NT’s ‘bloody good drinkers’ – indig blacks + white rednecks competing for world boozing title, uhh

(edited composite video) Territorians have long been described as Australia’s biggest drinkers. For some the title is worn as a badge of honour – linked to the rough and ready image of the Territory as the last frontier. But new research published in the Medical Journal of Australia shows Territorians aren’t just the biggest drinkers on the continent but are amongst the biggest drinkers in the world, and alcohol consumption is killing Territorians at an alarming rate….. Alcohol abuse – Stateline NT July 30, 2010: Laetitia Lemke interviews Steven Skov about a new report into the high levels of alcohol consumption in the Territory….. www.abc.net.au 31 July 2010 – New Report on Alcohol Consumption Welcomed – The Territory Government today welcomed the release of a new report into alcohol consumption and related harm in the Northern Territory that shows more action to reduce alcohol-related harm is required. Minister for Alcohol Policy Delia Lawrie said the Harms from the Costs of Alcohol Consumption in the Northern Territory report, co-authored by Darwin doctor Steven Skov, confirms the enormous impact alcohol has across the Territory. “We know that alcohol is a factor in over 50% of all reported assaults which is why we are delivering targeted initiatives across the Territory to combat excessive alcohol consumption,” Ms Lawrie said. “This study costs the high level of alcohol consumption in the Territory at 2 million per year, and finds alcohol contributes to more …