Three years after the Northern Territory implemented Australia's first minimum 'floor price' for alcohol, a review of the policy has issued a mixed report card but recommended it stay in place. The NT government established a minimum unit price of $1.30 for every standard drink in October 2018, specifically targeting cheap cask wine, in a bid to bring down rates of alcohol-related violence. While there has been debate on implementing a floor price in Western Australia, and a number of other countries such as Scotland and Canada have implemented similar systems, the Northern Territory has been seen as a test case in Australia. Read More: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-07/three-years-after-nt-alcohol-floor-price/101507468
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