

Victorian Department of Health (2011)

Whole-of-government Victorian alcohol and drug strategy: community consultation.

Melbourne: Victorian Department of Health

Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (2011)

Western Australian Network of Alcohol & other Drug Agencies reconciliation action plan.

Perth, WA: Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies

2010

d’Abbs P, Ivory B, Senior K, Cunningham T, Fitz J (2010)

Managing alcohol in Tennant Creek, Northern Territory: an evaluation of the Tennant Creek Alcohol Management Plan and related measures to reduce alcohol-related problems.

Casuarina, NT: Menzies School of Health Research

This report documents the implementation of the Alcohol Management Plan (AMP) in Tennant Creek, NT, in August 2008, and the implementation of changes to the licence conditions governing liquor outlets in Tennant Creek imposed two years prior to the commencement of the AMP, in July 2006. Central to these changes was the withdrawal of a ban on takeaway sales from major outlets (Thirsty Thursday) that had been in place since the mid-1990s.
The AMP consists of 11 strategies, grouped under one of the three categories of supply reduction, harm reduction and demand reduction and associated with 40 proposed measures. Some of the measures target immediate change and others target longer term cultural shifts. Progress on each of the measures was used to assess the implementation of the AMP.

Overall, the introduction of the AMP has restored some, but not all of the ground lost in relation to alcohol-related harm following the revocation of the Thirsty Thursday provisions. This report makes three recommendations including the reconsideration of the principle underlying the Thirsty Thursday restrictions.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

d’Abbs P, McMahon R, Cunningham T, Fitz J (2010)

An evaluation of the Katherine alcohol management plan and liquor supply plan.

Casuarina, NT: Menzies School of Health Research

Department of Finance and Deregulation (2010)

Strategic review of Indigenous expenditure.

Canberra: Australian Government

Drug and Alcohol Office (2010)

Halls Creek liquor restrictions interim report: June to August 2009.

Perth, WA: Western Australia Drug and Alcohol Office

Gray D, Stearne A, Wilson M, Doyle M (2010)

Indigenous-specific alcohol and other drug interventions: continuities, changes and areas of greatest need.

Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs

Kinnane S, Farringdon F, Henderson-Yates L, Parker H (2010)

Fitzroy Valley alcohol restriction report: an evaluation of the effects of alcohol restrictions in Fitzroy Crossing relating to measurable health and social outcomes, community perceptions and alcohol related behaviours after two years.

Perth: Drug and Alcohol Office

Kinnane S, Golson K, Henderson-Yates L, Melbourne J (2010)

Halls Creek alcohol restriction report December 2010: an evaluation of the effects of alcohol restrictions in Halls Creek relating to measurable health and social outcomes, community perceptions and alcohol related behaviours after twelve months.

Perth, WA: Drug and Alcohol Office, Western Australia

Law Society Northern Territory (2010)

Law Society Northern Territory: alcohol policy 2010.

Darwin: Law Society Northern Territory

Schineanu A, Velander F, Saggers S (2010)

"Don't wake up angry no more." The evaluation of the Norseman Voluntary Liquor Agreement.

Perth: National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology

2009

Kinnane S, Farringdon F, Henderson-Yates L, Parker H (2009)

Fitzroy Valley alcohol restriction report: An evaluation of the effects of a restriction on take-away alcohol relating to measurable health and social outcomes, community perceptions and behaviours after a 12 month period.

Perth: Drug and Alcohol Office (WA)

MacKeith S, Gray D, Chikritzhs TN (2009)

Review of Moving beyond the restrictions: the evaluation of the Alice Springs Alcohol Management Plan : a report prepared for the Alice Springs People's Alcohol Action Coalition.

Perth: National Drug Research Institute

National Drug Strategy (2009)

Australia's National Drug Strategy beyond 2009: consultation paper.

Canberra: National Drug Strategy

Siggins Miller (2009)

Evaluation and monitoring of the National Drug Strategy 2004-2009.

Canberra: National Drug Strategy

Skov SJ (2009)

Alcohol taxation policy in Australia: public health imperatives for action: a statement by the Royal Australasian College of Physicians.

Medical Journal of Australia; 190(8): 437-439

The George Institute (2009)

Indigenous health experts reject MP’s call for removal of alcohol restriction.

Retrieved 15 July 2009 from http://www.georgeinstitute.org.au/about-us/media-centre/indigenous-health-experts-reject-mps-call-removal-alcohol-restriction

Urbis (2009)

Evaluation of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003-2009 (CAP): final report.

Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing, Australia

Urbis (2009)

Evaluation of the National Drug Strategy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003 - 2009: final report.

Canberra: National Drug Strategy

Urbis (2009)

Evaluation of the National Drug Strategy Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples Complementary Action Plan 2003-2009: background paper.

Canberra: Drug Strategy Branch, Department of Health and Ageing, Australia

2008

Collins DJ, Lapsley HM (2008)

The avoidable costs of alcohol abuse in Australia and the potential benefits of effective policies to reduce the social costs of alcohol.

Canberra: Department of Health and Ageing

Drug and Alcohol Office (2008)

Fitzroy Crossing alcohol restriction.

Paper presented at the Aboriginal Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Forum 2008. 30-31 October 2008, Perth

Joudo J (2008)

Responding to substance abuse and offending in Indigenous communities: review of diversion programs.

Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology

This report examines diversion programs currently available to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous offenders in Australia. This report is the first stage of a larger study evaluating the way that Australian Governments have sought to address Indigenous substance use and related offending. The report provides an overview of the type and extent of current diversion programs available and highlights the related issues and barriers to effective participation and completion for Indigenous offenders. The research for this report included literature research and consultations in all States and Territories. Findings suggest that is is necessary to consider the drug use problems specific to Indigenous offenders, and that programs should be expanded to include substances such as alcohol and inhalants.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (2008)

Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs National Drug Strategic Framework annual report 2006–07 to the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy.

Canberra: Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy

Northern Territory Department of Justice (2008)

Moving beyond the restrictions: the evaluation of the Alice Springs alcohol management plan.

Alice Springs: Northern Territory Government

Roche AM, Pidd K, Bywood P, Duraisingam P, Steenson T, Freeman T, Nicholas R (2008)

Drug testing in schools: evidence, impacts and alternatives.

Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs

Weatherburn DJ (2008)

The role of drug and alcohol policy in reducing Indigenous over-representation in prison.

Drug and Alcohol Review; 27(1): 91-94

2007

Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2007)

Mid term evaluation of the Indigenous National Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Development Program.

Canberra: Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities

Conigrave K, Proude E, d'Abbs P (2007)

Evaluation of the Groote Eylandt and Bickerton Island alcohol management system.

Darwin: Northern Territory Department of Justice

Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (2007)

Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs National Drug Strategic Framework annual report 2005–06 to the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy.

Canberra: Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy

National Drug Research Institute (2007)

Restrictions on the sale and supply of alcohol: evidence and outcomes.

Perth: National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University of Technology

This report presents the results of a study which aimed to determine the effectiveness of past and existing alcohol restrictions applied throughout Australia. The study found that alcohol restrictions in Indigenous communities are effective but only where community consultation has occurred. The study also suggests that these restrictions should be complemented with measures to address the underlying causes of alcohol misuse. The report aims to provide practical guidance for Indigenous communities addressing alcohol related problems.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

2006

Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (2006)

Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs National Drug Strategic Framework annual report 2004–05 to the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy.

Canberra: Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy

National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2006)

Community report - Brisbane, Qld.

Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee

Palm Island Aboriginal Shire Council (2006)

Palm Island alcohol management plan: background and issues paper May 2006.

Palm Island: Australians for Native Title and Reconciliation (ANTAR)

2005

Gray D (2005)

Indigenous Australia and alcohol policy: meeting difference with indifference [book review].

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health; 29(3): 294-295

Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy (2005)

Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs National Drug Strategic Framework annual report 2003–04 to the Ministerial Council on Drug Strategy.