News - Menzies

NT News | Aerosol deodorants off our Coles shelves

Date

June 08, 2021 - 08:00am

Coles has completely removed aerosol deodorants from the aisles of its Northern Territory stores.
Dry Indigenous community 'months' from opening tavern to combat home-brew

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April 30, 2021 - 10:55am

Peter d'Abbs, an honorary fellow at the Menzies School of Health Research in Brisbane, saidissues faced by dry communities, such as home-brew and 'sly grogging' (the illegal sale ofalcohol), were difficult to combat.
NT’s experience shows there’s much more work needed on booze

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January 07, 2021 - 02:00am

An evaluation of the NT’s program by the Menzies School of Health in 2018 offers food for thought for WA.
Media Release | Substance misuse researcher honoured with Menzies Medallion

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October 31, 2019 - 18:00pm

Long-term health researcher, Professor Peter d’Abbs, has been awarded the prestigious Menzies Medallion.
Sunday Territorian | Liquor watches drunk on power

Date

August 18, 2019 - 02:00am

Sunday Soapbox opinion piece - Hayley Sorensen - mentions Menzies research on the costs and harms of alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory
Campus Morning Mail | The Alcohol and Drug Foundation 2019 research award goes to Menzies School of Health Research

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June 27, 2019 - 08:00am

The Alcohol and Drug Foundation 2019 research award goes to the Alcohol, Other Drugs and Gambling Team at the Menzies School of Health Research, in Darwin
The social and economic costs and harms of alcohol consumption

Date

March 19, 2019 - 11:57am

This report presents an overview of the social and economic costs and harms of alcohol consumption in the Northern Territory (NT).
According to NT government, their alcohol reforms are working

Date

March 01, 2019 - 07:30am

The social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT has increased according to research released by the Menzies School of Health Research.
NT News | Alcohol related problems are costing Territory Taxpayers

Date

March 01, 2019 - 02:00am

Menzies School of Health Research | social and economic costs of alcohol in the Northern Territory.
NT govt claims grog reforms are working

Date

February 28, 2019 - 10:30am

The social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT had increased from $642 million in 2009 to $1.38 billion per year, research released on Thursday by the Menzies School of Health Research said.
Katherine goes against the trend on alcohol harm

Date

February 28, 2019 - 10:00am

Further, research conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research shows the social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT has increased from $642 million in 2009 to $1.38 billion per year.
NTG Release | Alcohol Reforms are Cutting Crime

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February 28, 2019 - 09:10am

Further, research conducted by the Menzies School of Health Research shows the social and economic cost of alcohol-related harm in the NT has increased from $642 million in 2009 to $1.38 billion per year.
‘Backlash’: Northern Territory alcohol floor price divides community

Date

October 21, 2018 - 06:00am

This is how it’s always been in the Territory – a “dualistic framing” – according to Peter d’Abbs, the professor of substance misuse studies at the Menzies School of Health Research.
ABC Radio Alice Springs | Professor Peter d'Abbs

Date

July 24, 2018 - 16:45pm

Professor Peter d'Abbs -Professor of substance misuse studies, licensed clubs in remote communities history and possibilities.
Sustained reduction in petrol sniffing after low aromatic fuel rollout

Date

November 29, 2017 - 12:23pm

Researchers from The University of Queensland and Menzies School of Health Research have evaluated prevalence and patterns of inhaling petrol since the introduction of low aromatic fuel (LAF).
Koori Mail | Liquor permit schemes in the spotlight

Date

September 06, 2017 - 07:00am

LIQUOR permit schemes in the Northern Territory can be made easier to implement and more accountable to local communities, an NT Government commissioned report has found.
Report urges simpler liquor permit management in communities

Date

August 22, 2017 - 14:00pm

Liquor permit schemes in the Northern Territory (NT) can be made easier to implement and more accountable to local communities, a NT Government-commissioned report has found.
Petrol sniffing stunts the growth of children

Date

June 16, 2017 - 12:00pm

“Petrol sniffing makes you shorter, and there’s no way to catch up even after you stop sniffing” says Professor Andrew Lawrence at the Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health
Research: petrol sniffing on decline

Date

August 29, 2016 - 17:07pm

Petrol sniffing rates in Indigenous communities have declined since the introduction of low aromatic unleaded fuel (LAF), a study by Menzies School of Health Research has revealed.
Sharp decreases in petrol sniffing rates

Date

August 26, 2016 - 16:30pm

NEW research has found that petrol sniffing in Indigenous communities across the Northern Territory has declined by 30 per cent since 2011.
Petrol sniffing on the decline in Indigenous communities

Date

August 15, 2016 - 10:05am

Petrol sniffing rates in Indigenous communities have declined since the introduction of low aromatic unleaded fuel (LAF), a study by Menzies School of Health Research (Menzies) has found. The results of this study were released today by Senator the Hon Nigel Scullion Minister for Indigenous Affairs.
Barkly fuel ban to stem sniffing

Date

December 11, 2015 - 08:00am

REGULAR unleaded petrol could be outlawed in Tennant Creek as early as January, in a bid to completely stamp out petrol sniffing in the Barkly.
Queensland mayor slams Commonwealth move to ban regular unleaded fuel on Palm Island

Date

December 09, 2015 - 18:45pm

A north Queensland mayor has slammed the Federal Government's decision to ban the sale of regular unleaded petrol in his community.
Report reveals decline in petrol sniffing

Date

May 29, 2015 - 11:27am

The report has shown that in 15 Aboriginal communities where available data enables comparisons to be made, there was more than an 80 per cent decline in the number petrol sniffers from 2005-07 to 2011-12.
Menzies research reveals marked decline in petrol sniffing

Date

January 13, 2014 - 09:00am

A Menzies report has revealed a significant decline in the prevalence of petrol sniffing in a number of Aboriginal communities across Australia.
SBS World News: Do banned drinkers' registers work?

Date

February 12, 2013 - 12:00pm

The Federal and NT governments have been duelling with conflicting claims over whether an alcohol control measure was working and should be reinstated, or whether it was right to be axed.
The Conversation: New singers, old songs: alcohol bans in Aboriginal communities

Date

October 12, 2012 - 12:00pm

The newly elected conservative governments in Queensland and the Northern Territory have opened the way to relaxing laws restricting access to alcohol in Aboriginal communities.
The Conversation: Unfair and unbalanced: misreporting the petrol sniffing ‘scourge’

Date

August 09, 2012 - 12:00pm

Once again, petrol sniffing in Indigenous communities is in the headlines. And once again, sadly, the restraint that newspapers normally exercise in reporting drug issues among non-Indigenous Australians has been thrown aside.

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