(Dalgarno Institute continues to lobby for the following interventions, as it has done so in both NSW and Victoria in the past year)
Dozens of health experts are pushing to ban booze deliveries to homes after 10pm following an increase in alcohol-related deaths during lockdowns.
Australian Bureau of Statistics data revealing an eight per cent jump in alcohol-related deaths during 2020. Professor Rosemary Calder from Victoria University’s Mitchell Institute and AHPC said banning late night home booze deliveries was needed to save lives and cut rising rates of chronic illness linked to risky drinking.
Statistics revealed an eight per cent jump in alcohol-related deaths during 2020.
“The potential for unrestricted access to alcohol, late night trading and late night deliveries in particular, are likely to literally fuel risk risks to vulnerable people, whether it’s from intoxication, overconsumption of alcohol or violence,” Prof Calder said.
The AHPC push is being backed by health and policy experts from across Australia’s universities and research centres, recommending restricted late night supply of alcohol, banning booze sales after 3am and only allowing home delivery to between 10am and 10pm.
“We have seen a big jump in both men and women dying from an alcohol-induced illness such as poisoning or liver disease, however even relatively limited alcohol consumption is associated with an increased risk of many chronic illnesses, including breast and other cancers, heart disease, stroke, dementia, depression and anxiety,” Professor Calder said.
