Steve Fielding (Victoria, Family First Party) Share this | Hansard source

Mr President, my question is to the minister representing the Minister for Health and Ageing, Senator Ludwig. Is the government aware of the research published by Newcastle university’s school of medicine that found that the incidents of assaults in Newcastle plummeted by 37 per cent over an 18-month period from the restrictions of the sale of alcohol in the early hours of the morning? Has the issue of time restrictions on the sale of alcohol been discussed at COAG or any ministerial council under COAG dealing with health matters? If so, what has been the outcome of these discussions?